Year: 2014
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Your Body on Brain Doping: Red Bull team push through fatigue with neurostimulation
In the late 1990s, South African researcher Tim Noakes proposed that a “central governor” in the brain prevents us from getting too dangerously close to the absolute limits of our bodies. Physiologists have been arguing ever since about the brain’s role in determining truly “maximal” effort, but the bottom line is clear: “We know there’s…
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Amanda Beard talks Rio 2016, more in Springfield
Seven-time Olympic swimming medalist Amanda Beard was in Springfield on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, putting on a clinic at the west-side YMCA. She’s continuing her professional career, aiming at a spot in the 2016 Rio games, 20 years after her first Olympic medals in Atlanta.
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South African Arctic Swimmer Planning to break Extreme record between Russia & USA
As South Africa anticipates great success in the pool at the Commonwealth games, one man from Cape Town is looking to take swimming to another level. Ryan Stramrood won’t win a medal for his endeavours, but that won’t lessen his satisfaction if he completes his goal, as our reporter Dan Williams found out.
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Eurosport – Berlin 2014 European Swimming Championships Trailer
See also Eurosport http://vimeo.com/102315353
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Babies learn to swim in Dubai
Babies learn to swim in Dubai. Babies at the Active Sports Academy acquire an important core skill in swimming that can potentially save their lives.
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Lifeguards of the Day: Saved 10 Lives in 2 Hours
Three lifeguards at Henne Strand in Denmark had an unusually tough Friday, when they had to save 12 people out of the water in just a few hours. 10 of the 12 are thought to have been in life threatening danger, because of an unusually strong outwards current. See the video interview here on TV2…
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NZ swimming goes even further off the Boyle
Lauren Boyle’s Commonwealth Games success, on the back of last year’s memorable triple bronzes at the world championships, was one of the most uplifting sights in Glasgow but has underlined a recurring problem — what to do about New Zealand swimming? Boyle’s gold and silver at Glasgow have again highlighted how much she is towing…
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Chad Le Clos’ Masterclass – The Turn
YOG ambassador Chad Le Clos gives some expert tips on how turn in the pool.
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Training With Chad Le Clos
YOG ambassador and Olympic gold medal winner Chad Le Clos talks about his training and his goals and targets.