Month: April 2020
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George Corones World Record
Watch as George Corones sets a new World Record and marks his place in history.
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Tonic of the Sea
A mini-documentary showing the link between mental health and sea swimming. Katie swims off the rocks of Penzance, UK nearly every day of the year. Swimming has helped her overcome some of the struggles that life all too often throws our way. The hope is that her story may help others who are faced with…
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Learning to Swim is a Human Right | Tiffany Monique Quash | TEDxBloomingtonWomen
Quash’s talk engages the audience in a dialogue to examine the roots of our swimming history. Using historical data and statistical analysis, Quash addresses the participatory disconnect between proficient Black (inclusive of the Trans-Atlantic Diaspora) swimmers and the current statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. In…
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Swimming with Poisonous Rough Skinned Newts
Below the waters of even the most murky of woodland ponds dwell one of the worlds most poisonous animals, the Rough Skinned Newt. These Pacific Northwest amphibians have knobbly backs, bright orange bellies, and excrete a poison 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide that is similar to that of the infamous Japanese Puffer Fish or…
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Macon swim teacher retiring after 49 years
Julie Bragg says she had to cancel what would have been her 50th and final year teaching because of COVID-19.
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Swimming with Australian Open Water Swimming Champion, Byron Kimber in an Endless Pool
Paul hops in the Endless Pool to try to swim in Byron’s draft, but it doesn’t go so great! Watch on… Byron won the Australian U18 Open Water Swimming Championships last year and is still trying to stay fit amid COVID-19 for the World Junior Open Water Swimming Championship in August (if it proceeds!). We’re…
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![Olympic Cancellation | What Impact Is the Olympic Rescheduling Going to Have? [Podcast]](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/olympic-cancellation-what-impact-110x96.jpg "Olympic Cancellation | What Impact Is the Olympic Rescheduling Going to Have? [Podcast]")
Olympic Cancellation | What Impact Is the Olympic Rescheduling Going to Have? [Podcast]
In this week’s Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what impacts the rescheduling of Tokyo 2020 Olympics is going to have on swimming, athlete’s mindsets and the wider world of sport. We also try out our first conference call style podcast given the current Lockdown measures around the world!