Category: History
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The Comeback Story Of Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres
Swimmer Dara Torres won 12 Olympic medals over a nearly 25-year span from age 17 to 41. But success in the pool early on in her career hid struggles with a serious eating disorder. Torres talks about that in-depth for the first time in a documentary that airs on the SEC Network on Monday called “Once Upon…
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How Esther Williams The Olympic Swimmer Turned Actress?
Synchronized swimming, the sport has gained real popularity in the world of their watershed. A Hollywood film actress played a role in promoting it. Esther Williams, who was an American freestyle champion, later made synchronized swimming really well-known and popular as a movie star. She made his first performance at the World’s Fair in San…
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How swimming coach Laurie Lawrence trains Olympic champions | 60 Minutes Australia
60 Minutes Australia interview with swimming coach Laurie Lawrence in 1986.
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Full Episode #23 Brooke Bennett Swimming for Always
What a pleasure to be able to share this episode with you all. Brooke Bennet, 3 TIME Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996 (Atlanta) & 2000 (Sydney). Brooke stops in the show to give us her story, how she fell in love with swimming, the power of the family, her relationship with Peter Banks her coach,…
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Behind the Portrait: Johnny Weissmuller
Join senior curator Leslie Przybylek as she shares with you more about Olympian Johnny Weismuller, who’s portrait is on display in the Smithsonian’s Portraits of Pittsburgh exhibition.
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San Diego native and long-distance swimmer Florence Chadwick in 1981
You may not remember Florence Chadwick as much time has passed since she accomplished an extraordinary athletic feat. She swam the English Channel on August 8, 1950, at age 32 and broke the record of her swimming idol Gertrude Ederle by more than an hour. She swam from France to England in 13 hours and…
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Lets Dive Straight In with Owen Kuyper
Diving Straight In with swimmer and coach extraordinaire Owen Kuyper. Very interesting chat with Owen during a recent visit to Stellenbosch… Lovely to meet the coach who coached Tukkies for many years against us. Great guy with an incredible contribution to South African Swimming History.