In this episode I catch up with my friend Andrii Govorov current World Record Holder in the 50 meter Fly!
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Tokyo 2020 Announces Aquatics Schedule
Following an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced today the competition schedule by session and the order of events for all of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic aquatics events.
Swimming events will be held for nine days commencing on Day 1 of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020–25 July 2020–with all heats being held in the evening and finals taking place in the morning. With the addition of three new events to the Tokyo 2020 swimming programme–the men’s 800m freestyle, the women’s 1500m freestyle and the 4 x 100m mixed medley relay–the total number of swimming events increases to 35. The first medal event will be the men’s 400m individual medley on Day 2 (26 July).
Following the swimming competition, artistic swimming will commence on Day 10 (3 August) with duet and team events. Eight diving events will be held between Day 2 and Day 15.
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Head of 2020 Tokyo Olympics supports daylight time for games
The head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says he favors moving to daylight saving time so sports events can be held in cooler temperatures.
Yoshiro Mori says “we can use this opportunity of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the government to make a bold decision. I have asked the government to seriously consider it.â€
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Jellyfish Warning | Good Morning Britain
Swimmers warned to protect themselves against swarms of jellyfish in British seas.
Photo by Dale Simonson
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Armstrong Girls Swimming Team Aims for Repeat NWSC Title
Coming off the program’s first conference championship since 1991 the Armstrong girls swimming and diving team has high hopes of repeating as conference champions in the Northwest Suburban Conference. John Wood is the Falcons’ new head coach.
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OCC-Nagez Nature 2018
Etape de la coupe de France natation eau libre. Natation course et swim&run.
https://vimeo.com/289242566
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Sindelfinger Stadtwerke Teamchallenge 2018 Tag 1
Sindelfinger Stadtwerke Teamchallenge 2018 Tag 1: swim&fun-run
https://vimeo.com/288453628
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20 BRIDGES – Marathon swim around Manhattan Island
Here´s my video of the 20 Bridges Marathon-Swim-Race on July 14th 2018.
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Olympian Missy Franklin On Swimming’s Highs And Lows, Then Facing Depression
Missy Franklin was the golden girl of the 2012 London Olympics. Night after night, she stood in the spotlight, her broad swimmer’s shoulders draped in medals and her impossibly bright smile dazzling fans and sponsors.
Four years later there was crushing disappointment. Franklin lost every one of her individual races in Rio de Janeiro. She’s spent much of the time since then battling depression.
“I had based my identity completely into the sport of swimming,† she said. “When the winning stopped it’s, ‘Oh my gosh, what else do I have to offer?’ Like, I am nothing if not swimming, if not successful.”
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