Category: Competition
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The Fast and The Furious – Swimming Documentary
During the 1980s, Canadian swim titans Alex Baumann and Victor Davis ruled the pool. Baumann was a quiet, analytical IM and freestyle specialist who would win two gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, while Davis, a fiery and brash world-record-breaking breaststroker, had his life tragically cut short when he was hit by a…
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Paris 2024 scraps temporary aquatics venue in cost control measures
The Paris 2024 organising committee has made further revisions to its construction plans, announcing that it will no longer build two temporary venues as part of a suite of cost control measures to ensure the French city delivers the Olympic Games within its initial €3.8bn ($4.5bn/£3.5bn) budget. Paris had originally planned to build a permanent…
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Pump Room: Denison University Head Coach Gregg Parini on Great, Small College Swimming
Listen to Gregg Parini talk about how elite-level swimming is alive and well in NCAA Division 3!
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Most coaches don’t teach these 4 ways to swim | Skills NT Swimming
4 ways to swim freestyle and they can all be fast. You just need to practice the small details of each one. I hope this video helps you finding the best way to swim for you.
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Coaches Corner: Curiosity in Coaching | Fitter and Faster Swim Camps
Join Coaches Corner host Mike Murray as he welcomes Coach Mark Hesse for a discussion on why having a curious mind is an essential component for your growth as a leader in the sport of swimming. Mike & Mark will investigate some strategies for coaches to gain a deeper understanding of how to evolve, ways…
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China Breaks Mixed Medley Relay World Record For First Swimming World Record of 2020
China’s team of Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan lowered the world record in the mixed medley relay at the Chinese National Swimming Championships in Qingdao with a 3:38.41. The swim lowers the Americans’ world record of 3:38.56 from the 2017 World Championships, as this marks the first official world record in…
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Nina Zhivanevskaya wins Gold for Spain – Championships Record! | FINA World Championships
Spain’s Nina Zhivanevskaya was in good spirits during the 50m Backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona and she clearly reflected this in her performance. She sprinted her way to the finish in a Championships Record time (28.48), just 2 hundredths of a second ahead of Ilona Hlavackova from the Czech Republic.
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Lezak, Bousquet talk about the 4×100 Free Relay from Beijing Olympics
Did you know this was the first time France had ever medaled in a relay in the Olympics?
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DU suspends 38 swimming/diving student-athletes for attending large off-campus party
The University of Denver suspended 38 men’s and women’s swimming and diving athletes for recently attending a large off-campus party, in violation of local and state health restrictions as well as university policies addressing the spread of COVID-19. All athletes will be forbidden to participate in team activities through the rest of the fall quarter…