Category: Competition
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Swimmer Nathan Adrian: ‘I Feel Good’ Heading Into Tokyo Olympics | TODAY
Nathan Adrian, a five-time gold medalist in swimming, talks to TODAY about competing in the long-awaited Tokyo Olympics. “I feel good,” he says, adding that “the extra year helped smooth out some kinks” from surgeries he underwent while battling cancer. He also talks about fatherhood, saying “Dad life is the best.”
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Protests Against Tokyo Olympics as Japan Suffers COVID Surge
With just one hundred days to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in July, the city is seeing protests calling for the Games to be delayed.
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With 100 Days To Go, Tokyo Scrambles to Stage Pandemic Olympics
When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and political instability. But 100 days before the start of the Olympics, the organizers face a deluge of challenges and growing uncertainty as the pandemic rages around the world, affecting…
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Freya Anderson Excited For British Swimming Olympic Trials
A place at the Tokyo Olympic Games is the goal for World, European and Commonwealth champion Freya Anderson, who is among 18 University of Bath-based swimmers competing in the Selection Trials in London in April 2021.
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Matt Biondi: Fighting to Right Wrongs, Episode #111 | Champion’s Mojo Performance Talk
Matt Biondi is one of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers — but he left the sport 30 years ago due to unhappiness with the status quo. He felt forced to give up his dreams to become a professional swimmer and earned a Masters Degree in Education, teaching math for nearly two decades. Today, he has…
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My Happy Place: Brianna Throssell
Olympic Swimmer Brianna Throssell tells us about her favorite local pool. It’s closer than you think. What’s your happy place?
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Australia’s best turn out for Gold | 2021 Open Nationals
What a week of swimming it’s been! Swimming Australia has wrapped up an outstanding Age Championships, despite many hurdles. And now we have five more days of explosive competition to look forward to as Australia’s swimming powerhouses converge on the Gold Coast. Good luck to our NSW competitors, coaches and clubs!
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$500,000 Camera System To Get the Fastest Dive in the World | Adam Peaty Vlogs
I hope you enjoy this training vlog. I have been putting a lot of effort into working on my start over the last few years as it has always been the weakest part of my race. In this video I go through 6 starts trying to nail every single one to perfection. After each start…