Category: Competition
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Olympic swimmer Sun Yang: winning in Rio won’t be easy
Chinese Olympic swimmer Sun Yang revealed his expectations for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
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Ruta Meilutyte: Olympic champion breaks elbow after falling off bike
Olympic and world champion Ruta Meilutyte had surgery on a broken elbow after falling off her bicycle. The Plymouth-based Lithuanian, 18, suffered the injury on Friday and had the operation on Monday. “It’s going to be a four-week process before she’s back in the water doing regular-type swimming,” her coach Jon Rudd told BBC Sport.…
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Pushing the Limits: Swimmer Katie Ledecky makes history
“CBS This Morning†is kicking off a new series, “Pushing the Limits,” where we profile seemingly ordinary people doing remarkable things. Katie Ledecky is called “the best swimmer on the planet.” She started building her legacy at age 15, winning her first gold medal at the London Olympics. She’s broken 10 world records, one of…
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Sun Yang describes Kazan 2015 in CCTV5 interview (with English subtitles)
This TV interview was from a while ago after Kazan World Championship. I felt I should make subtitles for this one as well so more people could know the fact about everything going on with Sun Yang.
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Singapore 2015 FINA Junior World Swimming Championships – Highlights
The fifth edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Singapore (SIN) from August 25-30, 2015, established 17 World Junior Records and consecrated many talent in the iconic Singapore Sports Hub complex. In addition, 40 Championship Records fell during the six-day competition.
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Day 6 Highlight of World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore
Just as in Dubai, Australia tops the medal table with a 9-7-3 tally (they had 10-6-2 in 2013) and the USA earned the most medals, 26 (6-13-7 – in 2013: 9-7-12, 28) and captured the Championship Trophy. Fifteen World Junior Records and 38 Championship Records fell during the six days. The last session brought a…
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Day 5 Highlight of World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore
Australia lost one title by 0.02sec (in the women’s 50m back) but captured another by 0.04sec (in the women’s 4x100m free) and still leads the medal count ahead of the USA. Day 5 saw three more nations earning their respective first titles: Italy, New Zealand and Ukraine – and two more World Junior Records bettered.
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Day 4 Highlight of World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore
Tremendous individual efforts highlighted Day 4 in Singapore, at the 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships as versatility was the ruling word this evening. We could witness a couple of rare pairings of medal winning performances from outstanding young talents – and as a bonus, 5 more World Junior Records.
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No Sibling Rivalry Here: Katie And Michael Ledecky
Katie Ledecky. With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio less than a year away, it’s a name you should get used to hearing. Earlier this month, the 18-year-old swimmer won five gold medals and set two world records at the world swimming championships in Russia. She also became the first swimmer to sweep the 200,…