Year: 2020
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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!!
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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,…