Author: rokur
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Tokyo 2020: How Coronavirus Forced an Olympic Postponement
The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed until 2021 after talks between Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach. Abe felt that postponing the games was the most appropriate response to the global disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a look back at events over the past seven…
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Philip Hodges Loch Ness Solo Swim
On the 25th of July 2017, in a time of 13 hours and 44 minutes I swam the length of Loch Ness from Loch End to Fort Augustus. The swim was observed by Helen Beveridge, ratified and certified by the British Long Distance Swimming Association (BLDSA). I was the first Australian to complete this swim…
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Commercial Aquatics Australia Advise Facilities on Swimming Pool Maintenance During COVID-19 Closure
“We understand a number of privately owned centres are simply ‘hitting the emergency stop button’ and walking out, as well as a number of Government facilities run by third party operators being told their services are no longer required and as such facilities have been switched off. “An immediate and complete shutdown of your swimming…
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US Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky says postponing Olympics was ‘certainly the right call’
For superstar US swimmer Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who has 15 world championship titles and has broken 14 world records, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of the coronavirus pandemic was disappointing, “but it was certainly the right call,” she told CNN on Thursday. Read CNN
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Tokyo Olympics Organizers Considering July 2021 for Opening Ceremony
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, will likely open on July 23, 2021, according to people familiar with the matter. The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers bowed to widespread pressure among athletes, sports federations and national Olympic committees and on Tuesday agreed to postpone the Games to 2021 but left the…
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Japan’s emotional Artistic Swimming moment at Kazan 2015 | Full length | FINA World Championships
Back in 2015, at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, we had an incredible Team Technical final in Artistic Swimming that was all emotional. While Russia claimed the gold medal and China got second, Team Japan came in last to win the bronze medal with an outstanding and beautiful performance that led to tears. Let’s…
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Swimspiration in Isolation
Outdoor Swimmer magazine is an independent monthly magazine dedicated to swimming outdoors. Written by swimmers for swimmers, each issue of Outdoor Swimmer is a celebration of swimming outside with inspirational stories, wild swimming spots, technique advice and stunning photography. Every issue also includes nutrition, training plans for beginners and experienced swimmers, events, wildlife, destinations, interviews…
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Swimmer Olivia Bray Set to Compete in 2020 Olympic Trials, Now Postponed One Year
The first time I saw her swim she was in the 8 and under program and she just flowed through the water,” head coach Doug Fonder said. “That’s a very God-given natural thing, the ability to flow.†The 18-year-old has come a long way since her swim coach Doug Fonder saw her swim for the…
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Would You Swim in Lake Ohrid in Wintertime? | Orthodox Epiphany Day
Would you swim in Lake Ohrid when the air temperature is just above freezing? Well, lots of people do every year to celebrate the Orthodox day of Epiphany in North Macedonia. https://youtu.be/pnFAJX3zEPY