Qualifying for the Olympics is about as ambitious of an athletic goal as a person can hope to achieve. However, setting your sights on the Olympics while also aiming to redefine the way the world thinks about your particular discipline takes that challenge and cranks it past 11 on the difficulty dial. Enter Jesse Zastrow, a 30 year-old sponsor-less swimmer who lives on Milpas Street and is looking to shock the world.
“It’s pretty darn crazy,†laughs Zastrow when I ask him to assess the “craziness†of his idea to qualify for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo as a 50m and 100m freestyle swimmer. “I’d say it’s about as bold as a child climbing Mt. Everest.â€
Specifically, Zastrow is looking to qualify as a freestyle swimmer who never puts his face in the water. That’s right, when Zastrow swims his heat and the other competitors are blazing away in a mad splash of whirling arms, scissoring legs, and down-facing heads constantly turning to breathe, he’ll be enjoying an entirely different view of the proceedings, his eyes above the waterline and his arms and legs driving toward the finish with markedly less wake behind him.
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Celebrating Learn to Swim in Inverclyde
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Olympic Dark Horse Episode 2 | Shane Tusup Vlogs
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The Dedicated Woman Who Rehabs Old Submarines to Let Herself and Others Find Joy in the Submersible Life
Wired visited with the dedicated Shanee Stopnitzky, a marine scientist, artist and founder of the Community Submersibles Project. Stopnitzky finds, raises money, purchases and rehabs old submarines, giving them new life as instructional tools for submersible operation and safety. So far she has amassed two subs – Fangtooth and Notiluca.
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Swimmer Strength Tech Tip: Performing the Squat
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Swimming with a Paralympian?! Chelsie Hill X Mallory Weggemann
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There is a town under Lake Lanier creating danger years later
Dive teams respond to most rescue and recovery calls made on Lake Lanier. They deal with dangerous conditions that have proven deadly to hundreds of people.
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A Lifeguard’s Entire Routine, from Waking Up to the Beach | Allure
Brittany Austin, a Miami Beach Ocean Rescue Lifeguard shares her entire daily routine—including all the measures she takes to protect skin and hair from the elements while on-duty. From waking up to a thermos full of water to buy more sleep time and setting up in the watchtower for the day, to protecting her skin and eyes from the sun and taking a DIY ice bath to cool down, Brittany how busy and fulfilling days on the job can be.
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The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 in Time-Lapse
It’s a wrap! The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 are officially over! We take a look back to the place of action in Budapest in time-lapse!