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  • New Way to Swim Freestyle | U.S. Masters Swimming

    Jul 22, 2024

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    in Technique

    Susan Ingraham, USMS Level 4 Coach, will teach you how freestyle has evolved over time and how to swim modern freestyle.

  • Paris 2024 Olympics: Hundreds Volunteer For Summer Games | France 24 English

    Jul 22, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Hundreds of volunteers in France have signed up for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris starting Friday. With badges around their necks, the volunteers will undertake various tasks which include ticketing, doping checks and welcoming the public.

  • Paris 2024 Swimming World Record Predictions (Women’s Edition) | Propulsion Swimming

    Jul 22, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    What Women’s WRs will get broken at the Paris Olympics. With women’s swimming in the best place it’s ever been in as we head towards the Paris Olympics, there is a possibility for a multiple will be broken.

    Can Ariarne Titmus better her 200m Free World Record and dip below the 1:52 second mark?
    Will Kaylee McKeown or Regan Smith lower the 100m Backstroke World Record?

    We explore all on this video from Propulsion Swimming in the lead up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Swimming program.

  • The Final Interview With Summer McIntosh Ahead Of Paris | CBC Sports

    Jul 22, 2024

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    in Competition

    CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux talks with 17-year-old swimming sensation from Toronto one week out from the start of the Olympics. 

  • Will Summer McIntosh Go From World Champion To Olympic Champion – Women’s 200 Fly Paris Preview | The Swim Scribe

    Jul 22, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    It’s the one of the most brutal events in swimming, the 200 fly. And today we’re going to take a look at which women we expect to contend for the Olympic title in this event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

  • Paris 2024 Swimming World Record Predictions (Men’s Edition) | Propulsion Swimming

    Jul 22, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    What Men’s WRs will get broken at the Paris Olympics. With some of the swimming that have happened over the last 6-12 months, there is a possibility for a fair few to be broken.

    Can Leon Marchand better his 400m IM World Record?
    Will the super suit 400m Freestyle World Record FINALLY be broken?

    We explore all on this video from Propulsion Swimming in the lead up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Swimming program.

  • Woman “Prescribed” Cold Water Swimming To Treat Her Depression | SWNS

    Jul 22, 2024

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    rokur
    in Ice Swimming, Mental Health

    A woman who was “prescribed” cold water swimming to treat her depression says the activity has ‘saved her life’.

    Helen Downham, 37, went through a string of traumatic events between 2019 and 2022 – including leaving a relationship, losing her job, and breaking her leg.

    The single mum-of-one already suffered with mental health issues but said the events, exacerbated by the pandemic, left her contemplating taking her own life.

  • Palestinian Swimmers Compete For Medals And Recognition At The Paris 2024 Olympics | Al Jazeera English

    Jul 22, 2024

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    in Competition

    Despite having access to a fraction of the resources other countries put into their Olympic programs – Palestinian athletes are training hard for the games in Paris. For two swimmers, the competition is about much more than medals.

  • More Than 11,000 People Took Part In Swimming Competition Across Lake Balaton, Hungary | Euronews

    Jul 22, 2024

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    in Open Water

    Imre Barabás and Máté Hartmann were announced winners having completed the swim in a tie- 1 hour, 1 minute, 54 seconds.

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