Category: Competition
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Trump Says Olympics Would Have Been Canceled in Los Angeles if National Guard Takeover Didn’t Happen | The National Desk
President Trump said Tuesday that if he did not send National Guard troops to Los Angeles, the Olympics would not be happening in the city.
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‘I Just Felt Like Such a Loser’: Olympic Champion Cate Campbell on Loneliness and Depression | The Sydney Morning Herald
In this episode, we talk to Cate Campbell. Australian Dolphin number 665 debuted at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 at the tender age of 16. The teenager won two bronze medals at those games, and that was only the beginning. In her 16-year career in the pool, Campbell won eight Olympic medals – four of…
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‘People Want to Watch Swimming Because of Summer McIntosh’: Elizabeth Beisel on Summer at Worlds | CBC Sports
Elizabeth Beisel had a front-row seat to Summer McIntosh’s 4-gold-medal world championships as the in-arena host in Singapore. She touched on the challenge of keeping questions fresh when interviewing elite swimmers after a performance and the importance of meeting them where they are at.
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Chasing the Black Line With Geoff Huegill | World Aquatics
After retiring in 2004, Geoff Huegill put on 50 kilos. Four years later, he staged a remarkable comeback. Today, he’s once again chasing the black line at the World Aquatics Masters Championships: this time for fun, fitness, and old friends.
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Why We Document – Let’s Change Swimming | Aquatic Sports Performance
We want to change swimming. Help us make the change.
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4 Essential Tips To Improve Your Swim Technique | Global Triathlon Network
Have you mastered the basics of your freestyle stroke but feel like your progress has stalled? It’s a common problem, but the solution isn’t always to swim longer or harder.
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Speed in Swimming – Think Smarter Not Just Faster | Wayne Goldsmith
Three Important Things to Remember: Swimming fast is a byproduct of swimming efficiently, not a goal itself; The harder swimmers try to force speed, the slower they become; Elite swimmers focus on flow, rhythm and technique – speed follows naturally. Every young swimmer makes the same mistake. They think swimming fast means trying hard to…