Category: Competition
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Interview with Former Olympic Swimmer Anthony Ervin! Part 1 “Life with Tourette”
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All Missy Franklin 🇺🇸 London 2012 Finals! | Athlete Highlights
Melissa Jeanette Franklin ” Missy” Johnson has won four Olympic Gold Medals and the Bronze Medal in the 4 x 100 m freestyle in her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at age 17. She swept the women’s backstroke events, winning gold in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke. Franklin’s successes have…
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Stanford 400 freestyle relay — 2017 NCAA swimming championships
Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Janet Hu and Lia Neal of Stanford combined to win the 400 freestyle relay event to close out the 2017 NCAA swimming and diving championships. Their time of 3:08.97 set then-American and NCAA records. Stanford 400 freestyle relay — 2017 NCAA swimming championshipsWatch this video on YouTube
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Paltrinieri & Jaeger’s thrilling head-to-head race at Kazan 2015 | FINA World Championships
Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri and Connor Jaeger from the USA were head to head in the last 50 meters of the Men’s 1500m Freestyle at the FINA World Championships 2015 in Kazan. Can you remember who claimed the Gold Medal? A thrilling final to watch until the very end! Paltrinieri & Jaeger's thrilling head-to-head race at…
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SCSU swim team member killed in Meriden crash
A member of the swimming and diving team at Southern Connecticut State University died in a crash in Meriden Sunday, the university said. Jaylon Nixon, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-car crash on Research Parkway, according to police. The other driver was seriously injured; neither car had passengers. This season, Nixon…
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How to photograph a swim meet – recommended camera settings and tips | Jeff Cable
Years ago, I wrote a blog post giving instructions on how to photograph a swim meet. Even with many years passing since I wrote that, it is still one of my most read blog posts. This video takes that information & more and brings it to YouTube. I hope that the recommended camera settings and…
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Illinois Swimming and Diving Gets Creative With Training
With public swimming pools closed during the pandemic, Illinois swimmers are getting creative with their training. Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan, public pools won’t be open until Phase Four, so in the meantime, the Illini have turned to alternatives for their off-season training. Illinois swimming and diving gets creative with trainingWatch this video on YouTube
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World champion swimmer Maggie MacNeil has outgrown the family pool
Watching gold medalist Maggie MacNeil of London try to work out in the backyard pool she learned to swim in, is like watching a dolphin in a too-small aquarium, one or two strokes and she’s at the wall. MacNeil is making the best of a bad situation by swimming with a weight resistance machine, but…