Year: 2019
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Can fitness influencers handle a water polo workout from Team Italy? | Hitting the Wall
Olympic silver medallist Matteo Aicardi tests fitness influencers Karina and Carmen to see if they can keep up with his demanding workout.
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We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers?
For about a decade — a time that Olympic historians may someday classify as “the Michael Phelps era†— I’ve been reading about the unique genetic blessings bestowed upon the greatest swimmer to ever live. Phelps possesses a disproportionately vast wingspan, for example. Double-jointed ankles give his kick unusual range. In a quirk that borders on supernatural,…
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Teen Swimmers Pray For Help, Rescued By Boat Named Amen
Was it the power of prayer or just a coincidence? Two teen swimmers who prayed for help after they pulled out to sea near St. Agustine were rescued by a boat called Amen. Matt Yurus reports.
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Swimmers spot rare finless porpoise along Yangtze River
Lucky encounter! Swimmers bump into critically endangered finless porpoises in China’s Yangtze River
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Guiding Swimmers from “Bubbles to Butterfly”
When it comes to learning how to swim, some kids are naturals in the water, while others struggle to master the basics. That’s why it’s important to find swim classes that can meet them wherever they are at in their skills. Swimtastic + SwimLabs Swim School Kenosha focuses on the basics – like holding your…
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Man swims across south China’s Qiongzhou Strait
An amateur triathlete from south China has swum across the country’s Qiongzhou Strait; a challenge Chinese swimmers deem as the “water Everest.” Not long after they were in the water, the weather changed drastically. Not only did it start raining, but the wind kicked up four-meter high waves, which made it hard for the two…