Month: February 2016
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Swimming troupe Aqualillies and Scarlett Johansson making a splash in Hollywood with Coen brothers’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’
In case you missed it, the Aqualillies are having a Moment. Until recently, their synchronized swimming spectacles were largely VIP affairs, reserved for the Hollywood glitterati. (They got their big break as Justin Timberlake’s 30th birthday surprise.) Lately, though, the Aqualillies have popped up in TV commercials and the music videos of Justin Bieber, Katy…
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Is Your Elbow Really Dropped Or Is It Just That Your Hand Is Too High?
If you’ve ever been told by a coach that you need to get your elbows higher when you swim then we’d pose to you the question, is your elbow really dropped or in fact is it just that your hand is too high? A change in perspective that could make all the difference to improving…
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USA Swimming Adds Surf Omaha to Aqua Zone for U.S. Olympic Trials – Swimming
Check out USA Swimming’s newest attraction Surf Omaha that will be featured in the 2016 Aqua Zone at the U.S. Olympic Trials – Swimming this upcoming June! For full details on the attraction and the Aqua Zone visit www.usaswimming.org.
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Rio Olympics ‘to go ahead’ despite Zika virus outbreak
The Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will not be cancelled and the mosquito-borne Zika virus will not affect the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. Speaking in Los Angeles on Monday, IOC President Thomas Bach expressed confidence that there will be good conditions for athletes and spectators at the Rio Games in August,…
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Cullen Jones on being a role model in the African-American community
Four-time Olympic Medalist, Cullen Jones, discusses what it means being a role model and an Olympic champion in the African-American community despite the misconceptions and stereotypes that swimmers of color face. He shares his thoughts on swimming becoming a more inclusive sport and how he one day will pass on the torch to the younger…
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Eric Moussambani on his famous Sydney 2000 race | Moments in Time
In the second of our ‘Moments in Time’ series we focus on the extraordinary story of Eric Moussambani at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. We talk to Eric about his unique preparations to represent Equatorial Guinea for the Games, his training facilities and schedule as well as his experience with swimming. The Men’s 100m Freestyle…
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Underwater Atlantic Museum opens off Spain’s Lanzarote island
For the person who gets a sinking feeling every time they set foot inside a museum, at last the perfect destination. Accessible only to snorkelers, divers and sea life, Europe’s first underwater museum is opening in waters off the Spanish island of Lanzarote. The Atlantic Museum, based on the seafloor of Las Coloradas bay, has…