Year: 2020
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Warm weather ahead for this weekend – but there’s a warning for swimmers
This weekend will be warm and some people will probably want to go for a swim – but you need to know where you’re allowed to swim and where you’re not.
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Andrea Fuentes’ Epic Moment at Shanghai 2011 | FINA World Championships
Enjoy the remarkable performance of Andrea Fuentes, former artistic swimmer and currently Head Coach of the US Artistic Swimming team. Fuentes earned her well-deserved silver medal, behind Russia’s superstar Natalia Ischenko, in the Solo Free Final at the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai. The music accompanying her routine was no other…
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#MikeontheMic speaks to swimming coaches in Trinidad during #Covid19
Swimming coaches spend a lot of there time at the swimming pool where much of the coaching takes place. Coaches have the job of helping people to first learn how to swim and then making them faster and better. With swimming classes being canceled in T&T some coaches are trying to innovate in order to…
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Synchronized Swimmers Try To Keep Up With Water Polo Players | SELF
We challenged a group of synchronized swimmers to try to keep up with water polo players. These professional athletes take the ultimate test and see if their technique, form, and coordination are enough to keep up with the pros!
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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