Michael Phelps vs Michael Phelps. London 2012 vs Rio 2016. Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. At London 2012, he clinched the gold medal in the men’s 200m individual medley in a phenomenal time of 1:54.27, ahead of Ryan Lochte and László Cseh. Four years later, he managed to defend his title, for the third Olympics in a row, by winning gold in 1:54.66.
We bring you both races head-to-head!
The 2022 Dolphin Schools swimming league has served off in Lagos
How far would you go to highlight something you really cared about? A British endurance swimmer has just completed the world’s first swim across the Red Sea to raise awareness of the threat that climate change is posing to coral reefs. Lewis Pugh, who’s also a UN patron swam 123 kilometers from Saudi Arabia to Egypt ahead of next month’s COP27 talks where he’ll address world leaders.
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There isn’t much swimming happening in this weather, but it could be the perfect time to learn at your local YMCA.
The American Red Cross says about 80% of adults claim to know how to be able to swim but more than half also admit they’d fail a basic swimming test.
A pilot program at the YMCA of Greater Charlotte is helping people with traumatic swimming experiences overcome their fears.
Ian Pope is the Head Coach of the Melbourne Swimming Club. He is one of the most successful swimming coaches in the World having coached swimmers to over 70 medals at the Olympics, World Champs, and Commonwealth Games.
Including Matt Welsh, Michael Klim, Giaan Rooney, Grant Hackett, Marieke Guerher, Matthew Targett, Patrick Murphy, Koti Ngawati, Rachel Goh, Sam Marshall, Hadyn Stoeckel, and Italian swimmer Massimiliano Rosolino.
And, Brett Hawke!
And finally… in a world first, a person has swum across the Red Sea.
British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh completed the 123-kilometer swim on Wednesday. He did it to raise awareness of the dangers that the Red Sea’s coral reefs face,… as a result of worsening climate change.
The UN Patron of the Oceans took sixteen days to swim from Tiran Island in Saudi Arabia to the Egyptian city of Hurghada.
While in Egypt, Pugh will attend the Cop27 climate summit, which takes place from November 6th for 12 days in Sharm El Sheikh.
