Year: 2017
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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…
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‘Thank you, Australia’: Ian Thorpe and Sia among celebrities hailing marriage verdict
Celebrities, politicians and executives in Australia and around the world have expressed their delight at the country’s historic same-sex marriage vote. The result, announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, revealed that 7,817,247 people voted in favour of same-sex marriage and 4,873,987 voted against on a turnout of 79.5%. Film, TV and music stars rushed…
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Olympic Champion Joseph Schooling Is Making Waves In And Out Of The Pool
American swimming legend Michael Phelps won five gold medals at the Olympic Games in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro last summer, and he had a chance at winning a sixth in the 100-meter butterfly sprint. It’s an event that Phelps had dominated, winning gold at each of the three prior Olympics, but in the final individual…
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We made an ICE BATH for recovery | Calvyn Justus
Raw moments from my week: creating an ice bath challenge for recovery from a big week of training, shooting some Instagram photos in a creepy forest and international meetings https://youtu.be/lkv3GlE8kiA
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Beware New Zealand’s “Swim Reaper”
If you’re going for a swim in New Zealand’s oceans, watch out for the “Swim Reaper.”