Month: January 2018
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Norwegian Swim Team PROMO
My old swimming club didn`t have a promo-video, so i made them one. https://youtu.be/3em6FXQjulQ
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Tim Schmalzreich: a German with a life in swimming
Tim is an experienced athlete who has been studying in college in the United States for a long time. He is from Germany and played different sports. This is a summary of what he has done last years as a college swimmer at Lindenwood University in Belleville, IL.
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Judge Who Gave A Light Sexual Assault Sentence To A Stanford Swimmer Now Faces A Reckoning
Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky opted to sentence Turner to six months in jail and three years of probation, setting off outrage in the community and beyond.
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The international Swimmer: 1964 Olympic Swimming
The official Speedo film of the 1964 Olympic Swimming events featuring the great swimmers, techniques and highlights from the Games. 12 new World Records and every Olympic record broken.
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The Audacity of Annette Kellerman
The context for the milestone achievements of a Michael Phelps or a Katie Ledecky lies with knowing the history of their forerunners. The International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale plays a key role in preserving the memory of all aquatic history. Annette Kellerman, was not only the most famous swimmer in her day,…
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Sharks attack twice as many kayakers as surfers
Surfers are half as likely to be attacked by sharks as kayakers, new research has shown. But windsurfers, fishers and boogie-boarders have the least chance of suffering a shark attack. New data from the Shark Research Committee said of nine authenticated unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2017, four…
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Congress investigating USA Swimming’s handling of sex abuse cases
USA Swimming, the sport’s national governing body, is being investigated by the U.S. House of Representatives, as Capitol Hill expands its focus on sexual abuse within the American Olympic movement. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce informed USA Swimming president and chief executive officer Tim Hinchey on Friday that it is “investigating matters related…
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Swimming pool in skyscraper was bad idea
Enjoy watching this swimming pool oscillate and overflow thanks to the high winds buffeting the high-rise building it is installed in. Good job they put a towel on the floor!
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SwimOutlet.com Names New President
SwimOutlet.com, the web’s biggest swim shop and a top 300 Internet Retailer in the U.S., has hired retail industry veteran Bill Pond as its new President of SwimOutlet.com. Pond was most recently Senior VP, E-Commerce, International & Direct to Business at L.L.Bean where he spent 16 years. “The time is right to bring in an…