Month: June 2017
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Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin on success, failure, and support
A five-time Olympic gold medalist at 22 years old, Missy Franklin shares the lessons she learned while pursuing her dreams. https://youtu.be/o1AdGhn1PGU
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Sarah Sjöström Before Becoming an Olympic Champion
The story of Swedish swimming star Sarah Sjostrom years before she became her country’s first female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal, at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Olympic Medalist Anthony Ervin with Constantine Markides
Join Olympic Medalist Anthony Ervin, the fastest swimmer on the planet, for an intimate and personal discussion about his new memoir, Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian.
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IOC adds 4×100 Mixed, Men’s 800 and Women’s 1500 to Olympic Schedule
Athletics and swimming mixed relay competitions are among those included at Tokyo 2020 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it was announced here today. A mixed 4×400 metres relay will be held in athletics. A mixed 4x100m medley mixed relay has been added to the swimming programme. Male and female BMX freestyle park and 3×3…
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This Biofabric From MIT Uses Bacteria to Automatically Ventilate Workout Clothes
Most of the things we encounter in daily life are extremely static, or at least unresponsive, compared to the way living things work. That’s true for clothes: You put them on, they stay on, and if you want them to change you unzip zippers or undo buttons. But a new class of workout clothing leverages…
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Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin says Tourette Syndrome gave him an advantage in the pool
Anthony Ervin knows all too well what it’s like to be stared at and alienated for something uncontrollable. Before he was a famous swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Ervin was just a kid trying to cope with Tourette Syndrome, as his overpowering motor tics would draw negative attention from others. “It’s like an itch…
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What is dry drowning?
Drowning doesn’t only happen in the water. Dry drowning can happen hours or days after a child has gone swimming. What is it and what are the symptoms?
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4-Year-Old Boy Dies of ‘Dry Drowning’ Almost a Week After Swimming Trip
A four-year-old boy from Houston, Texas has died of “dry drowning†almost a week after he last went swimming. Francisco Delgado Jr. told ABC 13 his family went swimming at the Texas City Dike with his son Frankie, 4, on Memorial Day weekend. About a week later, Frankie complained of shoulder pain and woke up a few…
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Freedive with Dolphins off Hawaii on World Oceans Day – The Inertia
Today is World Oceans Day. Yet another reminder of the importance of protecting our oceans and its incredible inhabitants. How are you celebrating? My roommate, big wave surfer Polly Ralda, and I are lucky enough to live on Oahu and enjoy being in the ocean each and every day. It’s our daily medicine. We owe…