NBC Sports pays tribute to USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus with a look back at his storied career and his remarkable 20 year run at the helm of the national governing body of swimming.
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Simple Drills to Improve your strokes: Calvyn Justus
Here is a simple drill for each of the 4 strokes that a swimmer at any level can do!
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Michael Phelps Takes on Dwayne Johnson in ‘Baywatch’ Challenge
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Top tips for a faster breaststroke: Cameron van der Burgh
Olympic Silver Medalist (100m Breaststroke), Cameron van der Burgh gives us his advice on how he prepares for a big competition!
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More than 1/3 of parents would allow child to be in residential or hotel pool unsupervised
As kids get ready to splash around in pools this summer, some parents may underestimate drowning risks, suggests a new national poll.
While relatively few parents would allow their child to be unsupervised in a lake (16 percent) or the ocean (13 percent), more than a third (37 percent) would allow their child to be in a home, hotel or neighborhood pool without adult supervision, according to today’s report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
The report -which is based on responses from 1,543 parents of children ages 6-18 – also found that a child’s likelihood of taking swim lessons and swimming independently differed based on the race and ethnicity of the parent reporting.
“Many families enjoy spending time around a pool or lake in the summer, but parents should be cautious of keeping children safe around the water,” says poll co-director and Mott pediatrician Gary L. Freed, M.D., M.P.H.
“Familiar places such as a backyard pool may provide a false sense of security, but we know that drowning can occur anywhere, often instantly and silently. We strongly advise parents to closely supervise kids at all times, even if they think their child is a good swimmer.”
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A national poll finds that children’s water independence and likelihood of taking formal swim lessons differed based on their parent’s race and ethnicity. Image credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. Photo by Arto Brick
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How does asthma work? – Christopher E. Gaw
More than 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and around 250,000 people die from it each year. But why do people get asthma, and how can this disease be deadly? Christopher E. Gaw describes the main symptoms and treatments of asthma.
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Greg Louganis’ Shocking Olympic Moment | Strangest Moments
Greg Louganis, one of the all-time great Olympians, is famous for one strange, painful incident, but what happened to him next?
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Victoria Baths opens for first public swim in nearly 25 years
Thrilled swimmers splashed down in the baths’ iconic gala pool on Sunday to mark a major milestone in the Grade II-listed building’s continuing multi-million pound restoration.
Some took to the water in fun-filled Victorian swimming dress.
Others splashed around with inflatables to celebrate the occasion.
The one-off event, the first time swimmers have taken to the pool in 24 years, came after members of the public were offered the chance to buy tickets to take part.
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Video: Teaching Adult’s to Swim on the Kris Fade Show
The Kris Fade Show received a call from Taghrid who declared that she’d just learnt to swim aged 40 so they encouraged people to call up to get swimming lessons!
