Spectrum Aquatics, a leading manufacturer of commercial pool equipment, has recently developed an automatic anti-slip backstroke start “wedge†(patent pending) designed to improve the starts of competitive backstroke swimmers. Spectrum’s innovative backstroke wedge is compatible with any style of starting platform, works with any pool configuration, is easily adjustable, and automatically retracts up and out of the water so as not to interfere with flip turns and touchpad interactions.
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Sink or swim: One boy’s fight against cancer
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Imagine finding out at the age of 7, cancer would take away mobility in one of your legs.
It’s tough to wrap your head around. But for one Wabash Valley teen, that obstacle not only didn’t hold him back but he’s used it to make a splash on a national stage.
In the water he glides like a fish.
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The Scientific Secret To Swimming Faster
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http://www.getcited.org/pub/103342732
http://coachsci.sdsu.edu/csa/vol21/bu…
http://coachsci.sdsu.edu/swim/bullets…
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2014 Age Champs – A Face-off
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Diana Nyad talks about new purpose battling child abuse
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In 2013, on her fifth attempt and at age 64, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad successfully fulfilled her lifelong dream of completing the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida.
She stopped by News 8 Wednesday as she came through Dallas to serve as keynote speaker for the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center’s 7th annual luncheon. Nyad shared the personal story that made her want to join the cause.
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Phelps’s return to swimming shrugged off by fellow Olympians
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The news that Michael Phelps was returning to the pool with an eye toward possibly participating at the 2016 Summer Olympics was greeted with a big yawn by fellow swimmers.
While Phelps’s un-retirement did indeed create a flurry of excitement in social media, those who know him best were not shocked by Monday’s announcement.
“I wasn’t surprised,†17-year-old Olympic champion Katie Ledecky told Reuters in a telephone call after a workout at her swim club in Bethesda, Maryland.
“The swimming world has known for a while that he’s been training the past year so it wasn’t too big of a surprise. I’m definitely excited that he’s going to swimming in Mesa.â€
Photo by Vironevaeh
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Chad le Clos on Rio 2016
South African swimming star Chad le Clos speaks about his plans for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, visiting the city, and being in the media spotlight.
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Michael Phelps Leaving ‘Retirement’ At Age 28?
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The most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, Michael Phelps, is heading back into the pool.
Photo by Vironevaeh
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Heroes of swimming: Ian Thorpe
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Despite being the son of a talented Australian cricketer, as a boy Ian Thorpe was useless at ball sports (an affliction with which Heroes of Swimming sympathises; in fact, we wonder if Ian is also a rubbish dancer). Thorpe’s older sister told him to come swimming with her instead, but he was allergic to chlorine and had to swim with his head out of the water. It didn’t stop him winning his first race.
By the time he was 13, Thorpe was already more than six feet tall. He was also now putting his face in the water, and going extremely quickly: at 14, he ducked under the four-minute barrier for 400m freestyle, and a few months later he shaved that time down to 3:53.44 at the Australian Swimming Championships. It got him into the team for the Pan Pacific Championships as the youngest Australian swimmer ever to represent his country.
Ian Thorpe, photo courtesy of mtlin, cc by-nc-nd