Month: January 2019
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How an Olympic champion swimmer almost drowned at London 1948 | Words of Olympians
Greta Andersen’s quest for a second Olympic gold was cut short when she blacked out in the water, but it didn’t define her career.
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McDonald’s “Swimmer” by Leo Burnett
Mcdonald’s latest spot, advertising its £1.99 bacon double cheeseburger, features a girl getting ready for a swimming race and her mum, determined to get the most for her money. See Campaign https://youtu.be/u5YsN6alCko
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Is swimming the next big professional sport? ISL News
There’s a new player in the game. FINA has long been the governing body controlling swimming, but has not done enough for professional swimmers.
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Teen pulls more than 50,000 golf balls from ocean near golf courses
Two years ago, a central California teen began what NPR calls a “Sisyphean taskâ€â€”hauling hundreds of pounds of golf balls off the ocean floor, only to have them reenter the sea as golfers from five nearby golf courses (including Pebble Beach) hit them right back in. Alex Weber was just 16 when she first discovered the shocking…
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Ice swimming embraced by people of happiest country in the world
“It’s going to make you feel so good!” Katja Pantzar hears her friend call out encouragingly as she stands on a wooden dock in central Helsinki on a cold, dark and snowy winter evening. It’s 14 F (-10 C), but all Pantzar is wearing is a swimsuit, a wool hat and borrowed neoprene gloves and…
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Champion: Sink or Swim
Cincinnati senior Enna Selmanovic, an accomplished swimmer, injured her back during a workout in 2016 and was medically disqualified several months later. The emotional toll of losing her sport and her identity eclipsed even the severe physical pain of a spine injury. In the ensuing years, Selmanovic has devoted herself to helping other student-athletes address…
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Teaching perseverance, perspective and paying it forward through swimming
Before Caroline County opened their very own YMCA about three years ago, swimming was a recreation reserved for neighborhood and backyard pools in the summer. Now, with an indoor facility, it’s become a year-round sport for a growing number of Caroline High School teens who have formed the school’s first-ever swim team. “I think swimming…
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Diver swims with 20-foot great white shark
Watch marine biologist Ocean Ramsey (yes, Ocean is her first name!) swim with a 20-foot great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. First spotted off Guadalupe in 2014, this animal, nicknamed “Deep Blue,” is thought to be the largest great white in the world. They’re definitely going to need a bigger boat. See…
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FINA Champions Swim Series – Athletes invited and calendar revealed for new top swimming event
FINA is pleased to announce that invitations were sent to National Federations with athletes selected for the first edition of the new FINA event, the “Champions Swim Seriesâ€. 45 male swimmers from 15 nations and 37 female competitors from 17 countries were formally invited to take part in the three-leg circuit. The first event will…