Category: Competition
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FFT Live: Swim Business – International Swim League & International Swimmers Alliance
The International Swimming League (ISL) and the International Swimmers Alliance were both established in 2019. The ISL features ten teams consisting of roster spots occupied by the fastest swimmers in the world. The competitions are spectacular in person – with each one reportedly costing in excess of one million dollars to produce!
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European Youth Olympic Festival postponed for a year to 2022
The 2021 Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has been postponed by a year, the European Olympic Committees (EOC) have said, to avoid a conflict in schedule with the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Originally scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 1, 2021, in Banska Bystrica in Slovakia, the Festival has been moved…
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Competitive Swimming – In the Zone
What is competitive swimming? We speak with ex-competitive swimmer Connor and speak with a sport scientist to learn how swimmers improve their fitness.
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New Perspectives w/ Nathan Adrian, Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy & Ryan Lochte | Off the Blocks, S3 Ep 2
This episode spotlights Nathan Adrian’s battle with testicular cancer and how returning to swimming after his surgeries has been his “home.†Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy and Ryan Lochte also make appearances to talk about their love for the sport, their favorite Olympic moment and how they plan to proceed now that the Olympic Trials and…
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Some Sports May Have to Skip This Year, Fauci Says
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading public health expert on President Trump’s coronavirus task force, said this week that it might be very difficult for major sports in the United Statesto return to action this year. Various leagues have considered a number of options for restarting play that came to a halt in mid-March, as the extent…
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Mireya Belmonte’s World Record Moment | Doha 2014 | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
Mireya Belmonte Garcia put on a show at the 2014 edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Qatar, Doha. Her epic performance in the 200M FLY, beating the Female Swimmer of the Year, Katinka Hosszu, and setting a new World Record is one to be remembered.
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Faroe Islands Trying to Swim Safely Through the Coronavirus Pandemic
A quick run-through of the precautions that have put into place in Faroese swimming, by the Faroe Islands Swimming Association in cooperation with its swim clubs and the Faroe Islands Coronavirus Advisory Panel, in order to prevent a possible spread of COVID-19 cases during swim practices now when carefully opening up again after lockdown. For…
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Swimming Back Pain: Olympic Silver Medalist Discusses Swimming with Bulging Disc
This extract from his podcast, Milorad Cavic reflects on his own seemingly irrational journey as an elite swimmer as he strived for greatness.