Month: August 2017
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Men’s 4x200m Freestyle
Team USA wins gold in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay, as Michael Phelps captures Olympic Gold medal #21.
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Christian Sprenger on 2009 World Aquatic Championships
Swimmer Christian Sprenger talks about his world record feat at the World Aquatic Championships in Rome in 2009 as his personal defining moment in sport. More Defining Moments in Australian History
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Popular Vallejo Swimming Pool Shutting Down After 68 Years
A popular swimming pool in Vallejo is shutting down after 68 years of summer fun. Al that fun will be just a memory at the Vallejo Plunge soon. The local landmark has been open since 1949. “I took swimming classes here when I was 10 – I took summer swimming classes,†says Vallejo resident Breah…
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Swimming safety in Lake Michigan
After three drowning in three weeks, Carson Wilkinson, a master diver, offers safety tips for swimming in Lake Michigan.
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Thom Browne puts the ‘suit’ in wetsuit
So while a coat and tie used to be an ill-fitting uniform symbolizing a life of 9-5 imprisonment, surfing isn’t anchored to just a beach bum lifestyle anymore either. Nowadays, a man wears a well-fitted suit because he wants to stick out. Meanwhile, surfing thrives on an experience of authentic self-expression and creativity. If you’re…
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Diving into Gymnastics with Nile Wilson I Tom Daley
Olympic Bronze Medalist Gymnast, Nile Wilson put me through my paces at the gym and I taught him a thing or two in the pool! I even managed to persuade him to wear a pair of my buddy smugglers!!
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‘Airbnb for pools’ in Lakewood, Jackson faces legal, insurance questions
First it was the personal automobile: Simply tap on a smartphone and, presto! A limousine, with driver, could be summoned to wherever you are. Then it was the private home, transformed into a makeshift hotel with a few clicks of the mouse. Now making a splash in the “sharing economy”: the backyard swimming pool. https://youtu.be/rjR4figpzdA https://youtu.be/foqjvhkeAuA…
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Christian Sprenger on the Sydney 2000 men’s freestyle relay
Swimmer Christian Sprenger picks the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Sydney Olympics as his major defining moment in sport. More Defining Moments in Australian History