Month: May 2015
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Michael Phelps Interview at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte
Craig Hummer and Rowdy Gaines interview Michael Phelps at the conclusion of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte.
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A Hidden Summer Hazard: Norovirus Threatens Swimmers
An outbreak of a stomach bug that was tied to swimming in one Oregon lake highlights a perhaps less obvious hazard of summer fun. Last July, 70 people became ill with norovirus — a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea — after visiting a lake near Portland, according to a new report from…
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WADA acknowledge French study into micro-dosing has “raised questions” about ability of athletes to avoid detection
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have acknowledged that a French television documentary which saw eight athletes undergo a month-long period of micro-dosing did “raise questions” about the ability of athletes to avoid testing positive by taking minimal amounts of performance enhancing substances. Athletes participating in the study, documented by France 2’s sports magazine show Stade…
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The Netherlands to host the 2019 European Games
The Netherlands will take the torch of Baku 2015 European Games, as the country’s bid won the European Games 2019. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee in Turkey on May 16. The representatives of 50 National Olympic Committees of Europe gathered in Belek for…
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25 English beaches likely to fail new EU standards for swimming
Twenty-five beaches in England may fail to meet tough new EU standards for bathing water quality that come into force on Friday. Water at the 417 bathing spots monitored by the Environment Agency (EA) in 2014 was cleaner than ever recorded, with 99.5% meeting standards for intestinal enterococci and E. coli, faecal bacteria that cause…
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Nageuse(s) – épisode 2 – “Se transformer”
The second part of Christophe Luxereau’s web series about 16-year-old French swimmer Anna is now ready. In French, but with possibility for YouTube translation.
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Wellington youth swim in train station floodwaters
Floodwaters may have shut down Wellington’s train stations, but a group of thrillseekers have found a fun but unsanitary way to take advantage. Heavy rain on Wednesday meant the stairwell at Porirua Train Station had completely filled up with water, prompting young locals to strip down and go for a swim. The footage shows a…
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Why the end to free swimming could be a high price for health in Wales
Providing free swimming to children was a flagship policy by the Welsh Government designed at encouraging children to get fit and healthy at a time when levels of obesity are soaring. But as devastating cuts are handed down to local authorities, including the reduction of its National Free Swimming Initiative funding in February, children across…
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Hard yards begin paying off for Myles Brown
Myles Brown trained really hard last year. He was eyeing individual medals in the swimming pool at both the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Fina short-course world championships (a 25m event) that took place in Doha, Qatar, in December. When neither materialised, he was really disappointed – so much so that he decided to…