Month: November 2017
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Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky Take Top Honors At USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles
With the retirement of Michael Phelps and established stars like Missy Franklin and Ryan Lochte absent, the U.S. swim team arrived in Budapest, Hungary, for the 2017 FINA World Championships with an opening for a new star to emerge. By the time the competition was over, Caeleb Dressel did just that, winning seven gold medals,…
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Freediver Ant Williams explains what it’s like to be crushed by water
It was the deepest freedive I had ever attempted. Looming beneath me was the deep abyss of Dean’s Blue Hole that plunged to a depth of 200m. I slowed my breathing and checked my heart rate. The head judge signalled me over as my name and target depth was announced by the commentator. As I…
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A close encounter of the Whale kind
A leisurely Sunday afternoon Sail on the 12th November 2017 off Mollymook NSW, Australia, became so much more for all of us on board a Sail we survived and one we will never forget! I decided to video the Whales in the distance on the way home to Harbour and then!!!!
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Holiday Gift Ideas – Swim Training Essentials
Our favorite holiday gift ideas from SwimOutlet.com for the the swimmer on your list!
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Joe Keery Was Almost a Competitive Swimmer on ‘Stranger Things’
Joe Keery had a major part of his Stranger Things role cut from the series! The 25-year-old actor says that his character Steve was originally going to be a competitive swimmer during the first season – and he prepped for six weeks! “They were saying, ‘He’s going to be kinda like this jock character, and…
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Russia remains non-compliant with code, says World Anti-Doping Agency
Russia’s hopes of competing at the Winter Olympic Games in February were dealt a blow as the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said the country remained non-compliant with its code. Last year, an independent report commissioned by Wada found evidence of state-sponsored doping in the country. Wada told Russia earlier this month the “best solution” is…
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What Olympic Swimmers REALLY Eat | Cody Miller Vlog_03
REAL insight into an Olympians diet. Gold Medalist Swimmer Cody Miller explains his diet. Vlogging everything he eats on a normal day of training.
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5 Cringe Worthy Swim Parents
Nothing is more embarrassing than a swim parent. They always want to prove that they are the best parent out of all the other parents in your swim team. From shouting at you poolside, telling your coach what they should do, to just being a plain old pain in the bum to well everyone! So…
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UN adopts gay-inclusive Olympics resolution
The U.N. General Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted an Olympics resolution that includes a gay-inclusive reference to discrimination. The “Olympic Truce Resolution†that calls for peace around the world around the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, specifically refers to the Olympic Charter’s nondiscrimination clause, which is known as Principle 6. Egypt and Russia…