Category: Competition
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Innovative Japanese Dominate Swimming History | The Olympics On The Record
A look at the era in Olympic history when the swimming pool was dominated by the pioneering Japanese. Starting off with a gold in 1928. How Japan Changed Swimming Forever | The Olympics On The RecordWatch this video on YouTube
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Ester and Bijač, two water polo stars with Barcelona at their feet
Laura Ester and Marko Bijač have stared this morning in the Barcelona 2018 Photo Opportunity by the main entrance of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), with incredible views of the city at their feet. The two players considered by LEN as the best of 2017 have posed for the cameras before their debut…
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Bozeman swimmer ready to prove she can race with the older girls
It’s not hard to tell that after one glance, Julia Huffmaster is special. But that wasn’t always the case. “I wasn’t good at first. But after a few years of going to competitions, I was up there I guess,” Julia Huffmaster smiled. See Montana Sports Bozeman swimmer ready to prove she can race with the…
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TOO cold to SWIM fast | Cody Miller Vlog_51
Some times you’ve gotta stick it out when the pool is freezing. DEAL WITH IT Watch this video on YouTube
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Māori swimmer wins supreme award
Tainui swimmer Lewis Clareburt won the supreme Swimmer of the Year award at the Swimming New Zealand Awards at the weekend. He was also the recipient of the International Swimmer of the Year award. It’s been a very successful past 6 months for the 18-year-old who won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in April. Earlier…
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Second phase of Thai cave rescue is underway
Thai officials said Monday the second phase of the rescue of the boys and their coach trapped in a cave is underway. Despite being in the rainy season, it’s actually dry. CBS News foreign correspondent Ben Tracy reports from Chiang Rai, Thailand. Watch this video on YouTube https://youtu.be/ARxTDNjtkPI Watch this video on YouTube Watch this…
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Going the extra length
The swim coach of Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas, says you can’t overstate the underachievement of his school’s swim team; he measures success by his athletes not getting disqualified. So when Gerald Hodges – a pretty-good athlete who couldn’t swim – joined up, it was because he couldn’t bear not being good at something.…
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Helsinki (FIN), Day 5
Russia dominates, Kolesnikov, Kesely with 8 medals apiece, Milak wins two in 12mins With five more titles on the closing day, Russia cemented its top position at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships – a trend lasting since 2012. Kliment Kolesnikov is the man of the meet with 8 medals (6 golds, 2 silvers), while…
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Man Labeled ‘ID Adam’ Is Fired After Calling the Police on a Black Woman at Pool
The temperature in Winston-Salem, N.C., crested at 90 degrees on July 4 — the same day Jasmine Edwards and her son, both African Americans, sought the cool waters of the pool in their private community. Adam Bloom was there, too, confident in his charge of helping enforce neighborhood rules as the ‘pool chair’ of the…