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  • Why Trash Talk Doesn’t Work in Swimming | Skills N Talents

    Feb 12, 2024

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    in Competition, Psychology

    Unlike other sports, in swimming, trash talk can surprisingly give your rivals an edge. This video explores why psychological strategies common in team sports might backfire in the pool, especially in high-stakes events like the Olympics’ 4 x 100 freestyle relay.

  • PV Shines at Iowa State Swimming Championships | KWQC News

    Feb 12, 2024

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    in Competition

    PV shines at Iowa State Swimming Championships

  • Three Swimmers Rescued at Largs Bay | 7 News Australia

    Feb 12, 2024

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    rokur
    in Safety

    There has been a dramatic beach rescue at Largs Bay where three swimmers have been pulled from the water after getting into trouble.

  • Is Katie Ledecky’s Reign Over? | Propulsion Swimming

    Feb 12, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    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?

  • 4 Common Backstroke Mistakes Swimmers Make | U.S. Masters Swimming

    Feb 12, 2024

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    rokur
    in Masters, Technique

    USMS Level 2 Coach Tony Dual explains how to fix the four most common backstroke mistakes!

    https://youtu.be/pVJjfx47h4k?si=agfNdUZTseXrQ0_m
  • Seattle Open-Water Swimmer Melissa Kegler Promotes Body Positivity in the Swimming World | The Seattle Times

    Feb 11, 2024

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    in Ice Swimming

    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.

  • Pan Zhanle of China Breaks 100m Freestyle World Record to Open Swimming Worlds | NBC Sports

    Feb 11, 2024

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    in Competition, World Record

    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.

    Read NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports
  • Hungarian Sports Administrator Tamas Gyarfas Sentenced Over 1998 Murder of Rival Janos Fenyo | News18

    Feb 11, 2024

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    in Crime

    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”.

    Read News18 and Daily News Hungary

  • Carmel Girls Swimming Win 38th Straight State Championship | WTHR

    Feb 11, 2024

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    in Competition

    Carmel girls swimming’s 38 straight state titles is the longest streak in the country.

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