Category: Competition
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St. Charles record-breaking swimmer Autumn Looney has big dreams: The Olympics
Autumn Looney already owns several conference and State records and, if her dreams come true, could one day be the best swimmer to ever come out of St. Louis. https://youtu.be/97y_pY2I0Wg Watch this video on YouTube
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Snapped: Mark Spitz on His Remarkable Seven-In-Seven at Munich 1972
“I look kind of mean and aggressive looking,” Spitz said of the mesmerising photograph above. “Not mean in a personality way, but powerful.” For the modern viewer, the lack of goggles, let alone a swimming cap, is one of the most immediately striking aspects of the image; that and the fact that it looks like the nine-time Olympic champion…
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The Science of Sport: Aiding Kylie Masse’s charge to podium
In this edition of The Science of Sport, we examine the latest scientific initiative that Canada’s Swimming World Champion Kylie Masse hopes will help with her charge to the podium.
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Longtime East Kentwood swim coach calls it a career
After 38 seasons as swim head coach at East Kentwood, Jock Ambrose is retiring. (Feb. 5, 2019) Longtime East Kentwood swim coach calls it a careerWatch this video on YouTube
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Promising swimmer shot in Rome won’t walk again
Manuel Bortuzzo, a 20-year-old who was shot in front of a nightclub on Saturday night, will not walk again, a doctor at Rome’s San Camillo Hospital said on Tuesday. Bortuzzo, a promising swimmer, underwent a double surgery on Sunday to stop a thoracic hemorrhage and to remove the bullet that had lodged in his spine.…
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Team USA Insider | Meet Elizabeth Beisel
Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel talks about her career with Team USA Insider. https://youtu.be/dVxFcZ-mYCE
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Olivia Smoliga shines at #FINAHangzhou2018 | Best FINA moments 2018
In 2012, Olivia Smoliga participated for the first time at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Istanbul. Since then she improved a lot and shined at #FINAHangzhou2018 – she set two World Records no one collected more gold medals than her at the event! Watch this video on YouTube