Month: July 2020
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Guam standout swimmer Ben Schulte forced to call it a career during Olympic training due to pandemic
Guam swimming standout Ben Schulte talks about suddenly rearranging his schedule – and eventually making the tough call to call his distinguished career over – after the coronavirus pandemic hit. He still represents his island and community, even though he can’t compete as an Olympian as he’d hoped.
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A swimmer without a pool
How does an elite swimmer cope when all the pools are shut? Commonwealth champion Alys Thomas says the coronavirus lockdown was “tough to take”. The 29-year-old from Swansea is one of the world’s leading 200m butterfly swimmers and was targeting the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Instead, she is lifting weights in her garden and making…
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To the rescue! | People create human chain to save drowning woman
The footage, taken by an eyewitness in the Russian city of Perm, captured a moment when a man quickly swims along the Kama River to rescue a drowning girl; then other passers-by help him to drag her from the waters by creating a human chain.
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Backstroke (Swim it with Power)
4x Olympic Medalist Summer Sanders helps you with all the best tips to swimming backstroke better, faster, stronger. Tips include proper head position, arm movement, and placement into water, hips, and kick to help your overall backstroke swimming technique. https://youtu.be/FMT36MgQO3U
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Swimming | World’s Toughest Race
Swimming through bone-chilling waters and battling the onset of hypothermia is just one small section of the World’s Toughest Race.
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Indoor Pool Swim Lessons during COVID
Are you a little nervous about swim lessons during the COVID-19 outbreak? Here is an inside look at all the safeguards we are taking at Mundelein Park & Recreation District to keep you and our staff healthy while learning this very important life skill.
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Swimmer Madisyn Cox “Going All In” On The 2021 Olympics
Madisyn Cox is putting her life on hold for another year to pursue her Olympic dreams at the 2021 games in Tokyo. The U.S. National Team swimmer shares why she’s delaying medical school and continuing to prepare for the 2021 Olympics.
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Swimmers screened for COVID-19 symptoms in Manchester
Dealing with Monday’s extreme heat is more challenging than previous summers because of COVID-19 safety shutdowns and restrictions.