Month: March 2018
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US Olympic Swim Team Captain on the Phlex Edge
We are 2 weeks into our campaign for the EDGE, a revolutionary swimming fitness tracker that has been met with incredible support by the swimming community. We figured as we go through the campaign, we would not only highlight the vital features that the EDGE has to offer for swimmers, but some of the people…
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What Marketers Can Learn From The Declining Olympics Viewership
There was a day when we all sat down, as families, to watch the Olympics. We carved out time in our weekends and each night to watch key events. Today, that is not the case. A February 2018 Gallup poll showed that 61% of Americans didn’t plan to view the Olympic Games at all. The number of older…
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‘In the water you’re weightless’: the 99-year-old swimmer breaking records
George Corones waited nearly 100 years for a world record, and then two came along at once. The 99-year old Queenslander, who is wary of causing too much fuss, broke his first on Wednesday last week and by Saturday he had two to his name. He hit the wall at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre…
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#SwimBiz: The Evolution of Social Media with Elizabeth Beisel
Olympian Elizabeth Beisel talks about the evolution of social media and professional athletes and the importance of posting with a purpose.
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Faroe Islands Steps up Campaign for Olympic Recognition
Faroe Islands have stepped up their campaign for Olympic inclusion here today and called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to grant recognition in order to boost sporting opportunities. Read Inside the Games, BBC, AIPS, Around the Rings and see Faroe Olympic on Twitter and this brochure Tweets by FaroeOlympic
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US swimmer Mike Alexandrov accepts 1-year doping ban
Mike Alexandrov, a former Bulgarian Olympian and U.S. national team member, has accepted a one-year doping ban. The 32-year-old swimmer who lives in Los Angeles tested positive for benzoylecgonine and methylecgonine, which are metabolites of cocaine, as the result of a urine sample he provided at a meet in Santa Clara, California, last June. The…
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Whats inside an Olympians Swim Bag? | Cody Miller Vlog_25
How to Warm Up properly when the pool is packed. TYR PRO Series Atlanta 2018 Ever Wonder whats inside an Olympic swimmers swim bag?
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Fitter and Faster Swim Videos with Chloe Sutton
Sutton is a two-time Olympian for the United States. She was the first American ever to compete at the Olympics in both Open Water and in the pool. At her first Olympics in 2008, she was only 16 years old. Sutton has been an Elite Clinician with Fitter and Faster since 2009 and leads approximately…
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THIS is how you train for a Freediving Competition
When a Freediving Competition is coming up, this is how I train. Every day includes both conditioning training and pool training.