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  • Anna Hopkin opts to join Mel Marshall’s group in Loughborough

    Apr 25, 2020

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    in Competition

    On returning to the UK sprinter Anna Hopkin has decided to make Loughborough her new home – we caught up with her during the coronavirus lockdown to find out more about her decision.

  • Girl saved from swimming pool in Bangor

    Apr 25, 2020

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    in Safety

  • Glowing Dolphins Light Up Ocean Waters As They Swim Off Newport Beach

    Apr 25, 2020

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Stunning footage of glowing dolphins gliding through the water was captured off the Newport Beach coastline Wednesday night.

     

  • We Need to Save Swimming | The Cody Miller Show

    Apr 25, 2020

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    in Competition

  • Essential Swimming Skills | Swim Tips From The Professionals

    Apr 25, 2020

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    in Open Water, Technique, Triathlon

    They make swimming look so easy but how do professional triathletes do it? For many of the freestyle swimming technique, then doing it in a race can be quite a daunting prospect! We spoke to Lucy Charles-Barclay, Josh Amberger & Richard Varga to see how we can swim easy too!

  • Episode 20 – how to swim straighter in the open water by training with Finis Freestyler paddles | Swim Smooth

    Apr 25, 2020

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    in Equipment

    In this 20th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses how to use the Finis Freestyler paddles with our unique drill, the Javelin, to help you swim straighter when you get back to the open water.

  • How ‘Diving’ is the only way that you can truly rise | Pooja Banerjee | TEDxFORESchool

    Apr 24, 2020

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    in Health, Open Water

    Falling Upwards is the concept of falling against the gravity, Pooja Banerjee talks about falling emotionally. This swimmer turned actress did not have it easy in her journey which she shares on the TEDxFORESchool platform. She talks about her falls, her adversities, and how she overcame them. The life lessons learned through the races that she won but still didn’t win were the ones providing her with experiences and the belief that we all are made of something much bigger than any fall that we might face in our life. Pooja Banerjee has represented Maharashtra at the national level swimming tournaments. She swam the 5 km sea race at the Arabian Sea and 14 km river race at river Hooghly. Banerjee has also played a swimmer, Rewa Mathur in Swim Team on Channel [V] India. She has played strong female figures on television and has broken a lot of female-oriented stereotypes.

  • Lunch with a Trojan – ESPN reporter and former USC swimmer Ashley Brewer

    Apr 24, 2020

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    in Competition

    In this special edition of Tunnel Vision we call “Lunch with a Trojan,” host Ryan Abraham has a lunchtime chat with former USC swimmer and ESPN sportscaster Ashley Brewer. Ryan and Ashely will be chatting about her time at USC, what it was like being an athlete and the career path that took her from ABC 7 in Los Angeles to a national stage at ESPN.

  • Water Polo Players Try To Keep Up With Synchronized Swimmers | SELF

    Apr 24, 2020

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    in Artistic Swimming, Water Polo

    We challenged a group of water polo players to try to keep up with synchronized swimmers. These athletes take the ultimate test and see if their technique, strength, and coordination are enough to keep up with the pros!

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