Year: 2015
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Team Speedo video ǀ Interview with swimmer Grant Hackett
He’s a 10-time swimming world champion and currently holds two world records – meet Grant Hackett, Aussie swimmer and Team Speedo athlete. In this waterside video interview, we give Grant a grilling about cartoons, surfing and his guilty pleasure.
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Swimming has global doping problem on same scale as athletics, warn top coaches
Swimming has a global doping crisis on the same scale as athletics, leading coaches have warned. ‘People saying this is not just Russia and not just athletics are 100 per cent correct,’ John Leonard, executive director of the World Swimming Coaches Association, told Sportsmail. The association are concerned about possible corruption in swimming’s international governing…
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Gwangju can’t afford to host aquatics event
Gwangju’s ability to host the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships is looking shaky after the central government said it will not cover any costs. The Gwangju Metropolitan Government is in a real fix since the budget for the competition has jumped from the original estimate of 114.9 billion won ($99.6 million) to 185 billion won.…
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FINA explains its anti-doping control policy following Russia’s doping scandal
FINA expresses its deep concern after the publication of WADA’s Independent Commission report and its impact in worldwide sport in general. As a pillar of the Olympic movement, FINA, as world governing body for Aquatics, undertakes a strong and robust policy in order to optimise the efficacy of our anti-doping strategies; to preserve the validity…
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Chad Le Clos can dominate freestyle – Ryk Neethling
Chad Le Clos has dominated the butterfly events since the London 2012 Olympic Games, but South African swimming legend Ryk Neethling believes the country’s golden boy can become a force in the 100m freestyle, too. The 23-year-old has dabbled with the 200m freestyle on a few occasions but demonstrated he has the speed to drop…
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Into the Deep with Finland’s Greatest Freediver – Journey From the Source
He’s almost 50, he’s got asthma, he’s about 235 pounds, and he’s also a world-class athlete. Meet ‘Kraken’, the sea monster – a Finnish freediver who only realised he had the makings of a national champion in his late 30s. See Huck
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Navy Veteran Swimming Mississippi River for Fallen Comrades
Navy combat veteran Chris Ring says some people are calling him crazy for attempting to become the first American to swim the length of the Mississippi River. But the 28-year-old Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and Afghanistan says the endeavor is worthwhile if it helps keep alive the memories of the country’s fallen service…
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Courage Under Water: Diana Nyad Shares Message Of Perseverance In New Book
Evening Edition Host Peggy Pico speaks with Diana Nyad, author of “Find A Way,” about her story of perseverance, swimming from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64.
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Royals attend 4th Brunei Open Swimming Championships
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam attended the 4th Brunei Open Swimming Championship at the Aquatic Centre, Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Breaks. Also in attendance were His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and…