Category: Competition
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Ultimate Swimmer Podcast: Darian Townsend
Darian Townsend is a 3x Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012) for his native country of South Africa. A gold medalist and a multi-time world-record holder, Darian made a name for himself on the global swim scene in the 2000s. Since retiring from life as a pro swimmer, Darian has continued to pursue excellence in the swimming…
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Ben Fisher
Last week Ben Fisher, a UC Santa Barbara Swimming alum, penned an open letter to Klete Keller that was shared on both Swimming World Magazine and Swim Swam.
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Championships Record | Nicholas Santos | #FINAHangzhou2018 | 50m Butterfly
At the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup in Budapest, Brazil’s Nicholas Santos broke the short-course world record in the 50m butterfly, in a time of 21.75. A few months later he went on to tackle his own world record with a very close finish of 21.81 and a new Championships record at the 2018 FINA…
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World Record – Amanda Beard 🇺🇸 | #FINABarcelona2003
Don’t miss out this epic flashback from the Women’s 200m Breaststroke final at the 2003 FINA World Championships and the battle for the Gold Medal between Amanda Beard and Leisel Jones. With a terrific sprint in the last 50m, the American swimmer won the race and equalled the World Record.
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World Record – Team Australia | #FINAShanghai2006 | 4x100m Medley Relay
Relive Team Australia’s World Record performance in this epic flashback with this power team: Jessicah Schipper, Jade Edmistone, Lisbeth Lenton, and Tayliah Zimmer. In the Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Shanghai, these four athletes set an outstanding time World Record time of 3:51.84!
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World Record – Markus Rogan vs. Ryan Lochte | Manchester 2008 | 200m Backstroke
Relive the 200m Backstroke and new World Record set by Austria’s Markus Rogan of Austria at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Manchester. Rogan outpaced Ryan Lochte, who was the previous World Record holder by less than a tenth of a second in a time of 1:47.84 seconds. Enjoy watching!
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Dara Torres Tells Us How to Keep Kids Active This Winter
Winter can be tough to keep kids physically and mentally active. Olympic medalist swimmer, Dara Torres, gives us a peek at Elanation, an app designed to keep kids active – while having fun! Visit elanation.com for more info.
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Matt Richards Interview | Training in Lockdown, Shifting Goals and YouTube | Propulsion Swimming
On this week’s Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking to Junior Gold Medalist and up-and-coming GB sprinter Matt Richards!