Year: 2016
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Greenwood man talks about surviving a harrowing fall from 11th-floor balcony
Two words went through Mark Hefley’s head in the moments after he leaned too far back and toppled off an 11th-floor Florida balcony Tuesday. The first word was “Oh”; the second was an expletive that won’t be published in IndyStar. “It just felt like it was a long way down,” Hefley, 38, told IndyStar on…
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Korean swimming body chief to resign amid corruption scandal
The head of South Korea’s top swimming governing body will submit his resignation this month following its executives’ corruption scandals, a national swimming official said Thursday. According to the Korea Swimming Federation official, who asked not to be named, KSF President Lee Ki-heung said at a Tuesday meeting with executives from regional swimming federations that…
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SwimOutlet.com Unveils 4th Annual 2016 Tech Suit Review
The web’s most popular swim shop is unveiling the web’s most popular tech suit review this week. On Tuesday, March 8, SwimOutlet.com publishes its 2016 Tech Suit Review, written and compiled by two-time gold medalist Mark Gangloff and Olympic Trials and NCAA finalist Julie Stupp. The review has become SwimOutlet.com’s most popular product category guide and is the go-to destination for customers and swim fans around the world to read independent opinions…
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Damn Daniel Turns Down Modeling Contract To Pursue Swimming Career
The “Damn Daniel” video has completely taken over the Internet this week, making its star Daniel Lara a viral sensation. Lara even appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with the video’s co-creator Josh Holz and was gifted a lifetime supply of Vans. But, it looks like the California high schooler isn’t taking advantage of every…
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World Record Holder Mitch Larkin on Yoga
Mitch Larkin had as good of a year as any swimmer in 2015 winning double gold at the World Championships and breaking the short course world record in the 200 backstroke.
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Mentality Of A Swimmer
Perhaps this is why I am so driven color and push on the way that I do. I’ve been swimming my whole life. I was on the varsity swim team all through High School. We had to be a rescue swimmer for the Navy. https://youtu.be/Uup_ON_F_-w
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Watch Michael Phelps’s emotional reaction to his new Under Armour ad
Under Armor released a new ad Tuesday, the latest in its “Rule Yourself†series, this one featuring Michael Phelps. The artful spot makes the point that the 30-year-old swimmer is sparing no element of training as he prepares for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro coming this summer. https://youtu.be/Xh9jAD1ofm4 On Monday, Under Armour released a video that…
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Mexican Swimming Federation President Kiril Todorov suspended from COM Executive Committee
Mexican Swimming Federation President Kiril Todorov has been indefinitely suspended from his position as a Board member of the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) as a row over their participation at Rio 2016 intensifies. The national body was “temporarily suspended” by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) earlier this year after they “broke contractual obligations” by withdrawing…