Month: September 2019
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Man holds his breath under ice water for 22 minutes | 60 Minutes Australia
Stig Severinsen can hold his breath for 22 minutes. He’s the world record holder but he’s not done yet. Now, Stig is using his unique powers to free dive in the most hostile of places. On 60 Minutes, watch as Stig swims the length of three Olympic swimming pools, under metre thick ice, in freezing…
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Recovery and Training with Ben Hoffman in a Master Spas
Coming back from injury can be challenging from any athlete. For IRONMAN triathlete Ben Hoffman, he knew that the road to recovery for a would not be easy.
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IOC delays new transgender guidelines after scientists fail to agree
Plans by the International Olympic Committee to introduce stricter guidelines for transgender athletes before the Tokyo 2020 Games have run into the sand because its panel of scientists is struggling to reach agreement on such a thorny issue. The scientists had been expected to recommend halving the permitted testosterone levels for trans women competing in elite sport.…
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3 Swim Drills To Improve Your Freestyle Catch | Front Crawl Swimming Technique
The freestyle catch phase of the pull is one of the hardest aspects in swimming to grasp. There are many drills that you can try to improve it and here Mark share his 3 favourites with you!
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How Billabong is Australia’s Original and Oldest Pool  | The Pool
The billabong is the keeper of Australian’s ancestral stories. Its freshwater has helped sustain indigenous culture to this day. Billabongs are made where the rivers part. They fill seasonally, breathing life into Australia’s arid landscape. Rivers have found wound their way across the country for countless millions of years and when the river changes course it leaves behind a billabong. It’s still connected…
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Emergency beacons unveiled that turn any person into a life saver | 7NEWS
After the second worst drowning season on record, life savers have shown off the latest technology to keep swimmers safe this summer. Today, new emergency beacons were unveiled that can turn any member of the public into a life saver.
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Train Your Kid To Win A Gold For Your Country
Swimmers are some of the few competitors in the Olympics which have the physique of a superhuman. Swimmers need to be in impeccable form to compete professionally. Many different nationalities converge to compete in the Olympics. The ‘long size’ Olympic swimming pool is 50.0m long. The ‘short size’ Olympic swimming pool is 25.0m long. The…
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Why Are Great White Sharks Swimming so Close to North Atlantic Beaches?
It’s true there are many more great whites now say scientists who study them. Whitaker saw them not much more than 10 feet off a Cape Cod beach with Dr. Greg Skomal, chief shark scientist for the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries. Nearby were the reasons for the sharks coming so close to shore: hundreds…