We gave Madeline Groves a GoPro and an objective to film her day at the National Champs last week. Here’s the result.
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MSAA Swim for MS – Get Started!
Swim for MS is a national fundraiser in which volunteers create their own swim challenge while recruiting online donations to support the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA). Swim for MS is unique because you can create and arrange your own special Swim activity, participating individually or recruiting other swim enthusiasts to form a team.
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WKU Student Reactions
The WKU Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive teams have been suspended due to hazing allegations. WKU student opinions are all over the place when it comes down to whether the university made the right decision.
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WKU suspends swimming & diving program for 5 years
After complaints of hazing, sexual assault and drug use from a former team member prompted police and Title IX investigations into Western Kentucky University’s swimming and diving teams, the school on Tuesday announced a 5-year suspension of the program.
According to a news release from WKU, Title IX Coordinator Huda Melky found evidence of violations of the student code of conduct’s discrimination and harassment policy, as well as the sexual misconduct/assault policy.
School president Gary Ransdell said the program has a “culture of misconduct” that is “intolerable.” He called the suspension “both necessary and prudent.”
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Underwater hockey: Is it a sport?
Underwater hockey. Underwater WHAT? It’s hockey. Only it happens underwater. What’s so complicated about that? Some people think it means hockey sticks and (somehow) ice, but as a group of local players showed us, that’s not the case.
Here’s what it does mean: Underwater hockey involves six person teams wearing snorkels, masks and fins. They hold a 12-inch stick and try to use it to push a weighted puck along the bottom of the pool toward the goal—all while holding their breath.
Turns out, it’s not so easy. Just ask the Capital Region Underwater Hockey players. Many of them are former high school sprinters or even water polo players who have been bitten by the bug.
“It’s a lot different than a lot of sports because you can’t breathe when you want to,†one player pointed out.
So, is underwater hockey a sport? The players tell us once you try it, you’ll understand.
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Swimming To Lose Belly Fat
Swimming is considered one of the best sports to improve overall health, increase muscle tone and get rid of unwanted pounds once and for all.
For all these reasons, this video will focus on the great benefits of swimming to burn body fat; I will also show you the best two exercises to burn stored fat at top speed, and a couple extra tips to improve results even more.
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Sun Yang: “I do trust Park Tae-hwan”
Olympic and world champion Sun Yang said on Sunday that he will miss South Korea’s star swimmer Park Tae Hwan, who received a doping ban, at the Kazan worlds in July.
“I think I will miss him,” said Sun after winning the men’s 800-meter free at the National Swimming Championships, which also serves as the qualifier of the Kazan worlds. “There’s nothing to hide. I trust him. He is my idol in swimming and I know him very well.”
“A lot of people question him, and some even doubt his previous results, but I always trust him. He is a great swimmer like Japan’s Kitajima Konsuke, who made history for Asian swimming,” he said.
Park was South Korea’s first swimming Olympic champion by winning the men’s 400m free at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Park tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at an out-of-competition control before the Asian Games on Sept. 3 last year. The 25-year-old was banned for 18 month and the ban expires on March 2, 2016.
Sun had similar experience with Park. The National Championships is the first competition Sun take part in after the news broke by the end of last year that he served a three-month ban in 2014 after testing positive for the banned stimulant trimetazidine on May 17.
“I feel sorry for Park,” said Sun, who proved his innocence with sufficient evidence in July’s hearing that he was not aware of the substance was prohibited and took the prescription drug Vasorel to treat a heart condition. “I hope I can compete with him at the Rio Olympic Games. The Olympic 400m free will be less fierce without him. I hope he can come back.”
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India Need to Bid for Olympics to Inspire People: Mark Spitz
Nine-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz feels India need to bid for the Summer Games to inspire their people to take up sport and become a sporting nation.
Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, said there is lack of competition in India and also socio-economic factors have stopped the country in producing more Olympians.
“I don’t think it is the economics it is the lack of competitive level. In America, there is tremendous competitive environment in the colleges and it enhances the abilities of athletes,” said Spitz during an interaction with Indian media a day ahead of the Laureus World Sports Award.
“We see people from Australia and England coming to America but it is not an exclusive thing. India can also outsource if they choose to but I think in India it is a cultural thing. There are other things in the socio-economic arena which becomes more important than becoming an athlete. There is family traditions, religious traditions, etc which sacrifices the importance of athletics a little bit.
“I don’t know of any magic wand but I think India you need to change because you have a zillion people and you could have 100,000 great Olympians, unless you bid for the Olympics and inspire people and change the mindset. But you can’t change the hundreds of years of traditions,” he added.
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Safe swimming practices can save lives as pools open
Swimming can be a great recreational sport to relax, but if you’re thinking about getting into the water this summer, don’t forget to swim safely.
Lifeguards at Columbus State University Recreational Center say the warmer weather brings more people into the water, which means they take their jobs even more seriously. They’re also prepared to jump in to help during a moment’s notice.
Certified lifeguards say be watchful of your surroundings, use flotation devices if you need help and also follow the rules of the swimming area. Sometimes even the best swimmer can easily find themselves in rough waters.
“It takes 10 seconds to recognize a struggling swimmer and it takes 20 seconds to get there. So if a lifeguard is not attentive every 20 seconds, there is a possibility in that 30-second range someone can start drowning. Also, every 1 in 5 children struggle as a swimmer. Every time children come in, I always keep my own on them more than an adult,” said lifeguard Amber Holmes.
The American Red Cross says about 200 children drown in swimming pools each year.
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