Category: History
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ISHOF: Adolph Kiefer Golden Medallion Award
“The International Swimming Hall of Fame presented Adolph Kiefer with the Gold Medallion Award, ISHOF’s highest honor, during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention banquet on September 29, at the Orange County Hyatt Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. In a surprise, USA Swimming also presented Kiefer with a gold medal from the 1936 Olympic Games,…
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The Water Is My Sky
Introducing: ‘The Water Is My Sky,’ a feature length documentary aiming to explore the world of elite competitive swimming. Here interviewing Rowdy Gaines. The Water Is My Sky from The Water Is My Sky on Vimeo.
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Scott Miller escapes drug dealing charge, admits he ran an escort service
Read South Burnett Times and ABC Retired Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has escaped a drug dealing charge and will instead be sentenced for drug possession early next year. During a special hearing on Monday, the Sydney District Court heard the former champion and medalist was allegedly mixed up in hard drugs and prostitutes. http://youtu.be/AKHnk57hgpM Scott…
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Grace Darling Memorial swim 2013
A group of six open water swimmers tackled this tough swim, never before successfully completed. It began at the sheltered side of the Longstone Lighthouse, through the Farne Islands, past Big Harcar, where Grace Darling and her father rescued survivors of the wreck on the paddle steamer, the Forfarshire 7th September 1838 Grace Darling Memorial…
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Champion swimmer Matt Welsh and Andrew Conway at the IPA National Congress 2013
Health and Wellness Ambassador for BUPA, Olympic and Commonwealth medallist and 5 x World Champion swimmer Matt Welsh speaks to IPA CEO Andrew Conway at the IPA’s Gala Dinner as part of the IPA National Congress at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast.
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Australian Story: ‘A Feeling For The Water’ Trailer (ABC1)
“He became a national hero after winning three Olympic gold medals, but Australian swimmer Murray Rose remained an enigma until his death last year. Australian Story presents a two-part special on Murray Rose screening Monday November 11 and Monday November 18 at 8pm on ABC1.” http://youtu.be/j0e3lu4UEtk
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Meet the Girl Who Got Michael Phelps Into Swimming
Read Popsugar Fitness “You watched him win 22 Olympic medals, break numerous world records, and grace the covers of several magazines, but how exactly how did Michael Phelps get into swimming? Enter Hilary Phelps, the oldest sister of the Phelps clan, whose siblings would later follow in her swimming footsteps. But there’s more to her…
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Natalie Coughlin’s gene pool: American as Americans get
Read San Jose Mercury News Genealogists spent months looking into the family history of Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin. To the surprise of no one, her bloodlines are awash in red, white and blue. Coughlin’s roots in the country go back to shortly after the arrival of the Mayflower. Mary Mettler, the research coordinator who dove…
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