“One thing that you can always improve upon is your underwater kicks! Making sure you are in the proper position and kicking up and down will get you ahead of your competition!”
Peter Vanderkaay – use your kicks as a weapon from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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After a run-in with a fan – literally – Ryan Lochte will be taking some time away from the pool.
The three-time Olympian suffered a torn MCL and sprained ACL in his left knee on Sunday while he was in Florida.
The five-time gold medalist encountered an excited fan, who ran at him. Lochte caught the teenage girl, but the two toppled over in the process, his representative confirmed.
Lochte hit his knee on the curb, while the girl was unharmed.
SwimmingWorld reports that this probably means Lochte won’t be competing this side of Christmas:
Injuries such as the ones Lochte sustained take months to heal fully. It’s very likely he’ll sit out the USA Swimming nationals, as well as the Duel in the Pool, both of which are in December.
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Coach David Marsh said according to WHAS11
“He wasn’t prepared to catch her and, when that happened, it buckled his knees. He actually has loose joints. He’s kind of double-jointed in all his limbs, which is part of the talent for swimming, but not obviously ideal for catching fans.”
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At the World Cup meet in Singapore today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke the world record twice, with a time of 1:38.02 in the final, beating their own 1:39.08 world record from the prelims the same morning, and before that the 1:39.54 of France from Doha last month. The swimmers were Robert Hurley (backstroke, 23.47), Christian Sprenger (breaststroke, 25.97), Alicia Coutts (butterfly 25.35) and Cate Campbell (crawl, 23.23). See the result list here.
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A swimming instructor has been found guilty of secretly filming women in schools and leisure centres across eastern Scotland.
Craig Brown, 31, also admitted having child pornography at his Dundee home.
Brown admitted using his mobile phone to covertly take pictures and make videos of unsuspecting women in at least five locations.
Sentence was deferred for reports until next month and the 31-year-old was placed on the sex offenders register.
“Sun Yang, a swimmer who took the gold at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, has been detained after local police found him driving without a license following a car accident.”
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Theo St. Francis was a member of the Napa Valley Swim Team and later on became the captain of the North Bay Aquatics while attending Marin Academy. He was a Junior National level swimmer who was to be a member of the MIT swim team. While conducting a robotics experiment in an island near Boston Harbor, Theo was involved in an accident that left him paralyzed. His motor functions have improved in a rehabilitation facility in Boston. To get updates and to send well wishes to Theo and his family visit: www.caringbridge.org
The most waterballoons burst with a single arrow is 33 and was achieved by Luigi Di Michele (Italy) on the set of a CCTV Guinness World Records Special, in Beijing, China, on 6 December 2012.
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Chad le Clos on Trans World Sport. Trans World Sport travelled to South Africa to meet up with Olympic swimming sensation, Chad le Clos and his Dad, Burt.
Three time Olympian and 11 time Olympic medalist, world record holder, and reality TV star, Ryan Lochte visited the Sharks Swim team on Thursday, October 24, 2013 to stress the importance of teamwork and setting goals. “Everyday, when I woke up, I would set a goal for myself and I wouldn’t stop until I reached that goal” explains Lochte. The Olympian spent several hours with the team swimming, answering questions, taking pictures and signing autographs.
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