ÖTILLÖ is a unique race in a unique place. It is the origin of the Swimrun movement where teams of two race together from island to island (Ö till Ö). The teams swim between the 26 islands and run over them. The total distance is 75 kilometres of which 10 km are open-water swimming and 65 km are trail-running.
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Ocean safety officials said they brought in more than 300 swimmers who were either too tired to finish the course or make it to shore on their own.
The Australian para-swimming team are striving to be their best for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Listen to their amazing story.
Streets of Prague can get really hot during the summer so it’s not a bad idea to cool yourself down.
In 2008, U.S. Paralympic gold medalist Mallory Weggemann was paralyzed from the waist down after a routine procedure. Now she inspires all of us to tackle and overcome challenges each and every day.
Katie Ledecky cemented herself as the dominant force in women’s swimming during the Rio games. The 19-year-old reflects on her experience in the pool, chatting with Simone Biles, and explains the impact Michael Phelps has had on her young career.
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In this short biopic about Norblad by British director and photographer Ian Derry for Nowness, Norblad talks about how she came across the sport after a horrific bike accident and tried cold water treatment to make sure she didn’t lose her fractured leg.
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Michael Phelps is retired, but his infamous #PhelpsFace lives on, thanks to a large, life-size cutout courtesy of The Tonight Show.
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FINA was surprised to receive the letter of resignation from three officials from its Doping Control Review Board (DCRB), including the Chairman Dr. Andrew Pipe.
While FINA obviously regrets this decision, our International Federation expresses its deep appreciation and recognition for their supportive action in our successful anti-doping policies over the recent years.
Concerning the claims expressed in their resignation letter, FINA would like to clarify that the Olympic Games are an IOC event. For Rio 2016, the decision on the participation of the Russian athletes has been made by the CAS and the IOC. FINA fully respected and implemented their decisions.
In this very complex process, FINA did express the DCRB position but our International Federation was not the body ultimately deciding the outcome on this matter.With regard to the FINA DCRB technical recommendations, FINA would like to confirm that these have always been implemented, thus leading to a fruitful anti-doping strategy.
In his letter to the three former members of the DCRB following their resignation, the FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione stated: “I am sure you agree that FINA is in the forefront of the fight against doping with an important financial investment in doping control activities. FINA always coordinates with all stakeholders in the sport movement to assure that transparency and zero tolerance in the fight against doping is in place, thus protecting the clean athletesâ€.
In his letter, Dr. Maglione concluded: “Please rest assured that we will continue the same policy in fighting against doping without any limitation, equally applying the doping control rules to all athletes and all FINA Member Federations.â€
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