Year: 2020
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Swimmers gather for annual cold swim in Prague centre
Hundreds of swimmers take a cold swim in the Vltava river in Prague’s historic centre on St Stephen’s Day. The 74th edition of the Alfred Nikodem Memorial took place under tight anti-virus measures.
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World Record – Daiya Seto | 200m Butterfly | #FINAHangzhou2018
Two years ago, a crazy race entered in the history of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)! In the 200m Butterfly event at #FINAHangzhou2018, Chad Le Clos in Lane 1 was still the man to beat, while Daiya Seto and Zhuhao LI, Lane 4 and 5, had the best seed times. The pace was so…
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Coaches Corner: The Evolution of Dry-Land Training, Atiba Wade
Atiba Wade is former NCAA All-American at the University of Georgia and grew up swimming for the storied PDR swim team, led by legendary Coach Jim Ellis in Philadelphia, PA. Most notably, Atiba is a leader and innovator in dry-land training and functional fitness for swimmers. In addition to running programs for his many fitness…
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World Record РKatinka Hossz̼ | 200m Medley | #FINADoha2014
Katinka Hosszú from Hungary sets the women’s 200m medley World Record with a time of 2:01​. The 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) were held in Doha, Qatar.
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Two World Records back-to-back | Chad Le Clos | 100m Butterfly
Enjoy these back-to-back World Record performances from South Africa’s Chad Le Clos in the 100m Butterly during the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). He first set an amazing new time in Doha 2014 (48.44) and then on this day in Windsor 2016, he broke his own WR in a time of 48.08.
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Copa Nadal 2020: Winter/Christmas Swimming Competition – Club Natació Barcelona
Copa Nadal or Christmas Cup, is a traditional swimming competition organized by Club Natació Barcelona. It’s held during the winter season, on Christmas Day! The swimmers shall swim through 200 meters of open water in Port Vell Barcelona. This is one of the oldest sports events in Barcelona and Europe, being created in 1907.
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Swimmers enjoy Christmas Day dips across the UK
Members of the public braved freezing temperatures for a festive dip in Dorset, Birmingham and Co Down.