Year: 2015
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Short stop in Singapore (SIN) for the Elite of Swimming
Hungary’s “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu and Cameron Van Der Burgh of South Africa remain the provisional overall leaders of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 circuit. At the fifth meet of the event in Singapore (SIN) on October 3-4, Hosszu kept consistent by winning the longest events, the 400m free and medley. These two wins…
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From Olympic champion to racehorse owner
“Unbelievable, unbelievable…” It was one of the iconic moments of the London 2012 Olympic Games when the father of Chad Le Clos, Bert, gave an emotional interview to the BBC following his son’s shock gold medal victory over Michael Phelps in the 200 metre butterfly. Three years on, the Le Clos family are attempting to…
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Drone footage from Trojan Swim Club practice 10/10/15
Courtesy of Dominik Meichtry Fun video I made at TSC swim practice yesterday :) http://t.co/7BJX93FmIl — Dominik Meichtry (@SwissDom) October 12, 2015
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These Astronauts Designed Experiments for Space by Swimming Underwater
December 18, 1975: This is no casual swim: astronauts Carolyn Griner, Ann Whitaker, and Mary-Helen Johnston train in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator to help design new experiments to conduct in the challenging environment of space. Unlike many early space agency programs composed of all-women teams, the program had nothing to do with testing the suitability…
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High divers flying over Kazan during the last World Championships
After chasing for so long the gold medal, Gary Hunt (GBR) finally got the world title in Kazan (RUS), winning the men’s High Diving competition, with a total of 629.30 points. The British star (31 years old) had been second in both the 2013 Worlds in Barcelona (ESP) and last year, also at the Kazanka…
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Swimmers hit out at ‘disappointing’ London Aquatics Centre price rises
Costs were raised across the board last month as part of an annual pricing review with an off-peak casual swim now costing £4.95 for an adult – a rise of £1.45. A group exercise session, which includes pilates, yoga or water workouts, has risen by £5 to £12 a session for those paying as they…
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Interview with Cameron McEvoy, Team Speedo athlete
Aussie swimmer Cam McEvoy is the fifth fastest 100m freestyle swimmer in history. We meet the Commonwealth Games gold medallist away from the pool to chat sports, cartoons and lifesaving on the Gold Coast, in this Team Speedo video Q&A.
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Le Clos: I’m not afraid of Phelps
“It’s like a heavyweight title fight”, that’s how defending Olympic 200 metre butterfly champion Chad Le Clos has described his showdown with Michael Phelps in Rio next year. The South African pipped Phelps to gold in London by 0.05 seconds, but Phelps has recorded the fastest time of 2015, so how does he feel about…
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Meet the girl who dives with great white sharks
A quick internet search for ‘girl dives with sharks’ will throw up the name Ocean Ramsey. This will surely contain videos of her swimming alongside great white sharks, as well as images showing her close interactions with marine life. But there’s more to this girl than that – a life spent in the ocean has led…