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  • Joseph Schooling says bronze at World Championships was no fluke

    Aug 27, 2015

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Was Joseph Schooling​’s FINA Swimming​ World Championships bronze medal winning performance a fluke? The swimmer tells SuperSports 360​ how he intends to prove he’s no one-hit wonder. Potentially in his way, former idol Michael Phelps​, but that only seems to excite the University of Texas at Austin​ student even further

    https://youtu.be/kcePUHG6rHk

  • Michael Andrew Training Session

    Aug 27, 2015

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    rokur
    in Training

    Professional swimmer Michael Andrew works his way through a training session at his Lawrence, Kansas home.

  • 2015 Kings Of The Coast – World Series Swims

    Aug 27, 2015

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Whether you’re a competitive swimmer or a weekend warrior, the Kings of the Coast Ocean Swim is your chance to conquer one of four open water distances – 3.8km, 2km, 1km or a free 300m Kids Dash.

    https://youtu.be/euZkLxeFx_0

  • A Central Texas man plans on swimming across the Pacific Ocean this fall

    Aug 27, 2015

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Ben Lecomte swam across the Atlantic in 1998, this year he plans on swimming the Pacific Ocean. He’ll leave from Tokyo and arrive an estimated six months later in San Francisco with the aid of a GPS tracker,

  • Day 2 Highlight of World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore

    Aug 27, 2015

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    rokur
    in Competition

    USA, Australia and Russia clinched two titles apiece on the second day of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, but a Romanian and a Turkish swimmer also made the headlines after respective gold-medal winning performances. China entered the title-winners’ circle, too, on a day which also saw the fall of two more World Junior Records.

  • Race for Gold: Olympic Trials-Swimming Nerves

    Aug 26, 2015

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    rokur
    in Psychology

    A few of your favorite National Team athletes open up about the reality of dealing with nerves at the Olympic Trials.

  • Race for Gold: Kelsi Worrell

    Aug 26, 2015

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Kelsi Worrell talks about her recent experience at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

  • Hawaii’s Waikiki beaches shut after 500,000-gallon sewage spill

    Aug 26, 2015

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Desiree Smith would’ve loved to dip into the water off Honolulu’s famous white-sand Waikiki beaches.

    The 500,000-gallon sewage spill, though, was a deal-breaker.

    https://youtu.be/U08ZG4bgaJU

  • One-legged teen is crushing it in the swimming pool

    Aug 26, 2015

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    rokur
    in Training

    Christina Lang of Dunedin, Florida is so good at her sport, competitors and judges forget she only has one leg. The award-winning swimmer is crushing the competition one stroke at a time.

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