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  • Michael Phelps On Baby Boomer’s Possible Future As A Swimmer & How Parenthood Has Changed Him

    May 2, 2017

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    in Gossip

    Paid spokesperson and global ambassador for Colgate’s #EveryDropCounts campaign Michael Phelps sits with Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans and talks about what it would be like if his son, baby Boomer, decided to become a swimmer. Plus, the most-decorated Olympian of all time shares how being a father has changed him.

  • Sydney’s Wake-Up Swim. Pink Cap Included. | The Daily 360 | The New York Times

    May 2, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Bold and Beautiful is an informal swimming group that meets every morning on Sydney’s Manly Beach to swim almost a mile from Manly to Shelly Beach and back. Did we mention they all wear pink swimming caps? Check it out in 360.

  • U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming to Return to Omaha in 2020

    May 2, 2017

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Following sustained, record-setting growth since 2008, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to Omaha for the fourth consecutive occasion in 2020

  • 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Shooting At San Diego-Area Swimming Pool

    May 2, 2017

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    rokur
    in Crime

    A birthday party at a San Diego-area apartment complex swimming pool ended in a hail of bullets on Sunday night after a gunman opened fire on the crowd, witnesses said.

    According to police, at least one person was killed and seven others were wounded, “several” of them critically. Their identities have not yet been released.

    See Huffington Post

  • Kirsty Coventry elected as ZOC vice-president

    May 2, 2017

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    rokur
    in Organization

    wimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected as a vice-president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC).

    The double Olympic gold medallist claimed the role at her national governing body as Admire Masenda won his fourth term as President in Harare.

    She received 38 of the 42 votes cast to replace Sibusisiwe Chindove who did not seek another term.

    The 33-year-old has served as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission member since 2012 and is a Foundation Board member of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

    In addition, she is a vice-president of the International Surfing Association.

    Read Inside the Games

  • Celebrating 10 Years Of Great Swim | Open Water Swimming

    May 1, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    For 10 years, you’ve been diving with us. Join us in celebrating 10 years of open water swimming and share your stories with us on social media. Click ‘SHOW MORE’ below.

    FIND GREAT SWIM ONLINE:
    Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/greatswim
    Twitter – https://twitter.com/great_swim
    Instagram – http://instagram.com/great_swim

  • Galapagos Evolution 2016 – Teaser Guillaume Néry

    May 1, 2017

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    Galapagos Evolution 2016 – Freediving the Galapagos for the first time with top athletes, to raise awareness for Ocean Conservation

  • The camera technology bringing Synchronised Swimming to another level | The Tech Race

    May 1, 2017

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    rokur
    in Synchronized Swimming, Technology

    Twin Cam – a camera that avoids refraction – allows athletes and coaches to observe movement in and out of the water in one single image.

  • How To Improve Your Swimming Turns | Coaches’ Tips

    May 1, 2017

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    rokur
    in Technique

    Head coach of the United States’ women’s swimming team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, swim coach Jack Bauerle offers instruction on the fundamentals of the turn to maximize speed.

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