Category: Competition
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Deaf swimmer overcomes odds to score college scholarship
Deaf swimmer overcomes odds to score college scholarship Video: Deaf swimmer overcomes odds to score college scholarshipWatch this video on YouTube
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Syrian Swimmer Splashes into Stardom
Yusra Mardini nearly drowned trying to escape the war in Syria. A year later, she was competing in the Olympics. Here’s her story. https://youtu.be/gL9MIojZwj8 From Syrian Refugee to Olympic Swimmer | Good Morning BritainWatch this video on YouTube
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Freedom Aquatics Swimmers – Elena Uttaro commits to Lafayette College
Congratulations to our 2018 Graduate Swimmer – Elena Uttaro on Signing a Letter if Intent to Lafayette College and becoming a valuable member of the class of 2022 and Division 1 Women’s Swimming and Diving Team! Watch this video on YouTube
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Talk with Geoff Cheah, ex Olympic swimme
Geoffrey is a 2016 Olympian, influencer and first Hong Kong Male swimmer to win a heat at the Olympics and Gold on the Fina World Cup swimming circuit. He is an Asian Games Medalist and multi-time Hong Kong national record holder. Talk with Geoff Cheah, ex Olympic swimmerWatch this video on YouTube
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The Master’s Diary with Mark Spitz
U.S swimming legend Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich – a record haul that stood for 36 years. Spitz – who is a three-time World Swimmer of the Year – reflects on how Michael Phelps’ eight-medal haul at the 2008 Beijing Olympics liberated both swimmers. The Master's Diary with…
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Refugee to Rio: Syrian swimmer splashes into stardom
The story of Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini who took the 2016 Rio Olympics by storm is to be told in a Hollywood movie and a memoir that she hopes will inspire others and challenge negative perceptions of refugees. READ THE FULL STORY: http://news.trust.org/item/2018042600… Refugee to Rio: Syrian swimmer splashes into stardomWatch this video on YouTube
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St. John’s swimmer one of the fastest his age in Canada
Gliding through the water Noah Cumby’s streamlined frame moves faster than most — in fact, faster than almost everyone in Canada 18 years and younger. Watch this video on YouTube
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Paris 2024 said to be considering temporary option for aquatics centre
The newspaper Le Parisien first raised the possibility, putting the expected price tag at some €80 million (£70 million/$97 million). Reports underlined, however, that such a move would leave no legacy either for the local community or the French Swimming Federation. The cost of a permanent venue was put at $137.5 million (£98.5 million/€113 million) in 2024…
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Michael Phelps and his Swimming Philosophy | Jason Park | TEDxKISJeju
n his speech, Jason describes what success is in his own words and spells out how to be successful through a life of well-known sports player. Jason Park is a current sophomore (Year 11) at North London Collegiate School, Jeju. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently…