Year: 2017
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Synchro at the FINA World Championships! #FINABudapest2017
More than 50 countries represented, 8 days of competition, over 400 of the world’s best athletes in action and a total of 9 events including Mixed Routines. Get ready for synchro and the most artistic athletes in the aquatic world at #FINABudapest2017!
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Budapest 2017 – Jean-Christophe Canizares about the Opening Ceremony
Director of ECA2 spoke about the Opening Ceremony of the 17th FINA World Championships.
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IOC Won’t Help with Estimated $35-40 Million Debt from 2016 Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has no interest in helping the city of Rio de Janeiro clear a debt of roughly $35-40 million from last year’s Olympic games. Per the Associated Press (via Sports Illustrated), the organisation’s executive board made the decision after a meeting in Switzerland on Sunday. In a statement, the IOC pointed at the “record” $1.53 billion…
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Tokyo governor to push for smoking ban before 2020 Olympics
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will push for a law banning smoking in public places, to make the Japanese capital smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, media said, defying national politicians who failed to pass a similar law this spring. Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest cities to host the Olympics in years, but…
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Still no sign of Chad’s luggage
He may be one of the world’s most famous swimmers, but three weeks on, Chad le Clos still has not been reunited with his “lost” suitcase containing his racing kit, despite the efforts of his coach, his London agents and the media. He was forced to compete in the Mare Nostrum series event in Canet-en-Roussillon,…
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Katinka Hosszu launches swimmers union in war with FINA
Hungarian Olympic swimming star Katinka Hosszu announced Tuesday the launch of a union to represent swimmers against FINA, the sport’s governing body, that she accuses of ignoring athletes. The membership of the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS) represents “all continents of the globe”, Hosszu, a triple Olympic gold medal winner in Rio last year,…
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Watch a big whale say hello to a free diver with its nose: ‘I felt its enormity’
A whale gave a free diver off the coast of Tasmania a once-in-a-lifetime experience when it swam up to him and said hello with what he described as a “nose boop”. Kaeo Landon Lane was filming in the water at Bicheno when two southern right whales drifted slowly towards him, appearing through the soft murk…
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A 12-time Olympic medalist reveals her eating habits during training
Need some motivation? Look no farther than five-time Olympic swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres. Torres has teamed up with SHOW MORE OF YOU from Celgene and Otezla — a campaign that is shining light on the psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.
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Rolling in the Deep: Daredevil Diver Poses as Captain of Sunken Ship
Adam Stern, a 28-year-old professional freediver from Copacabana, Australia, dived some 30 meters deep to explore the gigantic Boga wreck in North East Bali. Not being the one to miss an opportunity for a cool photo, Adam posed at the wheel of the ship. The Boga wreck is an old decommissioned ship that was purposely…