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Tokyo Olympic officials talk of test events early next year
Tokyo Olympics organizers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year.
The Sunday meet featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in Tokyo with a few thousand fans attending.
Hidemasa Nakamura, the Tokyo Olympic games delivery officer, told an on-line briefing that plans are now in the works for more test events starting in March. However, he did not say what form these might take or if non-Japanese athletes would be involved.
“We are discussing how to deal with COVID-19 together with the Japanese government and Tokyo Metropolitan Government,” he said. “From the beginning of next year, we will begin operations and proceed to have test events in March.â€
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Boxer Swimming Participates in “Hour of Power”
The Boxer Swim teams take part in the 15th Annual Ted Mullin Fund Hour of Power Relay for sarcoma research & awareness
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Freestyle Swimming Test Set | The Race Club
In swimming your baseline kick speed is determined how fast you can go with fins compared to without. If you are able to kick within 10 seconds of your fins time, you have good ankle flexibility and are on the right track. In this video head coach Devin tests the Race Club campers in order to help them understand where they are and how they can improve. Find out how Marissa, Daniella, Owen, Alex and Stone do in this simple yet critical set. And be sure to try this on your own and let us know your results in the comments!
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Winter Swimming – Live Q&A from Outdoor Swimmer magazine
Join winter swimmers Outdoor Swimmer editor Jonathan Cowie and contributing editor Ella Foote; Dr Heather Massey, senior lecturer in sport, exercise and health at the University of Portsmouth; Andrew Clarke of Better; and Gaby Hay of Swim England to discuss winter swimming and answer your all cold water swimming questions.
For more information on winter swimming please see the Cold Water Swimming section of our website: https://outdoorswimmer.com/blogs/cold…
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The End of College Swimming | MySwimPro
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many universities to cut swim teams, along with other sports. What does this mean for the future of college athletics, and what can you do to help?
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Anton McKee Talks from Budapest – ISL League – Toronto Titans & Pinnacle Racing VT
Today I will be chatting with the GREAT Icelander swimmer Anton McKee about his record breaking performance with the Toronto Titans and the ISL. Anton trains here in Blacksburg (Virginia) with the Pinnacle Racing VT swim team
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Free-Diving: Alenka Artnik Sets New World Record (Video)
Slovenia’s best freediver Alenka Artnik has set another world record, diving to 114 meters in monofin after she and Italy’s Alessia Zecchini won the 2019 Freediving World Championships with a record 113 meters last year.
Artnik now improved the record she held with Zecchini by one metre at the Blue Week competition in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheik.
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Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin on Saving Lives is Always in Season for USA Swimming
Five-time Olympic gold medalist, Missy Franklin Johnson, discusses the “Saving Lives Is Always In Season” campaign launched by USA Swimming and Phillips 66. The initiative focuses on the importance of drowning prevention by advocating for swim lessons taught year-round.
Visit https://www.usaswimming.org/savinglives for more information.