The summer of 2018 wasn’t as successful as for Caeleb Dressel as he had hoped, while fellow sprinter Michael Andrew racked up win after win at the Phillips 66 National Championships.
That’s all in the past now, and Dressel has returned to training, hungry for this summer’s FINA World Championships. In the meantime, Andrew has had continued success at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville.
“Off the Blocks,†Season 2 follows Dressel, Andrew and the other top USA Swimming National Team members as they compete in the TYR Pro Swim Series and prepare for the biggest competitions of the season, including the 2019 Open Water National Championships and the 2019 FINA World Championships.
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Thailand’s free-diving sea gypsies battle for survival after fire razes their village
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami destroyed the previous Moken settlement in Thailand’s Andaman Sea, Hook says, people were able to recover some belongings. This time, when fire broke out on February 3 this year, nothing was left.
Now the community fears for the future as the authorities begin to reconstruct the village in Au Bon Yai bay, in its original design, using an unsafe housing model consisting of highly flammable structures, densely packed together. And it has reignited a row about the Moken’s rights to their ancestral lands.
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Uganda Masters Swimming Championship
https://youtu.be/uRrUKWcahz0
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Olcott Polar Bear Swim
Hundreds take a swim to raise money for blindness
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Nakifeo swimming academy to spread their junior development program around Kenya
The Nakifeo swimming academy needs up to 10 million shillings to spread their junior development program to all regions of the country. The academy is currently holding development events in Nairobi, Kiambu and Nakuru only.
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Ex-swimmer Sharron Davies on why she opposes transgender athletes in women’s sports
The former swimmer stressed she was not transphobic but argued that transgender athletes had an unfair advantage.
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Grandma Sitting on Iceberg to Pose for Photo Gets Carried Out to Sea
A grandma is making waves online after a series of viral photos show her getting swept out to sea while sitting on an iceberg. She had sat on the “ice throne†to pose for a photo when the ice got carried away.
ABC News reports that Judith Streng was visiting Iceland’s Diamond Beach in Jökulsárlón with her son Rod when she noticed the throne-like formation. But as she posed on the iceberg while Rod snapped a photo, a wave crashed onto the beach and pulled the iceberg into the ocean with Judith still on it.
“When I got on it, it started to totter and a wave was coming in,†Streng tells ABC News. “A very large wave came in and kind of made the throne kind of rock, and I could tell that I was slipping off.â€
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Synchronized Swimmers 🏊 | Onstage Jobs | Take Your Place at Cirque du Soleil | Demonstration Video
Interested in a career at Cirque du Soleil? We hire a diverse team of #synchronizedswimmers for our critically acclaimed shows. Here is a demonstration in shows. Apply now: https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/casting
https://youtu.be/QGQkHT6VwXI
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Emily Seebohm On Suffering With Endo As An Elite Swimmer
Brisbane swimmer Emily Seebohm came on the show today to talk about Endometriosis Awareness Month and what it means for her to suffer with the condition while being a professional athlete.
Speaking to Stav, Abby & Matt this morning, Emily revealed that stress would cause her period, often a very painful one, to come early, which affected her when competing.
She revealed just how hard it has been being a swimmer competing at the top level with this condition but how she has been able to remain at the top of her game.
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