It was a dramatic day in the pool at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with medals on the line athletes competed for Paralympic glory!
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Colorado Springs Swimmer Disqualified From School Swim Competition Over His Glucose Monitor | KOAA 5
A Colorado Springs swimmer has filed a federal discrimination complaint against the Colorado High School Activities Association after being disqualified from a swim competition over his glucose monitor.
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Swimming Breaststroke Faster With Olympics Trials Finalist Matt Fallon | The Race Club
We’re honored to have our first guest on the show today. Matt Fallon had the fastest time going into finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Although finals didn’t go as well as Matt had hoped, he still went one of the fastest times in the meet and will only be a freshman at Penn this year.
Coach Gary Hall Sr breaks down his races at Olympic Trials and takes a look at a velocity meter study we did with Matt.
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New Hampshire Sisters Set Records With Latest Open-Water Swim in California | WMUR-TV
Two sisters from New Hampshire are home after completing the 20-mile swim across the Catalina Channel, which is one of the most challenging open-water swims in the world.
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Video Shows Dolphin Swimming in Louisiana Neighborhood After Hurricane Ida | FOX 35 Orlando
A family in Louisiana shared a video with FOX 35 News of a dolphin swimming in their neighborhood following Hurricane Ida. (Credit: Amanda Huling)
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Make Your Freestyle Swimming Technique Smoother In 7 Steps | Global Triathlon Network
Do you find freestyle swimming a real effort? Well, stay tuned, because Mark is here to provide some tips on how to make your freestyle stroke more smooth in 7 simple steps!
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Hannah Aspden Brings Home Gold From Tokyo | WCNC
Hannah Aspden is adding to her Paralympic medal count, this time with a gold medal.
Aspden, a swimmer from Raleigh who attends Queens University of Charlottte, struck gold with a time of 1:09.22 in the women’s 100-meter backstroke. The university reports she’s the first Queens University athlete to ever win gold at either the Olympics or Paralympics, making history for the school.
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Gold and Silver for Team USA in 100m Back as Weggemann Chases Down Canadian | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
In the women’s 100m backstroke S7 final, U.S. swimmer Mallory Weggemann makes a late charge to pass Canada’s Danielle Dorris and win her second gold medal of these Paralympics. Her teammate Julia Gaffney takes bronze.
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‘This Is a Story of Triumph’: Ellie Robinson on the Pain of Her Paralympic Journey | Guardian Sport
ParalympicsGB swimmer Ellie Robinson finished fifth in the women’s S6 50m butterfly on Monday and then gave an emotional interview with Channel 4. Robinson revealed that Perthes disease in her hip had caused her agony over the last year and meant she could not swim butterfly between November and May.
The double Rio gold medallist, who appears likely to retire after the Tokyo Games, sent a powerful message of determination that is likely to be remembered as one of the moments of these Paralympics. ‘It’s been one of the hardest years of my life,’ Robinson said. ‘I ended on my own terms … I’m so proud of myself. I’ve been in agony this whole year. This is a story of triumph, not a story of defeat’.
‘This is a triumph, not a defeat’: Ellie Robinson sends a powerful message