There isn’t one backstroke technique that works for everyone, but these tips can help you perfect your backstroke!
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Generation Homes La Grande Swim 2020
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Florida swimmer Bobby Finke sets U.S. record in 1,650-yard freestyle
Florida swimmer Bobby Finke broke the American men’s record in the 1,650-yard freestyle by more than six seconds Saturday at the SEC Swimming & Diving Championships in Auburn, Alabama.
Finke, a sophomore, won in 14:12.08, breaking the record held by Zane Grothe, who swam the 1,650 in 14:18.25 at the 2017 USA Swimming Winter Nationals.
Grothe’s record itself was more than four seconds faster than the previous American mark.
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Eastern Cape beaches under the spotlight as lifeguards not paid
Lifeguards at Mbotyi, Msikaba and Mkhambathi beaches near Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape have not been paid.
The guards say they’ve not been paid for four months.
The sector came under the spotlight in December when lifeguards at Coffee Bay embarked on a strike – which resulted in the death of one swimmer.
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Erika Brown on Tennessee Swimming teamwork
Lady Vol Erika Brown talks about the bond the Tennessee swim and dive team has.
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Mack Horton’s old school cancels plans to name its new $25m swimming pool after the Olympic champion because it could threaten its business interests with China
An exclusive Melbourne school won’t name its new aquatic centre after Mack Horton because it could threaten its business interests with China.
Caulfield Grammar School has abandoned plans to name its new $25million swimming facility after the Olympic champion following his snub of Chinese rival Sun Yang.
Horton refused to join Sun on the podium at the swimming world championships in South Korea last year, and previously labelled him a ‘drug cheat’ at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Horton is Caulfield Grammar’s only Olympic champion. Its plans to name the pool after him were withdrawn to keep their Chinese business interests on side.
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Aloha Swimmer Ends High School Career With National Record
Aloha High School swimmer Kaitlyn Dobler set a national record in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Oregon high school state swim championships.
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Teaching YMCA Swim Lessons in Nicaragua
Last year, a group of YMCA volunteers raised funds to travel to a coastal town in Nicaragua to teach swim lessons and to empower a community in critical need of water safety resources.
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World Para Swimming World Series Event in Italy Cancelled
The World Para Swimming World Series event in Lignano, Italy, which was scheduled to take place this week (27 February-1 March), has been cancelled.
The decision by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and Italian Para Swimming Federation (FINP) to cancel the event follows guidance by the President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region following 76 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Italy and a further 64 cases under investigation.
Christian Holtz, Managing Director of World Para Sports, said: “We regret that this key event in the build-up to Tokyo 2020 has been cancelled but the health and well-being of our athletes is our top priority at all times.
“Northern Italy has seen an increase in coronavirus cases in recent days and, in an effort to stop this number rising further, several sport events, including Serie A football fixtures, have been cancelled or postponed.  Upon guidance from the local region, both the LOC and Italian Para Swimming Federation have decided to cancel the event.
“As this event was also going to provide athlete classification opportunities World Para Swimming will look into what solution can be provided in the long-term by athletes impacted by this cancellation.â€
Around 900 athletes, coaches and officials from 42 countries were set to be involved in the event.
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