Month: November 2019
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How To Breathe Whilst Swimming Freestyle | Swim Technique For Front Crawl Breathing
Breathing when swimming. It’s the most important aspect of the freestyle stroke as we need oxygen to allow our muscles to perform at their best. In this swimming video Mark brings you the essential skills for How To Breathe When Swimming.
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The Social Kick Podcast #012- High School Swimming in the US
During a week in the fall when Luke was traveling, the guys start off talking about scholarships in NCAA swimming and then dive into their experiences swimming in US High Schools. From recruiting trips, to shaving down, to club swimming while on the high school team, we hear a range of stories from John, Bryan…
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120 participate in Uganda National swimming championships
The 2019 national swimming calendar concluded this evening with 120 swimmers participating in the national in the second edition of the national sprint championships at the GEMS Cambridge International School in Butabika Nakawa division. The invitational championship attracted top ranking national swimmers most of who have won important races this season. We asked some of…
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4 Ways to Improve Your Breaststroke | Swim Now
They say that Breaststroke was the first stroke that primitive man swam when he took humanity’s inaugural dip. That’d give you the impression that it’s an easy stroke to master. But as anyone who’s ever tried to swim a few lengths of breaststroke will tell you, that just ain’t true. Breaststroke is without a doubt…
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Alice Tai – Athlete of the Year | British Swimming Awards 2019
Alice Tai was honoured with both the Para-Swimmer of the Year award and the prestigious Athlete of the Year prize at the British Swimming Awards – the first ever Para-Swimmer to win the overall award. We caught up with Alice to catch up on a history-making 2019
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Adam Peaty: Swimming Athlete of the Year | British Swimming Awards 2019
Adam Peaty claimed 2019’s Swimmer of the Year accolade after another stellar year on the world stage.
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Oakland man combines social justice with swimming
An Oakland man is merging social justice with swimming, through the Oaklantis swim team and swim school. The founder and coach, Scott Thompson, grew up swimming competitively through college. When he moved to Oakland 10 years ago, he said he wanted to get more children in the pool. He called swimming a “vastly ‘white’ sport,” and…
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Michael Phelps on Building His Brand After The Olympics | WSJ
Former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps talks to WSJ’s Lee Hawkins about life after swimming, including his work related to water conservation and his business endorsements.
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Video shows daring helicopter pilot refilling bucket in swimming pool
This video shows a firefighting helicopter pilot refilling its bucket in a backyard swimming pool in Portugal, to tackle a nearby blaze. João Guimarães, the next-door neighbor, writes that the fire was brought under control in 20 minutes. See BoingBoing