Category: Competition
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Olympic Medalist Anthony Ervin with Constantine Markides
Join Olympic Medalist Anthony Ervin, the fastest swimmer on the planet, for an intimate and personal discussion about his new memoir, Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian. Watch this video on YouTube
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IOC adds 4×100 Mixed, Men’s 800 and Women’s 1500 to Olympic Schedule
Athletics and swimming mixed relay competitions are among those included at Tokyo 2020 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it was announced here today. A mixed 4×400 metres relay will be held in athletics. A mixed 4x100m medley mixed relay has been added to the swimming programme. Male and female BMX freestyle park and 3×3…
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Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin says Tourette Syndrome gave him an advantage in the pool
Anthony Ervin knows all too well what it’s like to be stared at and alienated for something uncontrollable. Before he was a famous swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Ervin was just a kid trying to cope with Tourette Syndrome, as his overpowering motor tics would draw negative attention from others. “It’s like an itch…
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Breeja Larson – Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer
Olympic gold medalist Breeja Larson shares why she is powered by ASEA. Watch this video on YouTube
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Tokyo Olympics cost twice the initial estimate: Why?
Taxpayers beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to nearly twice the initial estimate, even after a major cost-cutting effort. A major reason is that cities exclude large amounts of associated costs when they submit a bid…
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Lauren Boyle out of World Swimming Championships due to hip surgery
New Zealand’s best swimmer Lauren Boyle will miss next month’s FINA World Swimming Championships due to hip surgery. The 29-year-old withdrew from the competition, which starts in Budapest on July 20, on Thursday, after opting to get much-needed surgery on her hip, which has troubled her since before last year’s Rio Olympics. The 2015 World…
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Manchester’s Victoria Baths: the swimmers who defied sexism and angered Hitler
It’s not just the Baths themselves which are legendary, though – some of its swimmers went on to become household names. John Besford had the notable claim of having caused Adolf Hitler to have a tantrum. “John attended the closest primary school to Victoria Baths – Plymouth Grove School. He was a very accomplished swimmer…
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Don’t miss it out! #SWC17
Don’t miss out the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest and Balatonfüred from July 14th to 30th, 2017 where Olympic and Worlds Medallists like Chad Le Clos, Katinka Hosszu or Alia Atkinson will go straight to the final! Watch this video on YouTube