In celebrating International Women’s Day (Sunday 8th March), we caught up with Mel Marshal to find out what advice National Centre Loughborough Lead Coach would hand out to women looking to follow her lead in achieving the very best at the top level of the sport. #IWD #IWD2020
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Partially blind Maine swimmer making a splash
Second-grader in Waterville, Bobby Perkins, is excelling in the water despite a heart condition and partial blindness.
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Dance, garden and swim your way to a better brain as you age, study says
Walking, gardening, swimming, dancing and other leisurely activities may prevent brain shrinkage in older adults, a new study finds.
To examine the association between physical activity and brain aging, researchers from Columbia University assessed activity levels of older adults and analyzed the quality of their brains via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
They found that those who were more active had larger brain volumes than their inactive counterparts, indicating that physical activity may help to slow brain volume loss, said Dr. Yian Gu, study author and assistant professor of neurological sciences at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Shrinkage of the brain typically starts around the age of 60 or 70 years, slowing processing and cognitive functions.
“Our results add to the evidence that more physical activity is linked to larger brain volume in older people,” said Gu, speaking about the research she’s presenting at the American Academy of Neurology’s 72nd Annual Meeting in April.
“It also builds on evidence that moving your body more often throughout one’s life may protect against loss of brain volume.”
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Photo by Bhavishya Goel 
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Swimming Championship: Pool’s condition made movement difficult – Senegalese swimmer
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Storied USC swimming head coach Dave Salo honored at his final Pac-12 Championships
Pac-12 swimmers and coaches honored USC head coach of 14 years Dave Salo before the final session of the 2020 Pac-12 Men’s Swimming Championships. Salo announced in January that this season would be his last with the program. Throughout his time with the Trojans, Salo coached numerous Olympians, and in 2015, led the men’s team to its first Pac-12 title since 1979, and in 2016, led the women’s team to it’s first-ever title.
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Hoosier swimmers take part in meet at Vigo County Aquatic Center
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The world cannot be afraid of ‘over-sensitivity’ from China
Australian swimmer Mack Horton has been inundated with apologies following the decision to ban rival Sun Yang for eight years, but The Institute of Public Affairs’ Gideon Rozner says it goes to show “you can’t criticize” China “for anythingâ€.
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Michael Mcglynn wins 2020, 10 kilometre National Open water swimming championship
Michael Mcglynn has won 2020, 10 kilometer National Open water swimming championship in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape.
His win secures him a place in the team that will represent South Africa at the Tokyo Olympic Games, as well as the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. In second place was Danie Marais.
Favorite Chad Ho, who won gold at the 2015 World Aquatic Championships 5km race, led for the first five laps but dropped back ending with a disappointing sixth place.
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Winter Swim Biathlon 2020
Winter Swim Biathlon 2020, RadeÅ¡Ãnská Svratka, biatlon, závod, otužilci, 6.3.2020