Category: Competition
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Young Muslim swimmer aims for the Olympics
At age 15, swimmer Majester Abdul-Jilal of Charleston, W.Va., has big aims. He recently took first place in the YMCA nationals in the 200-meter breast stroke, swimming against 18-year-olds headed to Division 1 schools. And some of his best times have come when he has had to meet the needs of his Muslim faith, fasting…
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Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones’s dive into depression
Leisel Jones thought she had it all after snaring gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What followed was an unexpected bout of depression – leading to her darkest moment of all. […] I lie in bed at night wondering what’s wrong with me. You’ve done it, I tell myself. You’ve won the gold! Achieved your…
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Olympian Missy Franklin returns to pool where she learned how to swim
At the Greenwood Athletic Club, Olympic champion Missy Franklin is sitting right next to the same pool she learned to swim in as a child. “This is the pool where I first learned how to swim,” said Franklin. A few years have passed since then and in those years Missy has swam a long way.…
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Winning is self-defined | Janet Evans | TEDxOrangeCoast
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Janet shares with brio, emotion, and great storytelling how as a top female Olympic winner she discovered the true meaning of winning. More than an outside validation, winning is self defined. Janet says: The only way we will become the…
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Olympic swimmer Janet Evans joins L.A. bid to land 2024 Games
Four-time Olympic champion Janet Evans was named vice chairman and director of athlete relations for Los Angeles 2024, the committee bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The Fullerton native and El Dorado High graduate will head the LA 2024 athletes’ commission working with other Olympians and Paralympians to gather their input into Los Angeles…
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Kazan 2015: Record of cumulative TV audience reaches 6.8 billion
Following a study conducted by British company Kantar Media, FINA is pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the FINA World Championships held in Kazan (RUS) from July 24-August 9, 2015, one of the biggest sports events on the planet, cumulated a record aggregated global TV viewership of 6.8 billion (total cumulative audience –…
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Sports Jam Spotlight: Madison Preiss
In this week’s Sports Jam Spotlight Jason Melillo profiles Wayzata High School swimmer Madison Preiss. The senior is perhaps the Trojans’ best swimmer on a team full of talent. The Trojans are the two-time defending state Class AA champions. Airing on the September 21, 2015 edition of Channel 12’s Sports Jam.
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Ian Thorpe wins Men’s 400m freestyle final | Sydney 2000
Relive Ian Thorpe’s victory in the Men’s 400m freestyle final from Sydney 2000 with the full race replay. Watch the moment Ian Thorpe became an Olympic champion for the first time as he beats Massimiliano Rosolino and Klete Keller in the Men’s 400m freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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Sun Yang – The swimmer – Chinese Documentary (with English subtitles)
Words from the translator: I don’t know if you know about Sun Yang I don’t know if you have read about him on the news But if you would like to take some time to watch this video, I’m sure he will leave you an impression He is a big boy, he is very simple…