Category: Competition
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LIVE Eindhoven Swim Cup 2016
The Eindhoven Swim Cup features national and world-class swimmers and takes place from April 6 to April 10 in the Pieter van den Hoogenband swimming stadium in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. See swimcup.nl http://youtu.be/XXr8UfEqfn8
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Ryan Cochrane: How to maintain a healthy lifestyle
Canadian Olympic swimmer, Ryan Cochrane, discusses the topic of Healthy Living for the month of April. Ryan highlights four important facets: Proper nutrition, proper sleep, staying active and staying away from harmful substances. It is these four areas that Ryan says students should always be aware of in order to maintain a healthy, happy lifestyle.…
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Making Every Breath Count I Story of a Samoan Swimmer
Monica Saili, an eighteen-year-old student from Wellington, New Zealand, competes internationally in swim competitions for the country of Samoa. This is her story and why she never loses faith.
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What’s The Song In The Michael Phelps Under Armour Ad?
In a new television spot for activewear company Under Armour, billion-time gold medalist Michael Phelps preps for his final trip to the Olympics. He swims! He carbo-loads! He sleeps in a tube! He lifts his legs while hanging from a pull-up bar! He swims some more! He remains completely still during a cupping therapy session!…
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Military family life helped Olympian Chloe Sutton adapt during swimming career
At 6 years old, Chloe Sutton knew she wanted to be an Olympic swimmer. The next 10 years — which were full of travel, sacrifice and hard work — that dream came true. Sutton reached her first Summer Olympics as a 16-year-old in 2008 in Beijing and repeated the feat four years later in London.…
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What’s Katie Ledecky’s Secret?
Nineteen-year-old Katie Ledecky has emerged as a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, breaking multiple world records in races short and long. What’s her secret? asks Robert Sullivan. One of the reasons it is difficult to see precisely what makes Katie Ledecky perhaps the greatest athlete in America, and maybe the planet, is that when she comes out of…