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Former Swimmer Lisa Curry on Love, Loss, and Life as a “Golden Girl” | Australian Story | ABC News In-depth

May 3, 2022

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in Competition, History

Triple Olympian Lisa Curry was the golden girl of swimming through the 1980s after she was spotted by Dawn Fraser’s coach at age 10.
With her fairytale marriage to ironman Grant Kenny and the arrival of three golden-haired children, Lisa has been a magazine favourite for decades.
Lisa has led a full and rich life – reinventing herself as a champion outrigger coach, chair of the Australia Day Council and fitness entrepreneur.
But behind the scenes, for 18 years, Lisa was battling a crisis that threatened the life of her eldest child.
As Lisa approaches 60, she reflects on the joy of family, heart-wrenching loss and the power of new beginnings.
Caeleb Dressel: Olympic postponement broke Ryan Lochte | In Depth With Graham Bensinger

Apr 27, 2022

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Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel looks back on COVID-19 postponing the Tokyo Olympics, including the highs and lows that came with the one-year delay. Dressel and his former coach Gregg Troy say that both Dressel and fellow Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte would have performed better in 2020 and that Lochte would have made the Olympic team if the Games proceeded as planned. Plus, Dressel’s wife Meghan joins the conversation to help illustrate some of the perks of the pandemic, including “white wine night” on Fridays.

Caeleb Dressel: Olympic postponement broke Ryan Lochte
Caeleb Dressel: Feature Interview Preview | In Depth With Graham Bensinger

Apr 27, 2022

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in Competition

Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel invites Graham to his farm and training grounds in Florida for a candid conversation about the extreme highs and lows that come with Olympic fame, including why he had to step away from the pool following the Tokyo Games. Sports Illustrated’s 2021 “Athlete of the Year” discusses what he learns from studying exotic animals, shares why he avoids comparisons to Michael Phelps, and offers a lesson off the swim block. We also hear stories from his wife Meghan, mother Christina, and long-time coach Gregg Troy.
Fanny Lecluyse 🇧🇪 VS Arianna Castiglioni 🇮🇹 | Swim Off | 18th FINA World Championships

Apr 27, 2022

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in Competition

Let’s look back at the swim-off for the last spot in the finals 😱 Who prevailed in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke?
Swimming: Schooling Was Done, and Then He Changed His Mind About Retiring | The Straits Times

Apr 27, 2022

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in Competition

For a brief few hours this year, Joseph Schooling decided he was done with swimming and ready to hang up his swim trunks and goggles.
This was in the period after his meek showing at the Tokyo Olympics last August and his next race seven months later at the Singapore National Age Group Championships (SNAG).
“I actually retired for a few hours on a given day before the SNAG,” he revealed in an interview with The Straits Times on Saturday (April 23) afternoon.
Read The Straits Times
The Ultimate Guide to Icelandic Swim/Bathing Culture | All Things Iceland

Apr 27, 2022

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in Swimming Pools

Even though Iceland is known for its swim culture around the world, the tradition of gathering at communal swimming pools is fairly recent in the country’s history. In addition to sharing the Dos and Don’ts at an Icelandic swimming pool, I also share some fascinating history about how the swim/bathing culture came to be in Iceland.
The Icelandic Bathing Culture Exhibit is located at the Icelandic Design Museum (Hönnunarsafn). There is a cost to enter the exhibit and the link is below to see the description:
https://www.honnunarsafn.is/en/exhibi…
Learning to Swim to Brave the Deadly Rio Grande | Reuters

Apr 27, 2022

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in Safety

Nicaraguans planning to migrate to the United States are taking swim lessons in anticipation of the dangerous crossing of the Rio Grande River at the U.S. border.

Learning to swim to brave the deadly Rio Grande
Kaitlyn Weatherby Heading to Brazil for the Deaflympics | WNEP

Apr 27, 2022

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in Adapted Swimming

A room in Passan Hall at Misericordia University was packed with graduate physical therapy students on Tuesday for a sendoff for one of their own.

Kaitlyn Weatherby heading to Brazil for the Deaflympics
Legal Action Threatened Over Anti-Trans Billboards Displaying Australian Female Swimmers | The Project

Apr 27, 2022

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in Competition

The AOC and Swimming Australia are threatening legal action over billboards campaigning against trans-women in sport. Swimming star Emily Seebohm, whose image was used in the campaign, joins us.

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Rókur í Jákupsstovu // Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT guy, spare-time aquatics aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson & a wife. Bureau Member of European Aquatics, liaison to Water Safety, Media & Data Management. Likes to run :-)