Year: 2014
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Katie Ledecky swims wearing cap of student seriously hurt in car crash
In the first meet of her senior year, Katie Ledecky wore a cap belonging to a swimmer from another school who was seriously injured in a car crash. Ledecky, the Olympic 800m freestyle champion and multiple world record holder, swam for Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart while wearing a Gonzaga College High School swim cap in a…
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Holyoke swim coach accused of rape, petition reveals nation-wide abuse
A Westfield mother is taking her daughter’s story of rape public. Monica Strzempko’s daughter, Anna, alleges she was raped for two and a half years at the hands of a local swim coach. But Anna’s story of alleged sexual abuse is just part of what appears to be a nation-wide problem in the world of…
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Treasurer charged with embezzling $70K from Potomac swim club
A popular Potomac recreational club is drowning in disbelief, after falling victim to a $70,000 embezzlement scheme. On Oct. 24, Montgomery County Police pinned nine felony theft charges against Amelia Hillman, 49, of Potomac. Hillman, police say, used her position as treasurer of the Tallyho Swim & Tennis Club to launder tens of thousands of…
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Norwegian Boaters Film Close Encounter With 6 Humpback Whales
Saturday 8th November 2014, Svein Aasjord and Trond Ivarsøy were out in their small boat on Kaldfjorden (‘the cold fjord’) in Kvaløya (‘whale island’), Norway, when they saw several whales in the distance, feeding on the herring that the fjords are packed with at this time of year. They shut down the engine, as not…
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James Magnussen aiming to break 100m freestyle world record
Magnussen finished the 2014 long course season with a crippling back complaint that often meant he struggled to get out of bed in the mornings and has since quit training with his coach Brant Best as he reshapes his program for a two-year push to the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 23-year-old dual world champion is…
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Chad Le Clos aims for three golds at world short course championships
Chad le Clos, fresh from winning the World Cup series again, will head into the world short course championships next month with his eye on three world records. He came tantalisingly close in the past few weeks in all three butterfly races, missing out by split seconds. Le Clos goes into the competition in Doha,…
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Swimisodes – Butterfly with Roland Schoeman – The Fifth Stroke Part 1
Olympic Gold Medalist Roland Schoeman has developed one of the fastest dolphin kicks in the world. The dolphin kick has become so important in the sport of swimming, now being used in all four strokes, that it is commonly referred to as the ‘fifth stroke’. In this video series on #thefifthstroke, Gary Hall Sr has…
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Daredevil fishermen swim with hammerhead shark after tossing bait in water
A group of fishermen off the California coast caught their close encounter with a hammerhead shark on video after they baited the predator close and then jumped in the water to swim with it. See Inquistr
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Freestyle drill – Cobra scull with Laura Lajunen and coach Lee Williams
Cobra scull – Basic Freestyle drill with 2014 Swedish 800 and 1500 free champion Laura Lajunen and swim coach Lee Williams. Courtesy of Ã…ngaloppet in collaboration with SK Neptun Great starting drill Introduce the feel for the water The pressure on the hands Opening up the arms from streamline Ã…ngaloppet looks pretty awesome