Month: November 2015
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Cy-Fair Swim Club coach banned for life after sexual allegation
A sexual allegation against a local swim coach cost him his job and his future in the sport. Jack Maddan, the Head Coach of FLEET, the competitive swim team at Cy-Fair Swim Club on Spring Cypress Rd. has been banned for life from USA Swimming, the national governing body of competitive swimming in the United…
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Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps win top honors at USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards
Olympic champions and world-record holders Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md.) and Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) claimed top honors as repeat Athlete of the Year winners Sunday at the 2015 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. Ledecky was the night’s big winner, claiming three awards – Female Athlete of the Year, Female…
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Michael Phelps Says His Unborn Son Will Be “Water Safe,†Will Travel to Rio for 2016 Olympics
One stroke at a time! Michael Phelps may be a reigning Olympic champion, but the athlete isn’t going to try to force swimming upon his unborn son, he exclusively told Us Weekly in an exclusive interview. “He’s definitely going to be water safe, that’s for sure!†the 22-time medalist said at the NBC Olympics promo…
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Germans get cold feet for Israeli swim competition
A majority of German swimmers are considering skipping the upcoming European Short-Course Swimming Championships in Israel due to security fears, it emerged at their national championships over the weekend. “Honestly, for me, the risk just seems too great,†said Alexandra Wenk, a world bronze medalist who competes in the women’s 100-meter butterfly. Wenk is among…
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Former Olympian Amy Van Dyken speaks on progress after paralysis
Paralyzed after an four-wheeler accident, former Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken speaks about the progress she has made through physical therapy.
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Ann Long’s Swim a Mile in a Month Challenge
80 year old lung cancer survivor and swimmer Ann Long talks about her fundraising efforts for our Swim a Mile in a Month Challenge.
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Team Speedo video ǀ Interview with swimmer Tyler Clary
Watch our video Q&A to get to know Team Speedo athlete, Olympic medallist and American backstroke star, Tyler Clary, as we chat to him about guilty pleasures, holiday hot spots and his love of motor sports.
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UNESCO declares ability to swim as fundamental right for all
See press release from FINA FINA is very pleased to announce the adoption by UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – of the revised version of the “International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sportâ€. Originally adopted in 1978, the document’s main objective was to declare that “the practice of…
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BP Paralympian Ambassador, swimmer Theresa Goh
Just like any other elite athlete – Theresa shares some of the highs and lows of her career. Find out why she has kept swimming competitively 16 years, and how she remains positive and as focused as ever towards her goal.