Category: Para Swimming
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“First Ones Home” – Australian Paralympic Swimming Team 2020
In preparation for Tokyo 2020, The Australian Paralympic Swim Team took a deep dive into their values and team culture to create their anthem “First Ones Homeâ€. Working with each other over the two days to negotiate lyrics, learn dance moves and create scenes for their video clip, the team go to know each other…
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Natalie du Toit nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment
Olympic swimmer Natalie du Toit has been nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the last 20 years. Fans from around the world voted for her to take the category in Berlin on Monday.
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How a competitive swimmer is helping perfect a new amputation procedure
Bionic limbs, long the stuff of science fiction fantasy, are becoming reality. An extremely rare vascular disease caused New Hampshire’s Morgan Stickney, a pre-med student and elite swimmer, to have both legs amputated. But she underwent an experimental amputation surgery that reconnects muscles and nerves, enabling them to more effectively control prosthetic limbs. WGBH’s Cristina…
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The ‘Rocky’ Road to Tokyo 2020
This is the 5th episode in a 5 series short documentary on Jiachao’s journey from Paralympic swimmer to Paralympic triathlete hopeful for Tokyo 2020 representing China. https://youtu.be/8bCpaz0M_XU
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2020 Lignano World Para Swimming World Series
Promo video of the 2020 Lignano World Para Swimming World Series. The competition will take place from 27 April to 1 March, in Lignano Sabbiadoro, in Italy.
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The Correct Swim Pulling Motion with Lizzi Smith
Lizzi Smith, a Silver Medalist Paralympian in the Rio Olympics preparing for the Tokyo Games of 2020, came to The Race Club for some improvements in her butterfly technique. We found a critical flaw in her swim pulling motion and recovery that resulted in her plateau. In this video Race Club coach Troy Marcikic works…