Born to a national-level athlete mother, he grew up in a sports environment but he came from a humble background.
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Tips for Swimmers and Boaters Heading to the Lakes Over the Weekend to Stay Safe | WBIR Channel 10
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Michael Andrew 200m IM US Olympic Trials | Did He Swim It Wrong
In this video, we take a look at Michael Andrews’ 200m IM at the US Olympic Trials. It has been debated ever since the swim whether it was a good race or bad one, that’s why we thought we’d break it down length by length, stroke by stroke, and give you our race review!!
Michael Andrew’s Olympic Trials got off to a brilliant start by qualifying for his first Olympic Games in the 100m Breaststroke in a new American Record and he followed that up with this performance in the 200 IM.
In this new type of video from Propulsion Swimming, we go through Michael Andrew’s 200m Individual Medley from the USA Swimming Olympic Trials 2021 where he was way ahead of the World Record at the 150m mark. So far in fact, that he was over a second faster than Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps were when they were at their peak before the freestyle leg of the race.
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Video Shows Shark Swimming in Same Area as Recent Surfer Attack | NBC Bay Area
A Bay Area man captured some drone video of a shark that was spotted swimming what looks to be pretty close to shore and near the same area as a recent surfer attack. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.
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Dana Vollmer’s 🇺🇸 First Olympic Race | Olympics
Athens 2004, the first Olympic race of America’s Dana Vollmer who competed in the 200m freestyle and placed sixth but won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200m freestyle relay, together with Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, and Kaitlin Sandeno. In addition to claiming the gold medal, the relay team broke the previous world record in the event that had stood for 17 years.
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With Triple-Digit Temps, Families Flock To Public Pools And Area Aquatic Centers | CBS Los Angeles
Hermela Aregawi reports from Santa Clarita where the city’s aquatic center hosted several hundred swimmers doing their best to beat the heat.
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Surviving Long Distance Swimming In Arctic Oceans | Iceman – The Lewis Gordon Pugh Story | Wonder
Lewis Pugh has 10 seconds before he plunges into the freezing Arctic Ocean, where he swims a kilometre across Antarctica, wearing nothing but a Speedo and a swim cap, a feat never thought possible. ‘Ordinary’ humans would probably die within minutes in this icy water! How can his naked body cope with these conditions for so long? And why on earth would anyone want to do such a crazy thing?
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Alligator Bites Man Swimming in Venice Pond | WFLA News Channel 8
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Olympic Pride – Erica Sullivan | The Social Kick
Bursting onto the scene, Erica Sullivan makes her appearance on The Social Kick.
Erica is a 20-year-old long-distance pool and open water swimmer from Las Vegas. Newly selected to represent Team USA in the 1500m, Erica claimed her ticket in a brilliant trials swim, coming in second to Katie Ledecky and holding off Sandpipers teammate Katie Grimes.
Selected for her first Olympic Games during Pride Month and with the games taking place in Tokyo, Erica opens up about her position of representation being both gay and of Japanese descent.
Proud of who she is and unapologetically witty and charismatic, our conversation touches on the importance of representation, not just in swimming but all over the world.
One of the fastest up-and-coming US distance swimmers, we talk to Erica about what it’s like training open water in Nevada, her difficulties and advice with mental health as an athlete, and her love of film (watch out Oscars)!
A joy to speak to and get to know, Erica Sullivan is undoubtedly making waves both in and out of the water.
Enjoy!