Category: Competition
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Video: Kira Toussaint Takes Down World Record in 50 Backstroke
Heading into the semifinals of the International Swimming League season, one of the world records on alert was the women’s 50-meter backstroke. Indeed, that global standard went down on Saturday at the Duna Arena in Budapest, as the London Roar’s Kira Toussaint covered her two laps in 25.60 to better the 2014 mark of Etiene Medeiros. The Brazilian held the mark for…
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Shayna Jack’s doping ban halved after court finding | 7NEWS
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack’s suspension from the sport has been halved to two years. A court has found she didn’t intentionally take a banned substance.
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2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Asia Seidt: “Dear Swimming”
“Dear Swimming: You taught me it was OK to be a strong female leader in the world of sports.” 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Asia Seidt reflects on how the sport and her experience as a swimmer at the University of Kentucky changed her life.
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Big Sense of Gratitude to the ISL League – Anton Mckee – Toronto Titans (Pinnacle Racing VT – PRVT)
Anton McKee shares with us his “big sense of gratitude to the ISL League” for what they are doing for the sport of swimming and for the continuity of professional swimmers like him. Anton has won three of the four matches in the 200 Breaststroke so far before the semi-final match. During the process, he…
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Matthew Welsh’s World Record at Barcelona 2003 | Men’s 50m Butterfly
Today we’re taking you back to an unexpected turn of events in the 50m Butterly from the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. Australia’s Matt Welsh set a new World Record with a time of 23.43!
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Advice to swimmers swimming at Olympic Trials | Inside with Brett Hawke
David Plummer has been to 4 Olympic Trials. Here’s how he messed up and how you can avoid the same mistakes he made.
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Boxer Swimming Participates in “Hour of Power”
The Boxer Swim teams take part in the 15th Annual Ted Mullin Fund Hour of Power Relay for sarcoma research & awareness
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Anton McKee Talks from Budapest – ISL League – Toronto Titans & Pinnacle Racing VT
Today I will be chatting with the GREAT Icelander swimmer Anton McKee about his record breaking performance with the Toronto Titans and the ISL. Anton trains here in Blacksburg (Virginia) with the Pinnacle Racing VT swim team