Year: 2017
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Kiev 2017 European Diving Championships, Day 2
A day of surprises Great Britain’s Lois Toulson stunned many by winning the women’s platform title and few would have guessed that the Italian pair of Elena Bertocchi and Maicol Verzotto would claim the gold medal in the mixed 3m synchro.
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Inside NSWIS – Swimming – James Magnussen
NSWIS swimmer James Magnussen is off to Europe in a bid to be ready for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.
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Young U.S. tourist drowns trying to swim German river
Berlin police say a 20-year-old American tourist has drowned after trying to swim across a river in the heart of the German capital. Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakubowski says the man from Texas had jumped into the Spree river early Sunday with a 21-year-old friend. The older man managed to swim the short distance across the…
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Franklin skipping worlds to focus on recovery from surgery
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin will miss next month’s swimming world championships in Budapest as she continues to recover from shoulder surgeries, the American told NBC on Monday. The 22-year-old had surgery on both of her shoulders in January due to bursitis and did not want to accelerate her training in order to make…
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Kiev 2017 European Diving Championships, Day 1
French strike gold, second time after 2012 Slight surprise on the first competition day: the French duo of Laura Marino and Matthieu Rosset won the opening event of the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. With 372.40 points to their name, the French duo pushed host Ukraine to the second place. Viktoriya Kesar and…
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Rough Water Forces Swim Event Cancellation at ‘Escape from Alcatraz’
Race officials announced Sunday morning that the swim event would be canceled because of a small craft advisory and strong winds. John Ramos reports.
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‘Dry Drowning’ Poses Danger After A Swim
It can happen when a child gets sick several hours after being submerged in water, Don Champion reports
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Swim sighting for open water triathlons
In this video, Coach Dominic takes you through the drills you will need to practice to improve your swim sighting for open water triathlons. This is a crucial part of the swim that can’t be overlooked! Make sure to practice in the pool, and then in the open water. https://youtu.be/THg1WdI6rgg