Michael Phelps may have a ton of genetic advantages for swimming, but it’s his technique that makes him legendary. Swimming is like no other sport, feet no longer planted on the ground but trailing behind strong shoulders as you carve through the water. We met up with Evan and Scottie from Team New York Aquatics to find out how the swimmer’s body tackles its enemy, water, how that enemy fights back, and why swimming is the best sport for your body.
At Canadian swim trials Summer McIntosh broke 3 world records in 5 days and coach Fred Vergnoux was by her side. The Ready Room sat down with Vergnoux to learn his coaching ethos, discuss the uniqueness of Summer McIntosh and get his take on the next world record she could break at the upcoming world championships in Singapore.
A Georgia father drowned after saving five people from a rip current at a beach in South Carolina, according to the Pawleys Island Police Department.
At approximately 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, police received a call for “multiple swimmers in distress” in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and once on the scene, they discovered one person was missing and a “search was initiated.”
Then at approximately 6:15 p.m., the body of the missing person was found and identified as 38-year-old Chase Childers, officials said.
Officials later found out that Childers — a former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league team and police officer — and one other individual entered the water to help a family of five, with Childers getting “caught in the rip current.”
From dramatic high diving platforms to open water circuits and elite swimming & water polo arenas, this video breaks down where all the action is happening across the Lion City
25 out of 150 swimmers failed to finish their 10km open water races at the World Aquatics Championships held at Sentosa in Singapore. Many described conditions as tough, after both the men’s and women’s events were pushed to start in the hot afternoon. Five more open water events are set to take place over the next few days, with all scheduled to start in the morning for now. Organisers said regular water testing will continue daily, after tests on Sunday showed E.coli bacteria levels exceeding standards. Nikhil Khattar reports.
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