The story of Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini who took the 2016 Rio Olympics by storm is to be told in a Hollywood movie and a memoir that she hopes will inspire others and challenge negative perceptions of refugees. READ THE FULL STORY: http://news.trust.org/item/2018042600…
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St. John’s swimmer one of the fastest his age in Canada
Gliding through the water Noah Cumby’s streamlined frame moves faster than most — in fact, faster than almost everyone in Canada 18 years and younger.
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Erik Van Heijningen about importance of innovating Water Polo | FINA World Water Polo Conference
Erik van Heijningen is FINA Bureau member from the Netherlands and wants to help the whole Water Polo family to find the right answers to the questions that came up at the FINA Water Polo conference 2017 in Budapest.
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Paris 2024 said to be considering temporary option for aquatics centre
The newspaper Le Parisien first raised the possibility, putting the expected price tag at some €80 million (£70 million/$97 million).
Reports underlined, however, that such a move would leave no legacy either for the local community or the French Swimming Federation.
The cost of a permanent venue was put at $137.5 million (£98.5 million/€113 million) in 2024 dollars in Paris 2024’s Phase 2 Candidature File.
But the aquatics centre was said to have been among venues pinpointed earlier this year by top civil servants as areas where Paris 2024 faced potential cost pressures.
The inspectors were said to have underlined the risk of a too-many-cooks scenario developing and inflating costs.
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Michael Phelps and his Swimming Philosophy | Jason Park | TEDxKISJeju
n his speech, Jason describes what success is in his own words and spells out how to be successful through a life of well-known sports player. Jason Park is a current sophomore (Year 11) at North London Collegiate School, Jeju. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018
This is my experience at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Follow me and my team mates as we travel to the Gold Coast, arrive at the athletes village, visit the competition pool, prepare for our races and have fun! I competed in the mens 100m Backstroke, 4x100m Freestyle relay, 100m Freestyle and 4x100m Medley Relay, winning a bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley relay.
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Ferry Weertman – The new icon in Marathon Swimming | Best of FINA 2017
Ferry Weertman already shined in marathon swimming at the Rio Olympics in 2017 by winning the gold medal. One year later, the Dutchman collected another gold medal at the Fina Worlds in Budapest. Find out more about the current world champion in marathon swimming.
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Anatomy of a Swimmer – How does Olympic champion Abbey Weitzeil generate speed?
In cooperation with Gold Medallist Abbey Weitzeil, we are revealing the key physical features that help make the Team USA swimmer so fast.