Charlie Richardson has invented a way to recycle used bicycle inner tubes so that swimmers and triathletes at home can work out using their home pools during the quarantine.
https://youtu.be/GjzjZTQcFHk
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Plank Challenge | USA Artistic Swimming
https://youtu.be/1QRVGPDZHpk
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Message from Olympic medallist and BBC commentator Leon Taylor
Olympic silver medallist at the 2004 Games in Athens and now BBC commentator for diving, Leon Taylor, has a message and three tips on how to cope during these uncertain times.
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Freya Anderson discusses her move to Bath
The postponement of Tokyo 2020 means different things to different people, but for Freya Anderson, it may come as a blessing as she prepares to start her final year of preparations in Bath.
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The Para Swimming Decade | Ibrahim Al Hussein | Paralympic Games
At Rio 2016, Ibrahim Al Hussein became the first-ever refugee swimmer to compete at a Paralympics Games.
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Anton McKee
Today, Brett speaks with a real Icelandic Viking, Anton McKee.
How did Anton get from Iceland to the University of Alabama? What is Iceland like? How’s the food?
Have you ever heard of Orn Arnason? Iceland’s greatest swimmer.
How do you go from being a distance swimmer (3:54/8:08 LCM) to becoming the Nordic Record Holder in the sprint breaststroke events (27.4/1:00.3 LCM)?
They also discuss…
- overcoming a major injury (broken collarbone)
- learning English
- his future in Information Technology
- having a job and being a pro swimmer
- training with Sergio Lopez, “the breaststroke whisperer”, for Tokyo 2020/2021
Anton is now a member of the International Swimming League’s Toronto Titans where his versatility should be a great strength for him.
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Episode 16 – does the catch-up drill cause you to over-glide when swimming? | Swim Smooth
In this 16th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses how the fabled catch-up drill might well be one of the primary causes for a swimmer to believe they should be endlessly lengthening out their freestyle stroke, but ultimately becoming *less* efficient and over-gliding.
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Swimming With An Angry Humboldt Squid! | Deadly 60 | BBC Earth Kids
We take a dip and swim with the Humboldt squid.
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USA Olympic Swimmer Jay Litherland: Training During COVID-19
Trevor Terry talks about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on an Olympic swimmer and the NFL draft.