Category: History
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European Swimming Championships At Wembley (1938)
Titles read: “EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WEMBLEY”.
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1946 Yale Vs. Cuba Swim Meet at the Palacio de Desportivo in Havana
In June of 1946, Yale University’s legendary coach, Bob Kiphuth, was invited to take a team of swimmers to Havana Cuba for a five day series of swimming exhibitions and dual meet between his Yale University team and the Cuban National Team. Accompanying Kiphuth was 15 year old superstar Jimmy McLane, a student at Andover…
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Ike Papke’s attempt to swim from the Faralleon Islands to San Francisco
Ike Papke’s attempt to swim from the Faralleon Islands to San Francisco in 1966.
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Swimming and Diving Aces of the 1930s
Castle Films takes a look at Swimming and diving as it was in the 1930’s. Filmed at some of the iconic pools and locations of the day, including the Coral Casino in Santa Barbara, the Venetian Pool in Miami and the Fort Lauderdale Casino Pool. Also featuring many of the Olympic stars of the era.
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How Captain Matthew Webb Made Swimming Cool
The 19th-century swimming sensation loved water so much it eventually killed him. But first, 140 years ago today, he swam the English Channel, catapulting himself into fame and his favorite sport into respectability. Read Atlas Obscura via Neatorama
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Google doodle pays tribute to Duke Kahanamoku
See google.com/doodles The story of Duke Kahanamoku–the Hawaiian who, in 1912, first drew the world’s collective gaze upon the art of surfing–reads like mythology. Born in Honolulu in 1890, he is credited in over a dozen feature films, surfed the world’s most imposing swells before Californians knew what surfing was, won five Olympic medals in…
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Doha GOALS Day 2: Time Out with Michael Phelps
Speaker: Michael PHELPS, 22-time Medalist & World Champion, Founder & President, Michael Phelps Foundation, United States Moderator: Ato BOLDON, Four-Time Olympic Medalist, Broadcaster & IAAF Global Ambassador, Trinidad & Tobago
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7 Things About… Olympic Swimming Pools
Here is everything you need to know about the centrepiece of an Olympic Aquatics Centre, the swimming pool. https://youtu.be/ifUXfZwom0Q