Month: March 2023
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Two Sisters – One Figure Skater, One Swimmer… | Who Is More Likely? | Olympics
Two sisters at the top of their game | Get to know swimmer Summer McIntosh and figure skater Brooke McIntosh – siblings and elite athletes both competing for Team Canada.
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‘Go Go Go!’: Watch 16-Year-Old Summer McIntosh Learn How to Drive | CBC Sports
Canadian Olympic swimmer Summer McIntosh might be on a superstar athletic path, but she’s still only 16 years old, and normal teenage growing pains happen to everyone.
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A New Documentary Short Explores the Recall of Judge Aaron Persky | MSNBC
The new documentary short by MSNBC Films “The Recall: Reframed” looks at the recall election of California Judge Aaron Persky, who faced nationwide backlash after handing down a lenient sentence to Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. Filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen joins The Sunday Show to discuss what inspired her to explore the complicated effect the recall…
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Free-Diver David Vencl Plunges to Record Depth in Frozen Swiss Lake | Guardian Sport
David Vencl emerged from the depths of Switzerland’s Lake Sils after a record dive of 52.1 meters beneath the ice without a wetsuit. The 40-year-old Czech diver’s record vertical plunge in a single breath follows his entry into the Guinness World Records book for swimming the length of a frozen Czech lake in 2021. Vencl dived through a hole in the ice then retrieved a sticker…
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YMCA: Leaders in Swim Lessons & Swim Safety | First Coast News
Megan Hansson, Regional Aquatics Director, shares why swim lessons are a must for everybody living on the First Coast. She puts Mike to the test at First Coast YMCA.
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Secret Technique Pro Swimmers and Triathletes Use to Go Faster… and How You Can Do It Too | Josh Lewis
It’s been a while since I’ve found a swim tip and trick that has massively improved my swimming technique, so thought I’d share!
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A Swimming Pool in Devon Is Saving Money by Heating Water With Computers | GBNews
‘Before the war in Ukraine, our gas bill was less than £20,000 a day, last year it was over £80,000, so it’s quadrupled.’ Peter Gilpin from LED Community Leisure in Devon explains how they have saved money by using computers to heat their swimming pool water.
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Their Swim Lessons Come With a Sign Language Interpreter | CBC News
A pilot program in Edmonton is offering accessible swim lessons to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The program pairs a swim instructor with an American Sign Language interpreter who is on hand to translate lessons in the pool.
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Conquering the Deep End: Amanda DeVoe Learns How to Swim | News4JAX
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 through 4 in the state of Florida.