Willard “Wink” Lamb of Vancouver, Wash., talks about setting 49 world age-group swimming records, all since he turned 86.
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Andrew Abruzzo: “It’s like a dream!” | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Andrew Abruzzo shares his thoughts about participating at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships and swimming in a legendary pool on home soil!
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Korea’s Haenyeo Female Freedivers Brave Freezing Waters and a Changing Culture
A group of women walk along a seashore. The water’s cold, but they pull on their goggles, shrug into lead-weighted wet suits and wade in wearing flippers. They disappear beneath the water and embark on a free dive to the ocean floor, capturing sea urchins by hand. It’s winter on the tiny Korean island of Jeju, which means the sea urchins are plentiful. For hours, the women agilely and efficiently harvest sea creatures while the air above the waterline hovers around 30 degrees Fahrenheit (negative 1 degree Celsius). These are the haenyeo — the “sea women” of South Korea. And they are a dying breed.
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100-metre world record holder Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse
World record holder for the women’s 100-metre backstroke, Canadian Kylie Masse shares her experience setting the world record in Budapest this summer.
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Kim Kuk Hyang, aspiring diver from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 29th SU 2017 TAIPEI
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Polish swimmer tackles the Baltic Sea, swims to Denmark
A Polish champion swimmer has reportedly swum non-stop across the Baltic Sea from Poland to the Danish isle of Bornholm in what Polish authorities are calling a tremendous feat.
Marcin Przeworski, a helper to 26-year-old swimmer Sebastian Karas, said Karas started from Poland’s port city of Kolobrzeg on Monday evening. He tells The Associated Press that after more than 28 hours in the water, Karas reached a Bornholm beach, having covered 100 kilometers (62 miles). He says Karas was in a wetsuit and getting warm blended food every 40 minutes.
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9 Open Water Swimming Tips | Swim Skills For Beginners
Here are GTN’s top 9 open water swim skills for beginners. Open water swimming can be a bit daunting for beginner triathletes however, with these skills, you can learn to love the freedom of swimming outdoors!
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Murky Texas Flood Water Has 125 Times More Bacteria Than Safe Swimming Levels
The brown floodwaters left by Hurricane Harvey contain some very nasty health dangers, experts warn. Microbiologist Dr. Terry Gentry told Good Morning America that the water contains 125 times more bacteria than what is considered safe for swimming. He tested the water and found high levels of E. coli and coliform, bacteria associated with human and animal waste. The moving water picked up everything in its path, including fertilizer, toxic chemicals and raw sewage from flooded systems.
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Olympic Champion Swimmer Sun Yang Gears up for Chinese National Games
Three times gold medalist in the Olympics, Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is geared up for the upcoming competitions in the 2017 National Games in China’s coastal city of Tianjin.
Sun will compete in seven events, including 200 meter, 1,500 meter freestyle, three relay races and 4×100 meter medley relay.