We talked with U.S. Olympian Summer Sanders about social distancing with her family, tips for athletes dealing with anxiety while they are out of the pool, and how she sees the swimming community changing after the pandemic.
In 2001, a 16-year-old swimmer from the United States, who would become the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, made his debut at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka. His name? Michael Phelps. The US-American set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly to become a world champion for the first time – the rest is history! Lean back and enjoy watching this epic flashback!
Jason Dunford is synonymous with swimming in Kenya, where the 33-year-old was the biggest fish in the pool for close to a decade.
Alongside his younger brother David, they went on from one triumph to another, winning multiple medals at the African swimming Championships, All African Games, Commonwealth Games and even for Jason breaking an Olympic record.
His father, Martin Dunford was also a swimmer of no mean repute, representing Kenya in his youthful days.
Now, Jason, stage name ‘Samaki Mkuu’ is looking to ruffle the waters in the music industry with two upcoming albums that will feature household names in the Kenyan music scene, Jabali Afrika, Nazizi and Sanaipei Tande among others.
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The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, joins TODAY via FaceTime to talk about the delay of the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 and the mental health challenge it presents athletes. “It is challenging,” he says, but advises his fellow athletes to look on it “as an opportunity to fine-tune” themselves for an additional year.
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In this 2nd episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses how you can use the fun mantra “BUBBLE-BUBBLE-BREATHE” to make you more relaxed when you swim by focusing on your exhalation.
Vertical Dolphin Kick is a tough but hugely beneficial butterfly kick drill to do if done correctly. This butterfly tutorial will give you a great picture to follow when you are next looking to improve your butterfly technique!
Robert, a CSU Lifeguard and WSI, discusses and demonstrates ways to maintain strength and mobility for swimmers!
Swim England Artistic Swimming Talent officer, Katie Clark, introduces the upcoming resources we have planned with help from the Great Britain Artistic Swimming Duet, Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe.
“Surfers say that they’re safe if they stay six feet away from other people. But that would only be true if the air didn’t move,” notes Kimberly Prather, a climate and atmospheric scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
“In reality, there’s always a breeze or wind at the coastline. As a result, small drops of coronavirus float in the air and get blown around.”
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