Month: August 2017
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Crews Rescue People, Pets Swim to Safety
Rescuers answered hundreds of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey climbed high enough to begin filling second-story homes and stranded families were urged to seek refuge on their rooftops.
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Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis
The death of a little boy after swimming in polluted seawater has put the spotlight on Gaza’s pollution crisis and the human impact of desperate electricity shortages in the Palestinian enclave. Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and…
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Regan Smith: “Let’s see where it takes me…” | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Regan Smith from the USA is more than happy with her results at the FINA Junior World Championships 2017 in Indianapolis. Find out more about the double junior World champion (100-200m back) in our interview.
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Penny Oleksiak: “There is always something to fix.” | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
We met Olympian Champion Penny Oleksiak from Canada at the FINA Junior World Championships 2017 in Indianapolis and asked her on whether the Olympic triumph has changed her life and how she finds the right motivation again and again.
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Michael Andrew interview at FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Watch the full interview with short-course World champion (100m IM, 2016) Michael Andrew from the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
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#SwimBiz: Mind Games: How Parents Find Swim Teams for Their Kids Online
Jake Grosser of USA Swimming talks about the ways in which parents find a swim team for their kids online and how your club can capture the attention of that parent and land that registration.
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Simone Manuel interview at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Watch the full interview with Olympic and World champion Simone Manuel from the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
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Madisyn Cox interview at FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Watch the full interview with world champion and bronze medallist Madisyn Cox from the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
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Recalling the Best of Singapore 2015 – FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Check out the best moments of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore 2015 and be excited for Indianapolis 2017!