She’s a breaststroke world record holder and was the first black woman to win a swimming world title. We meet Team Speedo swim sensation, Alia Atkinson, and quiz the Jamaican athlete on cartoons, sports and her favourite guilty pleasure.
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FINA Swimmers at Thanyapura
Max interviews some of the world’s best swimmers specially chosen by FINA to train at the state of the art Thanyapura, Phuket ahead of the 2016 Olympics.This video gives a sneak peek at their daily routine and the swimmers insights on what it takes to be a young athlete training to be the best in the world.
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Gauchos Unveiled: Swimming
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Lion cubs take a hair-raising swim across a river
You never know what you’ll see during a photo safari, especially one led by Frans Lanting, a world-famous photographer with decades of experience photographing wildlife around the world. But even he notes that, “This is the most unbelievable lion encounter that I’ve had in my entire career.”
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Willow the mini pig loves his pool
The video, filmed in Georgia in August this year, shows Willow the mini pig excitedly spinning around and splashing in the water.
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Whales play under the Northern Lights in Norway
A group of humpback whales basking under the Northern Lights has been captured on camera by Norwegian TV. The video was filmed off the coast of Kvaløya (Whale Island) near the city of Tromsø.
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Swim with handcuffs and leg-irons
19-year-old Georgian swimmer Ana Lominadze swam 25m in just 21.76 seconds while wearing handcuffs and leg-irons, on 3 April 2014, at the Dighomi Swimming Pool in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 – Singapore Highlights
In a field packed with some of the world’s best swimmers, Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen and Yeo Kai Quan did the nation proud by winning three silver medals in the FINA/ airweave Swimming World Cup 2015.
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Golden Retriever’s Underwater Swim Captured by GoPro
Divers have been using underwater cameras for many years, to capture a glimpse of goings on beneath the surface. Of course, these divers have traditionally been human. With the help of GoPro cameras, however, dogs can now also become like underwater tour guides. Far from engaging in the sort of rough splashing that can be associated with a dog’s swim, this golden retriever moves gracefully through the waters and even plays ball!
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