Month: April 2022
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Biological Males Are ‘Always’ Going to Be Faster: Emily Seebohm | Sky News Australia
Australian Swimmer Emily Seebohm has weighed into the transgender sporting debate saying there’s nothing worse than training for years only to have it thrown away because “someone was biologically fitter, stronger (and) faster than you”. “Biological males are always going to be stronger, fitter, faster than biological females,” Ms Seebhom told Sky News host Peta…
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Hundreds of Swimming Teachers Urgently Needed After Pandemic | 9 News Australia
Hundreds of swimming teachers are urgently needed after the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to lessons and drove employees away. This new recruitment drive is aiming to save children’s lives.
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Overcoming the Distinct Challenge of Indoor Swimming | Waterman | American Masters | PBS
After smashing the Amateur Athletic Union’s world record in 1911, Duke Kahanamoku was brought from Hawaii to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to prove his talents in another race. But Duke found his mind and body shocked by his first time swimming in an indoor pool. Though he lost this race, he would go on to win many…
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Caught on Camera: Geese Attack Swimmers at Barton Springs Pool | FOX 7 Austin
A visitor took the video on his cell phone over the weekend. But, lifeguards say this is becoming “commonplace.”
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Swimming Pool Inspections Getting Underway Across Wake County | CBS 17
Most pools in the area aren’t open yet, but testing is underway because pool season is coming fast.
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The Breakout Swimmer of 2022? | The Social Kick
From practice to prom, to the podium? Teenage super phenom Claire Curzan joins us to chat about her prep for the upcoming US World Championship Trials. Already an Olympic silver medalist and American record holder, Claire has been carving her name into the record books since she was a kid, and so far in 2022,…
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‘It Needs to Be Fair’: Aussie Swimmer Weighs in on Transgender Athlete Debate | 9 News Australia
Australian swimming star and Olympic gold medalist, Emily Seebohm, has her say on the transgender athlete debate claiming that everyone should be included, but that “we also need to think of fairness”.
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Olympian Michael Phelps Opens Up About Mental Health | Bloomberg
Swimming legend Michael Phelps opens up to Chris Paul about his struggle with mental health on How I Got On the first episode of Bloomberg’s How I Got Here with Chris Paul, Paul sits down with 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps to talk about his life as a competitive swimmer, his highest and lowest moments and how he…
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Birmingham 2022 Celebrates 100 Days to Go At Completed Sandwell Aquatics Centre as Tickets Go Back on Sale
Construction at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre has been completed 100 days before the start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Swimmers and divers gather at the brand-new venue to celebrate the 100-day countdown, and to mark the final major release of tickets Tickets for every single sport at Birmingham 2022, the biggest multi-sport event to…