Category: History
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Origins of the Australian Crawl
“From the BBC programme Faster, Higher, Stronger: Stories of the Olympic Games, a look at some early exponents of the modern freestyle swimming stroke.” http://youtu.be/FiR62H9B4E4
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Microsoft salutes the Heroic Women of 2013, including Diana Nyad
“These heroic women show what spirit, courage, and perseverance can achieve. May their bravery inspire us in 2014 and beyond.” http://youtu.be/ZyB7bzYRoqY Image courtesy of Fortune Live Media, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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SwimmingWorld and SwimVortex launch petition asking FINA to recognize all victims during during the DDR Olympic Reign
See open letter and petition on change.org, plus articles on SwimmingWorld and SwimVortex On behalf of the swimming community worldwide, we are calling on FINA to recognize all victims during this dark period in Olympic history and to lobby the International Olympic Committee to take similar action. When Nelson Mandela passed away of late, his story reminded us all…
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Fancy a ‘perishing’ swim? – ITN coverage of the 1965 Serpentine Christmas Swim
See Channel 4 Covering the news on Christmas Day is always challenging – and was equally so in 1965 when ITN sent their roving reporter John Shearer to Hyde Park to interview [and join] the regular Serpentine race swimmers.
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First woman to swim English channel to have Manchester street named after her
Read Manchester Evening News A Manchester swimmer is to be immortalised in the name of the city’s newest road. Sunny Lowry – the first woman to swim the channel – will be celebrated as part of major regeneration work taking place around Eastlands. The Longsight -born athlete was chosen after a Dragons Den-style clash between…
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RIP Nelson Mandela
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.†– Nelson Mandela Image courtesy of South Africa The Good News, CC BY 2.0
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Lithuanians react to Meilutyte’s win at London 2012
A YouTube video published by the Lithuanian National Radio and Television on July 31, 2012, the day after Ruta Meilutyte won the women’s 100 meter breaststroke final at the London 2012 Olympics. Video apparently the emotions in the Lithuanian London 2012 studio. You don’t need to understand Lithuanian, to understand what they are saying :-)…
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MSS making a case for nominating Adolph Kiefer for Medal of Freedom
See SwimmingWorld Today’s edition of The Morning Swim Show looks back on the stellar career of Adolph Kiefer, who Swimming World is calling on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Keith Beavers: A Swimmer’s Story
“Queen’s University’s Varsity Swim Coach, Keith Beavers, talks about his experiences as a two-time Olympic athlete and how dedication and perseverance are what created these incredible opportunities. Created for the fall term documentary project for Queen’s University’s FILM 250 course. ” http://youtu.be/W78FF1pNDaw