Year: 2020
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Open Water Swim Tips – Drafting
Looking to save time and energy in the water? How about gaining a little speed? Time to get comfortable drafting off nearby swimmers. Coach Bryan Mineo walks you through some of the key points of drafting during the swim, with input from professional triathlete Kevin Portmann.
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Joseph Schooling: Weight gain comments bothered me | The Straits Times
National swimmer Joseph Schooling will reunite with former coach and mentor Sergio Lopez in a bid to regain his mojo and retain his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Swim lessons resume in newly reopened Muskegon Heights school pool
After two years of planning the Muskegon Heights Academy’s pool reopened Thursday afternoon, and students once again have the opportunity to participate in swim lessons. The Tigers’ pool was closed in 2012 by a state appointed emergency manager because the district was $12 million in debt.
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Remembering an Old Swim Race | Simon Swims
I still remember the 200 freestyle when I was 14 years old. I came to the sport of swimming because I liked the fun I was having in the water. As I am coming close to the end of my swim career, I reflect on my old swim days and remind myself to cherish the…
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South Africa’s 2004 Olympic champion Roland Schoeman gets one-year doping ban
South African Olympic swimming gold medallist Roland Schoeman has been banned for a year after testing positive for a banned substance last May, governing body FINA said on Thursday. The 39-year-old’s ban runs until May 17, 2020. Schoeman won gold in the 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Games plus individual silver and bronze…
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6 Kick Switch | Perfecting Your Freestyle Rotation Timing
This Freestyle Drill Tutorial (Six Kick Switch Drill) will focus on a critical phase of freestyle swimming; the transition between both arms during the pull movement of the stroke. 6 Kick Switch Drill should be high on your list when looking for swimming drills to improve freestyle technique. It joins together the very simple drill…
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Training Camps | an Insight Into the World of Professional Swimming
In today’s Propulsion Swimming Podcast: We talk about the memories and teachable experiences we can take from our years going on swim camps and give you advice for your first chance to see what a professional swimmer goes through. Plus, We give a huge shout out to a Millfield swimmer raising $10k for the Australian…
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Stateless Swimmer Wants To Be Seen
Rafael Roxas was abandoned by his parents as a child and raised in an orphanage in the Philippines. He found hope as a competitive swimmer, but his dreams were crushed when he was unable to submit a birth certificate. For Rafael, becoming a citizen is a path towards being and competing again.
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Alex Grove Limbers up for Cross Channel Swim
Former Warriors and Scotland centre Alex Grove gears up for swimming the English Channel to raise funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice.