Month: May 2020
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FORM Announces Launch of Open Water Features
FORMÂ the direct-to-consumer sports technology company behind FORM Smart Swim Goggles, today announced the upcoming release of a free firmware update which will provide open water features in the summer of 2020. In addition to the standard performance metrics offered through the FORM goggles in the pool, available now, when used with compatible Garmin smartwatches and…
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IOC anticipates $800M in costs for postponed Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it anticipates it will bear $800 million in expenses following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games. The IOC said the figure includes $650 million in costs for the organization of the event originally planned for this summer as well as a $150 million aid package to allow various Olympic…
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Ridiculous Sports That Used to Be Part of the Olympics
The Olympics have been around for a long time. In fact, we can trace the Olympics as far back as ancient times. In all this time, the Olympics has evolved and continues to evolve today. Over the years, they’ve changed the sports and games that are part of the international competition. Through these changes, we’ve…
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Success Story | Bhakti Sharma | Open Water Swimmer
Bhakti Sharma is an Indian Open water swimmer. Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters. Sharma swam 1.4 miles in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of 1 °C, breaking the record of Lynne Cox and Lewis Pugh. https://youtu.be/uQyovApNyWg
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Adventure Swimmer swims for 12 hours in Home Pool for Charity
Adventure swimmer and local entrepreneur Adrian van Westenbrugge wanted to do his bit for charity as thousands of South Africans are suffering during this national lockdown. This is when he decided to swim for 12 hours in his backyard swimming pool, which was broadcast live on Facebook, to raise a target of R300 000 to…
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Time to Swim
In this video, we have taken a closer look at how to make open water swimming safer and more enjoyable.
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Surf’s up: French surfers defy Covid-19 ban in battle over beaches
A group of surfers in Cannes, in southeast France, defied a government ban to take to the waves on Monday, amid a debate over whether beaches should continue to be closed to the public to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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![Sun Yang Banned | Is Fina Doing Enough to Stop Doping in Swimming? [Podcast]](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sun-yang-banned-is-fina-doing-en-110x96.jpg "Sun Yang Banned | Is Fina Doing Enough to Stop Doping in Swimming? [Podcast]")
Sun Yang Banned | Is Fina Doing Enough to Stop Doping in Swimming? [Podcast]
In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming podcast we talk through the Sun Yang Doping Scandal that has currently hit swimming. Find out why he has made the news recently along with us debating whether FINA is doing enough to stop Doping in Swimming!!