Year: 2020
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The End of College Swimming | MySwimPro
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many universities to cut swim teams, along with other sports. What does this mean for the future of college athletics, and what can you do to help?
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Anton McKee Talks from Budapest – ISL League – Toronto Titans & Pinnacle Racing VT
Today I will be chatting with the GREAT Icelander swimmer Anton McKee about his record breaking performance with the Toronto Titans and the ISL. Anton trains here in Blacksburg (Virginia) with the Pinnacle Racing VT swim team
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Free-Diving: Alenka Artnik Sets New World Record (Video)
Slovenia’s best freediver Alenka Artnik has set another world record, diving to 114 meters in monofin after she and Italy’s Alessia Zecchini won the 2019 Freediving World Championships with a record 113 meters last year. Artnik now improved the record she held with Zecchini by one metre at the Blue Week competition in Egypt’s Sharm…
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Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin on Saving Lives is Always in Season for USA Swimming
Five-time Olympic gold medalist, Missy Franklin Johnson, discusses the “Saving Lives Is Always In Season” campaign launched by USA Swimming and Phillips 66. The initiative focuses on the importance of drowning prevention by advocating for swim lessons taught year-round. Visit https://www.usaswimming.org/savinglives for more information.
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Kayakers swallowed by a humpback whale in Avila Beach – California
Warning, strong language Two women were enjoying the day among a group of humpback whales feeding in Avila Beach, California. Suddenly a bait ball appeared next to their kayak and a whale followed the fish, opening its entire mouth to grab them. What the whale did not expect was to take a kayak with two…
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Would you swim in this public mineral pool? 🇧🇬 Exploring Bulgaria
As the quarantine situation is tightening in Bulgaria, I decide be smart, not scared about it. Join me as we visit one of the coolest public mineral pools in the country, right next to the capital. Might be fun!
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Q&A with Sarah Thomas: World Record Ultra Marathon Swimmer
If you are involved in long distance swimming in open water then Sarah Thomas is a big deal! She has completed numerous long distance swims including the longest unassisted swim in 2019 to gain her a world record.
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Swimming Across Monterey Bay with Marathon Swimmer, Catherine Breed | She Plays
Enjoy our chat with Catherine Breed, marathon swimmer and social activist! We hear all about her experiences of swimming across Lake Tahoe and the North Channel (the sea between Ireland and Scotland!). We talk about an encounter with a great white shark and how she prepares mentally and physically for such epic swims (12 hours!…