Category: Competition
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Paris and Los Angeles tussle for 2024 Olympics after Budapest’s withdrawal
Hungary’s government announced on Wednesday it would withdraw Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, citing a lack of political and national unity behind the application, and blamed it on its opposition. Bidding alongside Los Angeles and Paris, Budapest had been considered a long-shot candidate, pinning its hopes on the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda…
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When Michael Phelps Was Just a Teenager | Before They Were Superstars
A trip back to Baltimore to see a young Michael Phelps reveal his brutal training regime shows why the swimming legend won 23 Olympic gold medals and became the greatest swimmer of all time. Watch this video on YouTube
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Euro Swim 2017 promotion video
Denmark will be the host of this year LEN European Short Course Championships 2017 in the newly opened Royal Arena, Copenhagen. It will be the first sports event in Royal Arena and will take place from 13th until 17th December 2017. Watch this video on YouTube
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Video: Japan’s Ippei Watanabe 2:06.67 and new 200 breaststroke world record
Ippei Watanabe – who smashed the 200-meter breaststroke world record in Tokyo on Jan. 29 – has revealed that improved lower body strength was a key factor behind breaking the world record. The 19-year-old swimmer, who managed to chalk up an unprecedented time of 2 minutes and 6.67 seconds during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup at…
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Rio Moment: Rise Up – Ryan Murphy
American male backstroke swimmers have swept the 100m and 200m races in the Olympics since 1996. After unseating both 2012 Olympic champs at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Ryan Murphy grabbed hold of the legacy and didn’t let go once landing in Rio. He topped the podium and set an Olympic record in the 100m backstroke…
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Rio Moment: David Plummer – Perseverance
Narrowly missing an Olympics berth in 2012 by 12-hundredths of a second, Plummer nearly left the sport but came back strong in search of his first Olympic berth. En route to becoming the oldest Olympic rookie in American swimming history, the 30-year old got married and had two children (including a son six weeks old…
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Windsor 2016 Highlight Video // Vidéo des meilleurs moments Windsor 2016
A few weeks ago we took on the world in Windsor! We had some incredible moments while competing on home soil! Check out this highlight video and let us know what your favourite Canadian memory was from FINA Windsor 2016 Watch this video on YouTube
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Rio Moment: Own It – Lilly King
A newsmaker in the pool and outside of it at the Rio Olympics, Lilly King was outspoken with her opinion against performance enhancing drugs. The 19-year old took a public stand against her top competitor, putting additional pressure on herself in her first Olympics appearance. Undaunted, the Indiana University sophomore set off a celebration for…
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Comeback Rio Moment – Anthony Ervin
Age is truly just a number for Anthony Ervin, one he chooses to ignore. More important is the number on the board when he touches the wall, especially when it’s “1.” In winning the 50m freestyle sprint at the Rio Olympics by .01 seconds, Ervin became the oldest swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.…