As unlikely as it may seem, the venom of the deadly funnel web spider could prove a valuable source of a number of life-saving medicines, including drugs that kill skin cancer and reduce brain damage in stroke victims. Adding to these possibilities is new research demonstrating how a drug candidate built off a molecule in this spider venom can stop the “death signal” that results from a heart attack, potentially providing first responders with a powerful new way to intervene.
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We’re breaking down Popovici’s 47.30 100m freestyle and previewing the Olympics race between him, Caeleb Dressel and Kyle Chalmers
Enjoy this look back at the last 5 Men’s 200m Freestyle winners at the Olympics:
Pieter van den Hoogenband 🇳🇱/ Sydney 2000
Ian Thorpe 🇦🇺/ Athens 2004
Michael Phelps 🇺🇸/ Beijing 2008
Yannick Agnel 🇫🇷/ London 2012
Sun Yang 🇨🇳/ Rio 2016
Luka Gabrilo is a former Swimmer from Switzerland who is currently the head national team coach of the Israeli Swimming Association. He was formerly the head coach for the Swiss national swim team.
For the first time since 2019, the Sierra Nevada Swim League’s Bill Rose Summer Classic returns to the pool. Garnering more swimmers than previous years, championship officials told KCRA 3 they expect 600 athletes between the ages 8 and 19 to compete over the weekend at their two venues in Folsom and Elk Grove.
Ohio State swimmer and Dover native Hunter Armstrong heads to Tokyo in search of gold.
Armstrong is the first Ohio State male swimmer to make the U.S. Olympic swimming team in 65 years.
He placed second in the 100m Backstroke at the 2021 US Olympic Swimming Trials, qualifying for the 2021 Olympic Games.
Good Luck to Hunter in Tokyo!
Rocky Neck and Gay City State Parks closed fo possible contamination
Participants take in turns – relay style – without rest or sleep during the more than 30-hour challenge
She’s a four-time Olympic Medallist – two of them gold – who’s broken world records for her country. But over the last year former team GB freestyle swimmer Rebecca Adlington has swapped breaststroke for babies and the swimming pool for school books as she’s had a second baby, Albie, and been homeschooling her 6-year-old daughter Summer. She talks about everything from online dating to body struggles and how to make a blended family work.
