Month: July 2017
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Katinka Hosszú wins Gold at home | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
The swimming “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszú won gold in front of her home crowd fans, with her third straight 200 IM World Title on the second night of the Finals at the World Championships in Budapest!
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How Two Of The World’s Best Synchro Clubs Strike A Balance | Synchro Sisters
Members of Aquanuts and Aquamaids reveal the sacrifices – both inside the pool and out – required for elite synchronised swimming.
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World Swimming Championships 6 medals in open water with Axel Reymond
130 km from Budapest, the Hungarian capital, Lake Balaton has been the scene of gold diggers in open water. And at this little game, the French were the strongest. Can not stop them! Like Axel Raymond, winning a marathon in the water of 25 km in 5 hours 02 minutes and 46 seconds to perfect…
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Recap Day 10 #FINABudapest2017
On day 10 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, on the first day of the swimming competition Sun Yang (CHN) and Katie Ledecky (USA) received their third consecutive titles in the event. The Netherlands water polo team fell to Russia, who advanced to the quarterfinals and Australia defeated Brasil to advance.
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Irish freediver dies at Dahab’s Blue Hole trying to save female diver
A Dublin man (39) has died following a tragic freediving accident in Dahab, Egypt. Stephen Keenan, from Glasnevin in Dublin, is understood to have encountered difficulty while assisting a female freediver attempting to dive the Arch of the Dahab Blue Hole. Witnesses say the female diver became disorientated underwater and was missing her return line…
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Ledecky shines in the 400m free & grabbed new record | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
Katie Ledecky (USA) grabbed 2 GOLDS last night and she had already started the morning with a Championship Record in the 400m Freestyle! Later on, she would break her own time and smashed a new Championship Record (the 2nd in 1 day) and the GOLD medal in the same event. Her second GOLD arrived in…
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Recap Day 9 #FINABudapest2017
On day 9 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Tom Daley triumphs over Chinese Olympic champion Chen in epic duel on the 10m. Team China wins first gold in Free Combination, Russian mixed duet back on top in synchro, and Dutch tipped out in waterpolo.
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Daley triumphs in epic duel on the 10m | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
Tom Daley pulled off a heroic victory, perhaps the win of a lifetime, when he bounced back from bitter Olympic disappointment to triumph on the 10m tower and regain the world crown he had won eight years earlier.
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Recap Day 8 #FINABudapest2017
On day 8 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, peerless Shi Tingmao retains 3m world title for gold number seven for China in diving. Cunha (BRA) repeats as woman 25KM champion, and Russia takes team free title to make it six in synchro.