Olympian and World Champion swimmer Kate Ziegler visited the Netherlands as part of our Sports Diplomacy Initiative. She led swim clinics for young talented swimmers, discussed women empowerment with NGO leaders and top women athletes. Gave a motivational talk to High School students.
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Lima and Papa Companies – Swim Qualification – Feb. 24, 2014
Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, learn about basic water survival Feb. 24, 2014, at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, jumping into water from a 10-foot tower and shedding heavy equipment while underwater. Recruits wear utility uniforms, including boots, throughout the evaluation.
http://youtu.be/GJLB6nt_Ndc
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Cute Pygmy hippo baby learns to swim
Winnie the pygmy hippo, who weighs around 5kg, spends her days sleeping, eating and swimming around the exhibit’s heated pool.
http://youtu.be/SDt7m5UHHEQ
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2014 Rotto Swim
Miss the Rotto Swim? Check out the highlights, put together by our very own cammo Karl Carosella!
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James Magnussen interview after the NSW States Men’s 100 Free
Courtesy of Swimming Australia, “James Magnussen wins in 47.75 ahead of Cameron McEvoy.” See also nsw.swimming.org.au
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Jeanette Ottesen clocks 24.54 and Danish national record tying time in the 50 free
Jeanette Ottesen rattled her own Danish record in the 50 meter freestyle, when she at the East-Regional Danish Long Course Championships in Ballerup clocked 24.54 seconds, equalling her national record from the Barcelona 2013 World Championships. The Danish Regional Long Course Championships are held in Odense (West) and Ballerup (East) this weekend, as lead-up to the Danish Open 2014 / Berlin 2014 Trials in Bellahøj (Copenhagen), late March.
And she is apparently in heavy training
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Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe go from hero to zero while golden girls thrive
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Life after swimming has left the likes of Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett floundering, but Australia’s golden girls have taken a shine to new careers post-pool.
Athens Olympic gold medallist Giaan Rooney has carved out a successful, scandal-free career as a swimming commentator and advertising spruiker, while three-time Olympian Nicole Livingstone also has a high-profile media gig with Channel 10.
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Swimming NZ takes Commonwealth Games trials live
Read Voxy and Swimming New ZealandSwimming New Zealand will up their profile with April’s State New Zealand Open Championships to be broadcast live.
SKY Television will screen the four days of the championships live from the Westwave Aquatic Centre in Henderson, Auckland from 8 to 11 April, which doubles as the official trial for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.
Swimming New Zealand CEO Christian Renford said the move to live television coverage is an important step up for the sport.
“SKY and Swimming New Zealand have been partners for the last few years with delayed coverage of our championships,†said Renford.
“We want to take that to a new level and to profile our swimmers and our sport.
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Texas Game Wardens dive into extreme swimming lessons
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Imagine trying to stay afloat wearing 20 pounds of gear. If you’re a Texas Game Warden drowning while patrolling the water is a very real danger. That’s why some Texas Game Wardens took an extreme swimming lesson recently.