Kate Douglass wins Women’s 200M Breaststroke at the 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series in San Antonio. Kotryna Teterevkova and Ella Nelson take second and third.
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Orlando Bloom Comes ‘As Close to Death as I Could Possibly Get’ as He Free Dives 49 Feet | People
PEOPLE got an exclusive first look at the award-winning actor’s latest venture, Orlando Bloom: To The Edge — a three-part adventure series premiering on April 18 on Peacock.
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What if You Swam in a Nuclear Storage Pool? | xkcd’s What If
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Bobby Finke Starts Meet with Victory in 1500M Freestyle | 2024 Tyr Pro Swim Series San Antonio | USA Swimming
Bobby Finke wins Men’s 1500M Freestyle at the 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series in San Antonio. Felix Auboeck and William Mulgrew take second and third.
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Nicholas Bennett Breaks Own 200M Freestyle National Record at Canadian Swimming Open | CBC Sports | CBC Sports
Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, B.C., sets a new Canadian record in the men’s S14 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:54.20.
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SA Swimmers Embrace New Standards Introduced by IOC | SABC News
South African swimmers, both new and seasoned, are embracing the new standards introduced to this year’s Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Most athletes are in consensus that swimming is becoming faster and more competitive, and that qualifying times have to be adjusted accordingly. The swimmers spoke at the National Swimming Championships hosted by Gqeberha at the Newton Park Swimming Pool.
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Paris’ River Seine Water Quality Threatens Olympic Swimming | The Project
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Lane Rope Breaks at Olympic Trials Swim Meet (Chaos) | Kyle Sockwell
The GB Aquatics Olympic Trials were one of the best produced and quickest meets we’ve seen in the LC pool in a long time outside of an Olympics or a World Championships. Swim meets at this level typically run pretty smoothly, but when dealing with as many moving parts as you do at a swim meet…something is bound to go wrong.
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Swimming SA’s National Championships underway in Gqeberha | SABC News
Day two of Swimming South Africa’s National Championships are underway in Gqeberha and the country’s top swimming stars are vying for a spot on the team going to the Olympics set to take place in France in July. Among these stars is veteran Chad le Clos, who has already secured his spot for his fourth Olympic sojourn. Young gun, Pieter Coetzé, will also take to the water with other big names such as Tatjana Schoenmaker, Kaylene Corbett and Lara van Niekerk who are all aiming for Paris. This will be no easy task, as the International Olympic Committee, has tightened the qualifying times.