This week on our Tagline podcast, we unpack one of the great sports ads of the past decade, Droga5’s Michael Phelps spot for Under Armour, made for the 2016 Olympics. We look at how the spot shed new light on the world’s greatest swimmer, how it was expertly concepted and crafted, and how it was ahead of its time in broaching the difficult subject of Olympic athletes and mental health.
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Experienced cold water swimmer Joe Kennelly shares how he and his friends Joe (76), David and Kevin safely enjoy freshwater swimming in cold water.
A Houston County High sophomore recently beat a US record for Paralympics Swimming.
An old swimming pool repeatedly targeted by vandals is now being used to help catch them.
Police dogs are undergoing training at Bon Accord Baths in Aberdeen, which has lain empty for ten years.
Officers frequently called out to investigate criminal activity realized the derelict leisure center was the perfect place to put the pups through their paces.
Trainers use vents in the huge drained pool to plant drug samples for the paw patrol’s next generation to sniff out.
With great acoustics, lots of different smells and a variety of surfaces, the site is the perfect place for the 16 police dogs to train.
Triathlon Scotland are excited to launch Open Water Swim Week, where we aim to engage, educate and empower our community through a series of 10 online webinars with fantastic guest speakers from across the UK. Throughout the week we hope to engage with participants, members, coaches and clubs to educate and inspire on a variety of aspects of open water swimming. Our ultimate aim is to empower people to safely enjoy open water swimming.
Bill Sweetenham, 5x Olympic Head Coach of 3 different countries, was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. He has led Australia, Hong Kong, Great Britain, and Argentina’s national swimming programs. Great Britain went from just 3 Finals swims to Top 3 in medal count at the Olympics. In his early days he coached the likes of Tracey Wickham, Stephen Holland, and Michelle Ford.
He has had a hand in an Olympic podium appearance at every Olympics since 1976.
We’re incredibly proud of the five #UofStirling swimmers who will make the trip to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer after being selected for Team GB. 👏💚
At the Race Club, we believe the three most important swim techniques in Backstroke are stroke rate, stroke rate, and stroke rate. No matter how good your swim technique is if you don’t have a high backstroke rate, you’re not going to win.
Head Coach Gary Hall Sr worked with American Olympic hopeful Amy Bilquist on finding her optimal stroke rate. Amy is tall and therefore has to work a little harder to maintain her peak stroke rate. In the final video of this Backstroke Stroke Rate series with Amy, we put her to the test with a set designed to challenge maintaining a stroke rate of 105. In our previous videos, we gave Amy a series of swim drills to get her comfortable and understand what it takes to get to a 105 stroke rate. It’s one thing to be able to get to this stroke rate for a 25, find out how she does throughout this test set!
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Experts are raising awareness about “shallow water blackout,” which causes swimmers to faint underwater with deadly results.
