Year: 2022
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Use this Technique to Make Your Backstroke Faster | The Race Club
In this video, we go back to the “lab” to test backstroke arm pull strength. Does using a bent arm provide a stronger pulling motion than a straight arm? Although we at The Race Club feel confident a bent arm pulling motion is stronger, we asked Israeli backstroker David Gamburg to help us prove it.…
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Ian Thorpe Speaks Out Against Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill | 7NEWS Australia
Olympic legend Ian Thorpe has spoken out against the Morrison government’s controversial religious discrimination bill, saying it would allow “state-sponsored discrimination.†The proposed laws, due to be introduced into parliament on Tuesday, are intended to prevent a person from being discriminated against on the basis of their religion. See 7NEWS
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Swimming: Is Taller Better? | Global Triathlon Network
Is being taller more beneficial when swimming? In this video, we go through the reasons why height is important to be competitive in swimming, also putting a very tall Connor Dunne vs a normal height Blake Samson in some ‘scientific’ tests to also determine this.
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Swimming | Tatjana Schoenmaker Prepares for Bigger Splash in 2022 | eNCA
Tatjana Schoenmaker etched her name into the history books, with her world record and gold medal in the pool at the Tokyo Olympics last year. Her next goal is excelling at the Commonwealth Games and to also make swimming more accessible in South Africa. eNCA’s Justin Ford has more.
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The World’s Largest Open-Water Swimming Event, the Midmar Mile, Will Take Place This Weekend | Newzroom Afrika
The world’s largest open-water swimming event, the Midmar Mile, will take place this weekend. The event will accommodate the competitive swimmer, the social swimmer, and the community of Mile Charity Challenge swimmers.
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A Young Woman Has Been Mauled by a Shark at a Notorious Surfbreak Near Esperance | 9News Perth
A young woman has been mauled by a shark at a notorious surf break near Esperance. The swimmer was floating on a pool ring in the shallows when she was bitten on the torso, doctors, and nurses at the local hospital praised for saving her life.
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Je’Sani Smith Foundation Seeks to Educate Swimmers About the Dangers of Rip Currents Ahead of Spring | KIII 3 News
Je’Sani was a King High School senior who was swept away by a rip current during a trip to the beach in 2019.
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Great North Swim 2022 | It’s In Our Nature
The Great North Swim,  10-12 June 2022, has something for everyone, for all ages and all abilities, whether you’re a seasoned swimmer or a beginner. Join thousands of like-minded people and set yourself an open water challenge in the great outdoors at the UK’s biggest open water swim event. If you’re going to swim, make it…
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Official Tries to Disqualify Competitor at Duluth YMCA Swim Meet Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ Swimsuit | CBS Minnesota
The Duluth YMCA said an official was removed from a swim meet Sunday after attempting to disqualify a swimmer for wearing a “Black Lives Matter†swimsuit. The meet was held at Superior High School. The YMCA said an “independent volunteer official inappropriately barred a student-athlete from taking part in the meet.†See CBS Minnesota