Year: 2020
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Olympic gold medal swimmer Carrie Bates discusses COVID-19’s impact on youth sports
COVID-19 and remote schooling can be challenging enough. But the postponement or cancellation of many school sports has made this year even more stressful for student-athletes. Three-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Carrie Bates with the Betty Ford Center in San Diego joined Good Morning San Diego to discuss how the removal of athletics can contribute…
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Aussie swimmer survives freezing triple crossing of the English Channel | 60 Minutes Australia
From in November … It was the swim of three lifetimes. Last week, Melbourne girl Chloe McCardel waded into the chill waters of Southern England, determined to become just the fourth person to make a triple crossing of the English Channel. How she found the courage to dive into that rough and unpredictable ocean just…
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Coaches Corner: Jonty Skinner on Technique
This is perhaps the most in-depth/comprehensive discussion on stroke mechanics and technique available anywhere! The amount of insight and knowledge of the technical application of all 4 strokes is truly remarkable and will inspire all coaches to carefully consider how they’re developing their philosophies and how they approach working with their athletes. You will learn…
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‘The water is very dangerous and unforgiving’: survival swim lessons are saving lives in the Triad
A $70,000 grant is helping Safe Swim NC teach survival swim lessons to kids in the Triad. Leslie Durm’s youngest son was one of dozens of kids to graduate the six-week program that started in October. Advocates of the Infant Swimming Resource’s Self Rescue program believe ten minutes a day can save a child’s life. …
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This Near Vertical Water Slide At A Belgium Theme Park Is Just Terrifying
The Sky Drop waterslide at Plopsaqua De Panne is not for the faint of heart. See Digg
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First-ever Artistic Swimming Virtual Challenge | Female Solo: 13-15 & Junior
Watch the first ever Artistic Swimming Virtual Challenge. Athletes from around the world have been invited to participate in this motivating, fun and exciting new format that showcases a series of dryland routines and elements. All participating athletes have recorded their performances using a water filter app and the end-result is phenomenal.
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Join Adam Peaty’s Team Over Christmas
Hi everyone! I am hosting my first ever virtual Race Clinic on the 29th of December! We will be going through what has made some of my best performances so good, you will be completing a gym session with myself where you can try and outwork me, and also getting an insight into what makes…
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ISL Season 2 Full Match 1
If you want to see what ISL champions look like, if you want to see the journey from failure to glory, if you want to see your favourite swimmers from Cali Condors, Energy Standard, LA Current, and NY Breakers go all out, then this is your shot.
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505 Estonians Brave Freezing Water to Set a New Record for Largest Swimming Relay
With the number of cases of COVID-19 rising and little hope of travel to warm beaches, thousands of Estonians have taken up swimming in the near-freezing Baltic sea.