Clifton Park, NY – Shenendehowa’s Julia Samson has six Section II individual titles and eight Plainsmen records to her name. But even that wasn’t enough for Shen to prevail in a Tuesday afternoon swim meet.
Maggie Wyngkowski and Elaine Lipkin helped lead Niskayuna to a 97-89 win over its rival.
Samson remains one of the most sought after recruits in New York State, with Ivy League colleges atop her list of finalists.
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Divers get a close view of an attacking Great White
Lucky shark cage divers got a close view of a Great White in Gansbaai, South Africa
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Michael Ventre’s plan to swim from New York to London
In 2007 Michael Ventre attempted to swim the English Channel. After 13 hours of swimming he was making no headway against the tide and was pulled out of the water in sight of the French coast. He wasn’t disheartened: after all, 13 hours of swimming is still a huge achievement. And that experience taught him something: he had endurance. In the words of Dory in Finding Nemo, he could “just keep swimming.†In 2011, on his third attempt, he successfully crossed the Channel.
With the Channel under his belt Michael went on to swim two more Oceans Seven crossings: Molokai and Catalina. But that wasn’t quite enough. He wanted an extreme challenge, a swim that had never been attempted before.
“I began Googling the world’s longest swims,†says Michael. “That’s when I came up with the idea of swimming from New York to London as it hadn’t been done before.â€
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Olympians inspire Sunderland kids to swim
British greats Rebecca Adlington and Steve Parry help inspire Wearside kids to swim at the Sunderland Aquatic Centre.
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Allison Schmitt Chooses Chocolate Milk
World champion swimmer and Michigan native Allison Schmitt teams up with the United Dairy Industry of Michigan to promote chocolate milk and good nutrition for all ages.
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UofL Swim & Dive Airport Shenanigans
We needed to pass the time during a delay at the RDU airport.
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USA Swimming: Good vs Poor Core-Driven Backstroke Rotation
In this video, (slowed down to highlight the timing) you can see that the swimmer maintains connection between the components of their stroke and is able to keep their entry in line with their core. Increasing the pace of that core-driven rotation is how you should think about increasing your tempo.
In this video, you can see an athlete whose arms are working independently from their body, forcing the tempo without a matching rotational pace from their core. Notice how the right hand is entering while the body is still rotated to the left. This is a common mistake and can lead to a number of ancillary stroke flaws.
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Russia accused of ‘state-sponsored doping’ as Wada calls for athletics ban
Russia operated a huge state sponsored doping programme that sabotaged the London 2012 Olympics and should be banned from athletics, according to a damning report by the World Anti Doping Agency.
The 325-page review by an independent commission chaired by Dick Pound, a former Wada president, uncovered a “deeply rooted culture of cheating†and recommended that Russia be suspended from competition and barred from the Olympic Games in Rio next year unless it entirely overhauls its approach.
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Team Speedo video ǀ Interview with swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor
She’s a world record holder, Commonwealth Games record holder and a gold medallist. Watch our quick-fire video interview with Team Speedo GB swimmer, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, where we cover sport, Spongebob Squarepants and rubbish TV.