Month: April 2018
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Michael Phelps and his Swimming Philosophy | Jason Park | TEDxKISJeju
n his speech, Jason describes what success is in his own words and spells out how to be successful through a life of well-known sports player. Jason Park is a current sophomore (Year 11) at North London Collegiate School, Jeju. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently…
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Winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018
This is my experience at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Follow me and my team mates as we travel to the Gold Coast, arrive at the athletes village, visit the competition pool, prepare for our races and have fun! I competed in the mens 100m Backstroke, 4x100m Freestyle relay, 100m Freestyle and 4x100m Medley…
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Ferry Weertman – The new icon in Marathon Swimming | Best of FINA 2017
Ferry Weertman already shined in marathon swimming at the Rio Olympics in 2017 by winning the gold medal. One year later, the Dutchman collected another gold medal at the Fina Worlds in Budapest. Find out more about the current world champion in marathon swimming.
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Anatomy of a Swimmer – How does Olympic champion Abbey Weitzeil generate speed?
In cooperation with Gold Medallist Abbey Weitzeil, we are revealing the key physical features that help make the Team USA swimmer so fast.
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Freedom Swim in honour of Mandela centenary
150 swimmers braved icy waters for the Freedom Swim from Robben Island to Blaauwberg. It was part of the Nelson Mandela centenary celebrations. Freedom Swim is regarded as one of the toughest extreme open water events in the world. Swimmers from across the globe participated.
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Hungarian swimming executive denies murder of business rival
Hungarian police have arrested an executive at world swimming’s governing body for the murder of a media tycoon in Budapest 20 years ago but suspect Tamas Gyarfas is innocent, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Police have never resolved who ordered the murder of Hungarian mogul Janos Fenyo who was sprayed with submachine gun bullets at…
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Rio 2016 gold medal winner Sarah Sjöström in Malta
Rio 2016 gold medal winner Sarah Sjöström from Sweden is in Malta till tomorrow as an ambassador for the Bettson Group. Apart from having won the Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Sarah Sjostrom is a multi-medal world champion and holder of no fewer than 6 world records. Speaking to her yesterday at…
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Aussie Olympic Swimmer Stephanie Rice Has Been Hired By The Kardashians
In news that will make you go, “wah??â€, Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has been hired by the Kardashians. If you’re sitting there thinking, ‘that name seems familiar but I’m not exactly sure who they are’ it’s probably because Rice’s hey-day has somewhat passed. She won Australia Olympic Gold in 2008 and at the time was dating fellow hotshot Olympic…