Category: Competition
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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. Watch this video on YouTube
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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. Faroe…
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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. Watch this video on YouTube
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How did swimmers truly feel when Tokyo 2020 was postponed?
In an extract from his podcast, Milorad Cavic gives his thoughts on the raw feelings swimmers may have had after the Olympics were postponed. Watch this video on YouTube
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Are Olympic Swimmers Crazy?
In this extract of his Social Kick podcast, George Bovell gives his thoughts on how the constant suppression of pain and arduous task management affects swimmers mentally. Are we all a bit crazy? Watch this video on YouTube
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Back to the pool: USA Swimming unveils tentative schedule
USA Swimming is planning a return to the pool. Watch this video on YouTube
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The Habits & Hustle Podcast Episode 61: Ryan Lochte – American Competitive Swimmer and 12-Time Olympic Medalist
Ryan Lochte is an American competitive swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. He is the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by the total number of medals. In today’s episode, he talks about how he prepares mentally and physically for competitive swimming, how his relationship with Michale Phelps developed, and how success only made him…
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IOC member Guy Drut says plans for 2024 Paris Olympics are ‘obsolete and outdated’ because of virus
Plans for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are “obsolete and outdated” in light of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee member and former French sports minister Guy Drut said Sunday. Drut, who won gold in the 110-meter hurdles in 1976 and took silver in 1972, wrote in a column for Franceinfo that the Olympic…
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Top Swimmer Loses “Feel” in Lockdown
Srihari Nataraj has never been away from the pool for so long in a decade long career. The national record-holding swimmer says it was very important to stay positive, patient and be calm during the lockdown. Watch this video on YouTube