Year: 2020
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Brendan Cullen preparing for his 2021 English Channel Swim
Brendan Cullen, a grazier from drought-ravaged New South Wales, is 12 hours away from an ocean. But that is not stopping him training for one of the toughest ocean swims in the world — crossing the English Channel. And he’s preparing for it in one of the last bodies of water near Broken Hill.
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“We Are Changing What it Means to be Different” | Ellie Cole | Rising Phoenix | Paralympic Games
Para swimmer Ellie Cole (Australia) shares her thoughts on Netflix’s ground-breaking documentary, Rising Phoenix, and the impact she thinks it will have on society.
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Nina Zhivanevskaya wins Gold for Spain – Championships Record! | FINA World Championships
Spain’s Nina Zhivanevskaya was in good spirits during the 50m Backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona and she clearly reflected this in her performance. She sprinted her way to the finish in a Championships Record time (28.48), just 2 hundredths of a second ahead of Ilona Hlavackova from the Czech Republic.
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Lezak, Bousquet talk about the 4×100 Free Relay from Beijing Olympics
Did you know this was the first time France had ever medaled in a relay in the Olympics?
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How Benedict Cumberbatch Learned to Freedive for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s New Short Film
As an actor, Benedict Cumberbatch is no stranger to finding himself in uncharted territory, but when the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador went to Rakino Island, New Zealand to film with the brand for their new Polaris Memovox watches he found himself a little bit out of his depth. “I think there was something lost in translation when I…
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A Man of Many Talents! Simone Barlaam | Para Swimming | Paralympic Games
World champion, world record holder , artist , model, mechanical engineer. What can the Italian swimmer Simone Barlaam not do? Wait for him, in Tokyo 2020!
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Mother trying to rescue 3 children drowns in North Wildwood, officials say
A mother from Berks County, Pennsylvania drowned trying to rescue her three children from the waters off the Jersey Shore, officials said. Fire, police and rescue units were deployed to the 18th Street Beach at 3 p.m. Tuesday after a 911 call reporting four swimmers in distress. According to the North Wildwood Fire Department, the…
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DU suspends 38 swimming/diving student-athletes for attending large off-campus party
The University of Denver suspended 38 men’s and women’s swimming and diving athletes for recently attending a large off-campus party, in violation of local and state health restrictions as well as university policies addressing the spread of COVID-19. All athletes will be forbidden to participate in team activities through the rest of the fall quarter…
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The “Rescue Swimmer” Pool Workout
Wanna look cool during your next pool workout? Do the classic PT/Swim workout that Cody used to prepare for USCG Rescue Swimmer School.