Year: 2018
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‘Risk taking’ men are ten times more likely to die while swimming in the sea, RNLI warns
“Risk-taking” men are ten times more likely to die while swimming in the sea, the RNLI has warned. Last year, 99 of the 109 adults who died on the coastline were men. The RNLI said that a male love of watersports and a tendency to take risks may be contributing factors for the difference. Young…
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Lisbon to host 2021 SC Europeans, diving ECH return to Kiev
At its meeting in Glasgow, the LEN Bureau allocated two of its top events. The 2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships shall be held in Lisbon (POR), as the local Government, the city and the host federation presented a strong bid which prompted a unanimous decision of the Bureau to allocate its year-end showcase to Portugal.…
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Olympic Silver Medalist Keri-Anne Payne Urges Anxious Swimmers to Breathe Easy to Improve Mindfulness and Confidence
Beijing Olympic silver medallist, Keri-anne Payne is urging nervous swimmers to overcome any anxieties they have about breathing, after it was reported that 1 in 5 adults in the UK cannot swim. Payne, who is now an ambassador for Better, the UK’s largest leisure charitable social enterprise, says that swimming has had a major impact…
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Glasgow 2018 European Championships – Day 3, Summary
New kids on the blocks: Wellbrock, Miressi, Milak rock the field A bunch of youngsters rocked the competition on Day 3, all collecting their respective first ever golds among the seniors at a major event. 21 year-old Florian Wellbrock (GER) stunned the field in the 1500m free, Alessandro Miressi (ITA), 19, hit in first in…
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Erie’s Kubaney completes record-setting Lake Erie swim
Erie native Conrad Kubaney becomes the first swimmer to finish the 24-mile trek from Long Point, Ontario, to Freeport Beach in North East in less than 11 hours (10 hours, 56 minutes, 45 seconds).
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Glasgow 2018 European Championships – Day 1, Summary
French double in swimming, Russia makes 2+1 in two pools French swimmers took a flying start at the European Championships in Glasgow, Fantine Lesaffre’s gold in the 400m IM fired up the team and they added the women’s 4x100m free relay later. The Russians also enjoyed a fine opening, claimed both titles in the synchro…
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Who Dares Swims | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim: E10
The Great British Swim is as much a mental game as a physical one, and as Ross arrives in Scottish waters the enormity of the task facing him begins to hit home. It’s now time for the Great British Swimmer to call on the advice of his good friend and ex-special forces operative, Ant Middleton…
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Nesty swims to an epic Gold Win in Seoul 1988 | The Olympics On The Record
Anthony Nesty becomes a Suriname hero as he shocks the American favorite to win swimming gold at the Olympic Games in 1988.
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Streaming from the Glasgow 2018 European Swimming Championships
Programme and results here on Microplus