“Olympic athlete, Scott Tyler Clary (USA) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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Ian Thorpe’s management denies swimmer is in rehab
Read The Sydney Morning HeraldIan Thorpe’s management has denied that the Olympian is in rehab battling depression and alcohol abuse, saying instead he was in hospital for a shoulder operation.
The 31-year-old was injured in a fall earlier in the week, according to media reports on Friday, and was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night.
But his management, SEL, said the report he had been admitted to a rehabilitation facility was incorrect.
“Ian is not in rehab,” an SEL representative said. “Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend.”
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Behold Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović ice swimming in this Volvo commercial
The soundtrack is him reading the lyrics to a remix of the Swedish national anthem “Du gamla, Du fria“, while the video shows Zlatan in beautiful Sweden, driving a Volvo and hunting reindeer and stuff. And to show true manliness, he goes ice swimming.
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Breaststroke World Champion Christian Sprenger ahead of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series
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Alicia Coutts set to swim on to Rio 2016
Read The Age
Australian swim star Alicia Coutts is set to swim on to the Rio Olympics, and it’s all thanks to her wedding venue being booked out.
Coutts had initially planned to marry her fiance Steve this year, with the pair floating the prospect of having kids next year.
But after failing to secure their preferred wedding venue for this year, Coutts will tie the knot in September 2015.
And given the Rio Olympics is less than 11 months after that, Coutts says she’s likely to put off kids until after the Games.
“I’m not 100 per cent saying I’m going to Rio. But seeing as my wedding is now in September 2015, there is a good chance I’ll swim on to Rio,” Coutts said on Thursday.
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Can you swim as fast in syrup as in water ?
“Can you swim as fast in 12,000 gallons of syrup as you can in water? Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage swim for science.”
See also The Physics of Swimming in Syrup
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USA Swimming abuse incidents: Review recommends 39 changes
See azcentral.com
An independent review has recommended 39 changes to USA Swimming’s anti-abuse program in the wake of a series of sex-abuse incidents involving coaches and the swimmers they oversee.
USA Swimming issued a statement in response to the review:
“We find the independent report by Victor Vieth, executive director of the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center, to be fair and balanced and we are motivated by its content. USA Swimming asked for our Safe Sport program to be reviewed so we could know the areas in which we’re exceling and what areas we can improve. We see this report as a way to help us make our Safe Sport program more effective in helping to end abuse in our sport.
“We’ve appointed a task force to review the report’s findings and recommendations, and they will then determine an immediate plan for implementation within USA Swimming.â€
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Ariana Kukors heading to Sochi
See king5.com
The Winter Olympics in Sochi begin in just over a week and KING 5 has teamed up with NBC once more to bring you 18 days of coverage, as well as spotlighting Northwest athletes going for gold!
This year, the KING 5 Olympic team is welcoming a new addition – Olympic swimmer and world record holder, Ariana Kukors! We’ve gotten to know Ariana here on New Day as Director of Health Inspiration at LifeWise Health Plan of Washington.