Month: May 2020
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The Epic Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Swimming Race – Sydney 2000 Replays | Throwback Thursday
This week’s Throwback Thursday video features the first triumph after 36 years of the Australian Swimming team in the men’s 4×100 meter freestyle relay in front of their home crowd at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney (AUS). Leading by 0.15 seconds at the final relay exchange, Ian Thorpe was passed by U.S. swimmer Gary…
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Steve Lobue’s Gold with 5 Somersaults | Budapest 2017 | FINA World Championships
Who remembers the King of Somersaults Steve Lobue at the Men’s High Diving Final of the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest? The American star executed 5 somersaults and claimed the Gold Medal with an accumulated total of 397.15 points. Today, he remains the only athlete capable of executing jaw-dropping quintuple somersaults.
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Swim Skills at Home: Always Ask Before Going into Water
Portland branch aquatics coordinator Nicole teaches us an important skill for all young swimmers: always ask before going into water!
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Hydrotherapy. Overcoming a life changing illness through wild swimming
After over 7 weeks of lockdown restrictions, and adventures limited to our doorsteps, we have found ourselves yearning for wild spaces & human connection. If you’re also in need of a little wilderness & inspiration, we hope you’ll enjoy our new film. Hydrotherapy is a short film by Friction Collective. It’s a story of adaptation,…
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Swim, jog, but no sunbathing: France reopens some beaches
Local officials have reopened a number of beaches on the west of France, banning any “static presence — seated or lying down”, including picnicking. Walkers, swimmers, individual watersports practitioners and anglers are welcome, provided they respect the social-distancing rule of one metre (3.3 feet) between individuals, said a tweet from the Loire-Atlantique department. Other beaches…
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‘This Is About Saving Lives’: Swim Schools Hope To Reopen Soon
As summer approaches, community pools remain closed under public health orders to combat the spread of coronavirus. Matt Lane is the CEO of Streamline Brands, an Englewood-based swim school company with nine locations in the Denver metro area and 250 locations nationwide. He understands why community pools are closed, but argues his business, offering swim lessons,…
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Without any competitions, Olympic athletes feel financial squeeze as they train for Tokyo Games
While the movement of the Games presents myriad challenges for athletes, including training for another year, it’s the lack of events now that is causing immediate financial strain. In women’s rugby, tournaments scheduled in Hong Kong, Canada and Paris presented opportunities for bonuses for finishing in the top four. “Depending on how well you do,…
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Death of five surfers in storm shocks Netherlands
At least five experienced surfers have drowned after going out in stormy weather off the coast of The Hague, Dutch authorities have said. The group of men, aged between 22 and 38, were among 10 surfers and swimmers who took to the water in Scheveningen on Monday evening in heavy weather that generated a thick…
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Recreational water and coronavirus: Guidelines coming on whether you’ll be swimming this summer in Ohio
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says guidelines are coming Thursday on swimming pools. He says Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is working on the swimming pool issue, and they’ll be speaking on that and other summer activities tomorrow.