Month: July 2014
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SW MSS: Adolph Kiefer, Swimming’s Greatest Contributor
In addition to being a 1936 Olympic gold medalist, Kiefer’s contributions to the sport of swimming go beyond his abilities in the pool. He talks about developing a manual for teaching soldiers how to swim, and starting his company of swim products. These accomplishments are just some of the reasons why Swimming World continues to…
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Fan removed from the swimming in Glasgow for displaying a Yes Saltire
A team Scotland supporter was escorted out of her seat by police at the swimming event in Glasgow for holding up a Saltire with the word Yes on it. The woman – who the Daily Record would like to hear from – also had a Yes badge on her handbag and was escorted from her…
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Freak lightning storm strikes Venice Beach, kills 1 and injures several
A 20-year-old man died after lightning from a rare summer thunderstorm jolted a Southern California beach, injuring or rattling more than a dozen people, authorities said. Witnesses said they saw a glare of light and heard a tremendous boom as lightning struck the water off of Venice Beach around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Swimmers cooling off…
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Injured Olympian swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen on moving forward
In this web extra, Van Dyken-Rouen shares how she stays optimistic during her recovery from an ATV accident that severely injured her spine.
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National Swim Teams Train in Flagstaff for 2016 Olympics
NAZ Today’s Alex Lucero reports on NAU’s Hypo2 training program for Olympic athletes. Currently, NAU is hosting the Brazilian and Japanese National Swimteams at their Aquatic Center to train for the 2016 summer Olympics in Brazil. Brazilian swimmer Henrique Rodrigues says this is his second time training in Flagstaff and thinks the high altitude training…
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Aquaballin
Via GoPro on Google+ A group of marine conservationists get crazy with the aquaball. Video by Christopher Cilfone. 
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Chad Le Clos survives bus scare to retain 200m butterfly title
South Africa’s Chad le Clos solidified his status as the world’s best 200m butterfly swimmer as he retained his Commonwealth Games title on Saturday, while Australia added another four golds in the pool. […] Le Clos nearly came a cropper before he even got into the pool on Saturday after twisting his ankle when slipping…
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Glasgow 2014: Adam Peaty beats idol Cameron van der Burgh in the breaststroke
Adam Peaty produced a storming last 25 metres to land the Commonwealth 100m breaststroke title on a night of double Glasgow gold for England at the Tollcross Swimming Centre. The 19-year-old reeled in South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh in the closing stages to touch in a Games record of 58.94 seconds, with home favourite…
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Jessica Hardy | Breaststroke Breathing – Swim Technique
Two-time Olympic medallist, Jessica Hardy, demonstrates how to breathe effectively during breaststroke in our how-to video, devised to help you improve your breaststroke breathing technique. Learn how and when to take a breath with advice from our elite swim coach. http://youtu.be/k-b_2eOQpWw