During the 1936 Olympic Games, the swimming stadium held about 17 000 visitors. Its capacity was larger than today, as additional temporary stands were built in the north and south. Thus, the audience framed the swimming arena on four sides and in some cases almost up to the edge of the pool. Eyewitnesses have enthusiastically spoken of the tense and thrilling atmosphere.
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Former Olympian Teaching Sacramento Swim Team | ABC10
The Parkway Swimming Club in Sacramento offers classes to children wishing to learn how to swim.
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Get to know Team Canada: Swimmer Summer Mclntosh | National Post
Summer Mcintosh will dive into the Olympics as Team Canada’s youngest member.
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“Don’t Swim!” – Dare County Beach and Ocean Safety Tips
Two Outer Banks local girls explain why it’s so important to stay out of the water and safely on the shoreline on days when the ocean water is too rough to swim, rip currents are present or the red flags are flying.
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Linford Christie Q&A with Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
We recently spent a day at the lake with Linford Christie; watch our q&a hosted by Ella Foote from Outdoor Swimmer Magazine for an inciteful and encouraging perspective on learning to swim as an adult.
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Lazor’s Journey to Tokyo | CBS4 Indy
An Olympic swimmer training in Bloomington discusses the loss she experienced before trials.
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Streamline (2021) Trailer | Sport, Olympic Swimmer, Drama Movie
Co–executive-produced by Ian Thorpe, this sports drama centres on a teenager fighting to stay afloat in the world of competitive swimming – and in his family life.
In this coming-of-age tale, Levi Miller (Red Dog: True Blue, Jasper Jones, Pan) plays Benjamin, a 15-year-old swimming prodigy whose disciplined world collapses in on itself when his long-absent father is released from prison. With buried traumas from his childhood brought back to the surface, catalysing a spate of self-destructive behaviours, will this young athlete’s promising career sink to the watery depths?
In his thought-provoking feature debut, writer/director Tyson Wade Johnston shines a piercing light on teenage masculinity, abandonment and the sometimes-damaging pressures of competitive sports. Based on his own experiences as an adolescent swimmer dealing with a broken family, this compelling film gains additional authenticity from Thorpe’s involvement as swim consultant and in cameo. Brought to life by a cast that includes Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) and Jake Ryan (Savage, Underbelly), a tense, claustrophobic score, and stunning cinematography in and out of the water, Streamline will make you ask what it really takes to make a winner.
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15-Year-Old Katie Ledecky’s 🇺🇸 First Olympic Race | Olympics
US-American swimming star Katie Ledecky is a five-time Olympic gold medallist! She made her Olympic debut at the 2012 London Olympic Games. 15-year-old Ledecky qualified to swim in the final of the women’s 800-meter freestyle by placing third overall in the heats with a time of 8:23.84. The rest was history!