Month: April 2020
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Competitive Swimming – In the Zone
What is competitive swimming? We speak with ex-competitive swimmer Connor and speak with a sport scientist to learn how swimmers improve their fitness.
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New Perspectives w/ Nathan Adrian, Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy & Ryan Lochte | Off the Blocks, S3 Ep 2
This episode spotlights Nathan Adrian’s battle with testicular cancer and how returning to swimming after his surgeries has been his “home.†Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy and Ryan Lochte also make appearances to talk about their love for the sport, their favorite Olympic moment and how they plan to proceed now that the Olympic Trials and…
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Midsummer’s Nightmare (USPHS and American Red Cross, 1961)
This film illustrates how quickly the pleasures of the beach, lake, pool, and water sports can turn dangerous when safety practices are not followed, such as wearing a life jacket, maintaining a close eye on small children, and learning how to swim, preferably when young. The film notes that drowning is second only to auto…
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Coronavirus forces Sarajevo teen swimming champ to train with tether in DIY pool
Twelve-year-old Iman Avdic is a junior swimming champion who has had to swap the Olympic pool in Sarajevo for an improvised pool in her grandparents’ greenhouse in Doboj due to the coronavirus lockdown imposed in the country, footage from Wednesday shows. “We train for two hours every day and try not to get bored. Swimming,…
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Ask the Experts: Can You Get Coronavirus From Swimming Pool Water?
We know many of you have questions about the coronavirus. Tram Mai speaks with a medical expert for answers.
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Some Sports May Have to Skip This Year, Fauci Says
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading public health expert on President Trump’s coronavirus task force, said this week that it might be very difficult for major sports in the United Statesto return to action this year. Various leagues have considered a number of options for restarting play that came to a halt in mid-March, as the extent…
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Elizabeth Beisel reading
Olympic Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel reads to our students for our Virtual Reading Week 2020! https://youtu.be/WO1CIVF3hf0