Month: March 2020
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Missy Franklin’s former coach Todd Schmitz sheds light on Olympic delay
Former USA Swim coach Todd Schmitz provides insight into the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games and introduces his newest local star.
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Rebecca Adlington’s Swim-Of-War | Gods Of The Game
Gold medalist Rebecca Adlington battles the mortals in a swim-o-war.
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How the Mystery of “Dead Water” Could Save Swimmers
For thousands of years, sailors have been telling stories of a mysterious phenomenon called dead water. Even after scientists figured out why it happens, it still affects swimmers today.
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Tokyo 2020: How Coronavirus Forced an Olympic Postponement
The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed until 2021 after talks between Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach. Abe felt that postponing the games was the most appropriate response to the global disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a look back at events over the past seven…
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Philip Hodges Loch Ness Solo Swim
On the 25th of July 2017, in a time of 13 hours and 44 minutes I swam the length of Loch Ness from Loch End to Fort Augustus. The swim was observed by Helen Beveridge, ratified and certified by the British Long Distance Swimming Association (BLDSA). I was the first Australian to complete this swim…
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Commercial Aquatics Australia Advise Facilities on Swimming Pool Maintenance During COVID-19 Closure
“We understand a number of privately owned centres are simply ‘hitting the emergency stop button’ and walking out, as well as a number of Government facilities run by third party operators being told their services are no longer required and as such facilities have been switched off. “An immediate and complete shutdown of your swimming…
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US Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky says postponing Olympics was ‘certainly the right call’
For superstar US swimmer Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who has 15 world championship titles and has broken 14 world records, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of the coronavirus pandemic was disappointing, “but it was certainly the right call,” she told CNN on Thursday. Read CNN
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Tokyo Olympics Organizers Considering July 2021 for Opening Ceremony
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, will likely open on July 23, 2021, according to people familiar with the matter. The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers bowed to widespread pressure among athletes, sports federations and national Olympic committees and on Tuesday agreed to postpone the Games to 2021 but left the…