Swimmers spend a lot of time in the pool to improve their technique and fitness in order to swim faster and smoother. With the goal of swimming faster than competitors on race day.
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Summer Olympics inspires Birmingham’s youth swimmers
The Tokyo Olympics has been a source of inspiration to Birmingham’s only Black youth swim team. One young lady on the team told me she could see her competing professionally on the international stage.
Summer Olympics inspires Birmingham's youth swimmers
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Swimmer Phoebe Bacon Returns Home from Tokyo Olympics | myMCMedia
Phoebe Bacon who swam the 200-meter backstroke for Team USA returned to the United States and arrived at Dulles Airport on August 3. She was greeted by her family and friends.
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Caeleb Dressel And Wife Reflect On Their Emotional Video Call After Olympic Win | Access
American swimmer Caeleb Dressel took home an unbelievable five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, and it was after his first win that he got a special video call from his family and wife Meghan back home. Caeleb told Access Hollywood of the emotional moment, “My family and Meghan, they know more than anybody, Meghan especially, how many times my head has been just buried in her chest with how frustrating this sport can be. I’m really good at holding it together, keeping the blinders off until you don’t have to keep them on anymore and everything floods out. That was definitely one of those moments.” Meghan told Access, “When that moment came, and I saw him, it was like the floodgates opened, and the tears came out.”
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Tokyo Olympics: Dressel Celebrates Atop Empire State Building | Reuters
Olympians Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Murphy, Abbey Weitzeil, and Regan Smith reflect on the medals they brought home for Team USA.
Tokyo Olympics: Dressel celebrates atop Empire State Building
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Spotlight Beams on Swimming Caps for People of Colour | Africanews
“I just braid it every month. So, then I don’t have to bother, really. But then the chlorine ruins it anyway,” says Parkes. “I thought that was kind of unfair, because Black people’s hair shouldn’t be like… if we have a normal cap, then it’s hard, so if our hat comes off in a race,……..
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Three Dogs Die after Swimming in Little Spokane River | KREM 2 News
A Chattaroy family is left searching for answers after all three of their dogs died after swimming in the Little Spokane River Thursday.
Colton Bridges’ family spent the evening cooling off at their home on the Little Spokane River when it happened. He said just 20 minutes after they brought their dogs inside to dry off, the dogs became severely sick and died.
“Christa took the son to bed and took the dogs inside to dry off for the night,” Bridges said. “20 minutes later she goes into check on the dogs and all three of them are just laying right next to each other dead.”
Read more: https://www.krem.com/article/life/ani…
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Drone Captures Great White Shark Swimming by Surfer Just outside the Lineup | The Inertia
“…this guy had no idea there was one right next to him. I talked to him after and he thought I was filming some footage of him.” – Dustin Pitzer
Drone Captures Great White Shark Swimming By Surfer Just Outside the Lineup
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New Way to Swim Breaststroke? How Tatjana Schoenmaker Broke the 200m World Record | The Race Club
Tatjana Schoenmaker shocked the world when she broke an 8-year-old record in the 200m Breaststroke. She does something with her stroke that we didn’t see in any other swimmer in Tokyo.
Coach Gary Hall Sr breaks down Tatjana’s world record-breaking stroke in this live broadcast.
New Way to Swim Breaststroke? How Tatjana Schoenmaker Broke the 200m World Record