Category: Competition
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Inside Droga5 and Under Armour’s Last Goodbye for Michael Phelps
This week on our Tagline podcast, we unpack one of the great sports ads of the past decade, Droga5’s Michael Phelps spot for Under Armour, made for the 2016 Olympics. We look at how the spot shed new light on the world’s greatest swimmer, how it was expertly concepted and crafted, and how it was…
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Bill Sweetenham
Bill Sweetenham, 5x Olympic Head Coach of 3 different countries, was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. He has led Australia, Hong Kong, Great Britain, and Argentina’s national swimming programs. Great Britain went from just 3 Finals swims to Top 3 in medal count at the Olympics. In his early days…
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Five #UofStirling swimmers selected for Team GB Olympics team | University of Stirling
We’re incredibly proud of the five #UofStirling swimmers who will make the trip to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer after being selected for Team GB. 👏💚
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Road to Tokyo: First Competition in 17 months & Q&A | Michael Gunning Vlogs
This extended Olympic Cycle has been a tough one, but I’m still battling through the highs and lows with a big smile on my face. The UK government rules and restrictions meant that British Swimming decided to change the entry conditions of the British Olympic Trials (British Championships)… which meant I was no longer allowed…
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Keen Swimmers in Kent Get a Lesson With Olympic Champion Adam Peaty
Current World and Olympic champion Adam Peaty held one of his first swimming clinics in Strood. He revealed the secrets of his record-breaking breaststroke to the lucky 100 children who managed to secure a place.
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Adam Peaty | The Fastest Swimmer We’ve Ever Seen? | Propulsion Swimming
Where do we start with the British Swimming legend, Adam Peaty? He is literally redefining the breaststroke technique and because of this, his 100m world record 56.88, is nearly 2 seconds faster than any other breaststroke swimmer in the world! We’ve spoken to coaches about Adam Peaty’s training routine and schedule and the London Roar…
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Myanmar Swimmer to Forgo Tokyo Olympics in Protest at Junta Violence
A Myanmar swimmer will skip the Tokyo Olympics in protest against the coup perpetrated by his country’s military, saying he will not represent his nation when hundreds of protesters have been killed by authorities. Win Htet Oo, a 26-year-old freestyle swimmer, said in a statement posted on his Facebook page on April 10 that he…
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Australian swimming great, Olympic gold medalist John Konrads dies at 78
John Konrads, who set 26 individual freestyle swimming world records and won an Olympic gold medal in 1960, has died, the Sport Australia Hall of Fame announced Monday. He was 78. Konrads was born in Latvia in 1942 and moved to Australia with his parents, his two sisters, and a grandmother in 1949. “As a…
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South Africa’s Schoenmaker: Top Medal Contender in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke Events at Tokyo 2021
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker is a leading medal contender in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events at Tokyo 2021 and hopes she can end the rainbow nation’s 21 years wait for a medal in the women’s swimming events at the Summer Games. The 23-year-old African champion chatted to CGTN’s Sias du Plessis.