Month: March 2019
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Swimmer, Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky, Makes a Dream Come True
Julia, from Harrisburg, NC, has a smile that will light up a room and a backstroke that will intimidate her best competitors. As a swimmer for most of her life, the water is definitely her “happy placeâ€. Suddenly Julia suffered a rare stroke that caused severe trauma to her brain. This life-altering trauma impaired her…
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10 million ways to enjoy the water – Swim England and Everyone Active Partnership
Swim England and Everyone Active have joined together to encourage people to enjoy the water more often and help create #10MillionSwims in 2019.
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Dive into Peace | Gwangju 2019 – FINA World Championships
Dive into the FINA World Championship 2019 in Gwangju! Enjoy this sneak peek at the eco-friendly city of Gwangju. Gwangju is also known as the City of Peace, Democracy and Human Rights. The 18th FINA World Champions Gwangju 2019 will take place between the 12th & 28th of July (17 Days) & The 18th FINA…
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Why Budapest Is The Thermal Bath Capital Of The World
Often referred to as the “City of Spas,” Budapest sits on over 100 hot springs that feed into over a dozen thermal baths, many of which date back centuries. One of the more well-known baths was built by the Turks in 1566. All across the city, visitors can experience a variety of thermal bath experiences,…
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I Went to School in Berns, Denmark | Michael Andrew Vlogs
Enjoy as I relive my time in Berns Denmark for a short training block before the World Cup stop in Eindhoven last year!
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FINA Champions Swim Series 2019
From 2019, elite swimming stars will have the opportunity to shine in a brand new FINA competition, the “FINA Champions Swim Seriesâ€, a circuit gathering the top-athletes of the Sport. With an original competition format including only finals of four swimmers, the Series will very soon be a milestone in the FINA calendar. 27.04. –…
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Michael Phelps – All Medal Races at Athens 2004 | Top Moments
Enjoy this look back Michael Phelps’ first medals at the Olympics Games in Athens 2004. Featuring all his Olympic Medal Races from his first winning Olympics.
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Kenneth To, record-breaking Hong Kong swimmer, dies aged 26 in Florida, US – ‘a huge loss to local sports’
Record-breaking Hong Kong swimmer Kenneth To King-him has died suddenly aged 26 in the US, the Hong Kong Sports Institute has confirmed in a statement. To felt unwell in the locker room after a practice session in Florida, and was taken to hospital where he died on Monday night. He had been undergoing a three-month…
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Why Ian Thorpe wants you to swim for mental health
Olympic champion and swimming great Ian Thorpe is speaking openly about his battle with mental health to help others dealing with similar issues. The 36-year-old hopes that by talking about how he faces his own depression, and the strategies he’s learnt to cope with it, he can show others, especially young Australians, that there is a light at the…