Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin talks about the many roles coaches play in a swimmer’s lifetime.
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The Last Gold Trailer
The Last Gold is scheduled to be in theaters July 11, 2016. Be on the lookout in May for the official announcement!
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Rubber duck ‘streaker’ gate-splashes Olympic swim trials in Russia
A man wearing an inflatable rubber ducky inner tube made a splash at Russia’s Swimming Championships on Friday, when he dove into the pool seconds before a race.
Competitors were readying themselves for the Men’s 50 meter Freestyle final when the male streaker, or should we say “floater,†jumped in for a surprise paddle.
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Program teaches autistic children how to swim
April is Autism awareness month and according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 68 children born and over 3.5 million Americans are affected by some form of the disorder.
Studies have found that, believe or not, swimming can help autistic children with their speech, social skills and self-esteem.
One woman has developed a program that teaches children with autism and other special needs how to swim.
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Get #skinfit with Adam Walker
Arguably Britain’s most successful open water swimmer, Adam Walker has overcome some of the toughest swimming challenges known to man.
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Team GB announce Olympic swimmers
Great Britain’s swimming team for the 2016 Olympics was announced on Thursday (21st April), with head coach Bill Furniss saying a revamped qualification process will help his swimmers achieve success at Rio 2016.
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#CoachesAre: Nathan Adrian
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Trof̩u Maria Lenk de Nata̤̣o РRio 2016
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Swimming lessons help with childrens’ maths results, study finds
Swimming classes help middle class children boost their maths grades, a study by UCL has revealed.
Children who take part in organised sports and physical activitieswere one and a half times more likely to reach higher than expected grades in their maths test at the end primary school at age 11, it found.
Researchers claimed that the sense of achievement children experience while engaging in activities like swimming and dancing motivates them to do well in their academic studies as well.
The study, which was carried out by NatCen Social Research, Newcastle University and ASK Research, analysed information on more than 6,400 English children born in 2000-01.
The study’s lead investigator, Dr Emily Tanner, of NatCen, explained the link between engaging in sports and other extra-curricular activities and increasing grades in maths. She said: “The chance of experiencing success in sports raises pupils’ confidence and self-esteem. Activities like after school clubs can help a child value school in a new way and establish stronger relationships with staff.”
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