Category: Competition
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The pandemic is a nightmare for one local competitive swimmer
There’s nothing worse for an athlete than knowing they’re losing ground to their competition, especially in these times. And as Neal Jones reports, that nightmare is coming true for one local swimmer. Watch this video on YouTube
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Countries with Most Olympic Swimming Medals over Time (1896-Now)
In this video the top 25 countries based on their number of Olympic medals in Swimming are shown over time, starting with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 til now. Watch this video on YouTube
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Missy Franklin’s First Individual Gold Medal | Shanghai 2011 | FINA World Championships
Let’s take a look back to Missy Franklin’s first individual title at the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai? Enjoy her spectacular performance in full length! Missy Franklin's First Individual Gold Medal | Shanghai 2011 | FINA World ChampionshipsWatch this video on YouTube
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FINA confirms new dates for FINA World Championships in Fukuoka (JPN)
Following consultation with the city of Fukuoka, Japan Swimming Federation, organizers, athletes, coaches, technical committees, TV partners and sponsors, FINA is pleased to announce that the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka (JPN), initially scheduled for the summer of 2021, will now take place from May 13-29, 2022. “After liaising with the relevant stakeholders and receiving feedback…
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César Cielo Filho’s World Record at Rome 2009 | FINA World Championships
Watch the 100M Free from the 2009 edition of the FINA World Championships in Rome, where César Cielo Filho from Brazil crowned himself with the World Record for his time of 46.91, the first official time under 47 seconds. Watch this video on YouTube
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FFT Insider: Olympic Legend Jenny Thompson
Get inside the mind of one of the greatest female athletes of all time. In this episode of #FFTLIVE we interviewed TWELVE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST and Legend Jenny Thompson. She was joined on the webinar by 5-time Olympian as both a swimmer and coach Brett Hawke along with Fresno State head coach Jeanne Fleck and McKendree…
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Local swimmer on missing Olympic trials and training at home
Milton Marlin alumnus Madison Macor was hoping to compete in the Olympic trials for the first time this year. Of course, the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to that goal. Macor is finding ways to keep training while waiting for the pools to open. Watch this video on YouTube
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Budapest’s European Aquatics Championships Pushed Back to 2021
The European Aquatics Championships, originally scheduled to be held in Budapest from May 11 to 24, 2020, will be postponed to 2021 in view of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the organisers said. The exact dates will be decided at the European swimming league LEN’s November congress, Sándor Wladár, the head of the Hungarian swimmers’ association, told…
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LEN cancels European Junior Championships in all disciplines, Europeans TBD
The LEN Bureau held a videoconference and decided to cancel the European Junior Championships in all disciplines for 2020. This summer would have seen the best young swimmers racing in Aberdeen, the divers in Edinburgh, the artistic swimmers in Malta, the open water swimmers in France while Rome and Volos would have hosted the respective…