PV shines at Iowa State Swimming Championships
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Three Swimmers Rescued at Largs Bay | 7 News Australia
There has been a dramatic beach rescue at Largs Bay where three swimmers have been pulled from the water after getting into trouble.
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Is Katie Ledecky’s Reign Over? | Propulsion Swimming
After 13 years of 800m Freestyle dominance, starting when she was just 14 years old, Katie Ledecky has finally lost, and to none other than Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh.
At the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships meet in Orlando, 17-year-old Summer McIntosh, swam an incredible 8:11.39, beating Ledecky by nearly 6 seconds.
But what does this result really mean in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics? Will we see a battle of the ages soon?
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4 Common Backstroke Mistakes Swimmers Make | U.S. Masters Swimming
USMS Level 2 Coach Tony Dual explains how to fix the four most common backstroke mistakes!
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Seattle Open-Water Swimmer Melissa Kegler Promotes Body Positivity in the Swimming World | The Seattle Times
Melissa Kegler, an elite open-water swimmer who specializes in long-distance swims, recently broke the U.S. national distance record for IISA’s Ice Mile event with a 1.4-mile swim in 39.2 degree water in 51 minutes and 26 seconds. Her goal is not only to excel in this extreme sport but also to foster community and body positivity in the swimming world.
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Pan Zhanle of China Breaks 100m Freestyle World Record to Open Swimming Worlds | NBC Sports
Pan Zhanle broke the men’s 100m freestyle world record leading off China’s gold medal-winning 4x100m free relay team to open the world swimming championships on Sunday.
Pan, 19, split 46.80 seconds, taking six hundredths off Romanian David Popovici’s world record from 2022.
China led wire-to-wire to win the relay by one second over Italy. The U.S. took bronze without its top 100m freestyles.
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Hungarian Sports Administrator Tamas Gyarfas Sentenced Over 1998 Murder of Rival Janos Fenyo | News18
A Budapest court on Wednesday sentenced the former head of the Hungarian Swimming Association, Tamas Gyarfas, to seven years in prison for inciting the murder of a business rival in 1998.
Media tycoon Janos Fenyo was killed in his car with a silenced submachine gun at a busy Budapest intersection on February 11, 1998, marking one of the country’s most infamous mob hits.
The Budapest regional court found 74-year-old Gyarfas guilty of “incitement to premeditated murder”.
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Carmel Girls Swimming Win 38th Straight State Championship | WTHR
Carmel girls swimming’s 38 straight state titles is the longest streak in the country.
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Day 9 | Highlights | World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024
Day 9 at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha brought the Artistic Swimming & Diving programme to an end :(. Team China, added even more gold medals! From the Artistic Swimming Mixed Duet Free event to securing gold and silver in the Diving 10m platform. Team Australia secured their third gold of the championships! Winning the mixed 3m synchro event.