We’re honored to have our first guest on the show today. Matt Fallon had the fastest time going into finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Although finals didn’t go as well as Matt had hoped, he still went one of the fastest times in the meet and will only be a freshman at Penn this year.
Coach Gary Hall Sr breaks down his races at Olympic Trials and takes a look at a velocity meter study we did with Matt.
Two sisters from New Hampshire are home after completing the 20-mile swim across the Catalina Channel, which is one of the most challenging open-water swims in the world.
A family in Louisiana shared a video with FOX 35 News of a dolphin swimming in their neighborhood following Hurricane Ida. (Credit: Amanda Huling)
Do you find freestyle swimming a real effort? Well, stay tuned, because Mark is here to provide some tips on how to make your freestyle stroke more smooth in 7 simple steps!
Hannah Aspden is adding to her Paralympic medal count, this time with a gold medal.
Aspden, a swimmer from Raleigh who attends Queens University of Charlottte, struck gold with a time of 1:09.22 in the women’s 100-meter backstroke. The university reports she’s the first Queens University athlete to ever win gold at either the Olympics or Paralympics, making history for the school.
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In the women’s 100m backstroke S7 final, U.S. swimmer Mallory Weggemann makes a late charge to pass Canada’s Danielle Dorris and win her second gold medal of these Paralympics. Her teammate Julia Gaffney takes bronze.
ParalympicsGB swimmer Ellie Robinson finished fifth in the women’s S6 50m butterfly on Monday and then gave an emotional interview with Channel 4. Robinson revealed that Perthes disease in her hip had caused her agony over the last year and meant she could not swim butterfly between November and May.
The double Rio gold medallist, who appears likely to retire after the Tokyo Games, sent a powerful message of determination that is likely to be remembered as one of the moments of these Paralympics. ‘It’s been one of the hardest years of my life,’ Robinson said. ‘I ended on my own terms … I’m so proud of myself. I’ve been in agony this whole year. This is a story of triumph, not a story of defeat’.
‘This is a triumph, not a defeat’: Ellie Robinson sends a powerful message
Coloradan and Paralympian swimmer, Sophia Herzog, took bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke.
James Gibson is the Head Coach and GM of the hugely successful ISL team, Energy Standard. He coaches world-class swimmers like Olympic Medalist Sarah Sjostrom, Florent Manaudou, and Chad le Clos!!
