Category: Competition
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2021 European Aquatics Championships – Preview
Eager to race: 51 out of 52 countries send athletes to Budapest A participation record is on the horizon at the 2021 European Aquatics Championships as all but one LEN Member Federations will send their respective athletes to Budapest. In the Duna Arena, everything is set for the competitions in artistic swimming and diving in…
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Breeja Larson: Olympic Athletes Interviewed Episode 111 ‘My Setback Helped Me to Find New Passions’
Breeja Larson, Olympic champion shares her story how she grew up in a high poverty, low income area with 6 siblings, how she took up professional swimming at 17 years and became Olympic champion only 3 years later, and how she found new passions after not qualifying for the Rio Olympic Games.
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Japan Extends COVID Restrictions as Olympics Loom – BBC News
A state of emergency has been extended in several regions of Japan as Covid-19 cases surge, less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics. Restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto had been due to end on 11 May, but will now remain in place until the end of the month. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
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Olympic History – Hajos Turns Tragedy Into Glory in the Water
Hungarian architecture student Alfréd Hajos was the undisputed star of the swimming events at the 1896 Games. Born Alfréd Guttman and raised in Budapest, his prowess in the water had its roots in tragedy. He determined to become a good swimmer at the age of 13 after his father drowned in the River Danube. He…
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Video: Liliana Ibáñez, the Fastest Swimmer in the History of Mexico
Liliana Ibáñez is an Olympic swimmer, the fastest in the history of Mexico in the 100 free meters. She has a master’s degree in urban development from the University of Texas and is a Y20 Youth Summit delegate. This Guanajuato swimmer is one of the most outstanding athletes that Mexico has. In October 2020 he had to…
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Thomas County Central Swimmer Makes History as First Black Swim Signee in School History
Collin Dillard is forever in the record books for Thomas County Central swimming, and it’s more than just his times that are going down in history.
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Ultimate Swimmer Podcast: Penny Heyns
Penny Heyns is one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers in the history of the sport. She won gold in the 100 and 200 Meter Breaststroke at the Olympics in 1996 and is the only female swimmer ever to win both breaststroke events in the same Olympics. We hope you enjoy this interview with the great…
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Tokyo Olympics Should Be Called off, Michael Baker Says | 1 NEWS
The epidemiologist’s comments come as India prepares to send a team to the games despite grappling with a second wave of Covid-19.