Category: Competition
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Swimming: France’s Supiot trains for Paralympics, three decades after Olympics
She competed in the Seoul Olympics in 1988, and more than thirty years later, French swimmer Claire Supiot is training to take part in next year’s Paralympics. Despite discovering she had the neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in 2008, 52-year-old Claire isn’t letting her disability get in the way of her dreams.
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Cody Simpson
Cody Simpson is an Australian musician, artist, and swimmer. Over the past 5 months, he has been training with Brett at a country club pool outside Los Angeles. Last weekend, Cody qualified for Australian Olympic Trials in the 100 LCM Butterfly posting a time of 54.91.
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Cody Simpson Says He Qualified for Olympic Swimming Trials — and Gets Shoutout from Michael Phelps
Cody Simpson is one step closer to the Olympics. On Saturday, the 23-year-old Australian singer — who is also an avid swimmer — revealed that he had qualified for his first Olympic trials. “I’d love to share this personal milestone and let you in on my current journey as an athlete that I’ve kept relatively low key until…
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Fastest Freestyle Swimming Technique – High Octane | The Race Club
Have you ever noticed everyone that swims the 50 freestyle in the Olympics has a very similar swim technique? It’s not a coincidence that the fastest way we (currently) know how to swim is with a straight or nearly straight arm recovery. Obviously, there are consequences to this technique as it drains energy very quickly.…
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OneTalk special presentation with Gary Hall Jr.
Olympic swimmer and diabetes advocate Gary Hall Jr. was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) 21 years ago, but hasn’t let the disease hold him back from greatness. Hall’s talents and drive have helped him win 10 Olympic medals, including five gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals. That same sense of willpower…
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The Speedo Sub20 Challenge with Caeleb Dressel
On Fastskin’s 20th birthday, we gave the fastest man on the planet the original super suit! See what Caeleb Dressel and fellow Olympian Elizabeth Beisel got up to at the pool, and whether the Sub20 barrier remains… Can Caeleb swim 50m in under 20 seconds? Watch to find out!
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Michael Phelps Gives Advice To Olympians Preparing For Tokyo Next Year | TODAY
Competitive swimmer and former Olympian Michael Phelps joins the 3rd hour of TODAY to talk about life at home with his family and to share his advice for athletes gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics, postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. “Paying attention to what you can control†is key, he says. “If I…