Category: History
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‘Pipin’ Ferreras to attempt “no-limits†freedive world record a decade after wife’s death
More than a decade ago, record-setting free diver Francisco “Pipin†Ferreras of North Bay Village lost his wife, Audrey Mestre, when she drowned attempting to exceed his world depth mark in a plunge to 561 feet off the Dominican Republic. […] Ferreras, now 51, retired from competitive diving after his wife’s death. He dissolved his…
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The Other Shore | Diana Nyad | (2013) Official Trailer
“The Other Shore follows world record holder and legendary swimmer Diana Nyad as she comes out of a thirty-year retirement to re-attempt an elusive dream: swimming 103 miles non-stop from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage. Her past and present collide in her obsession with a feat that nobody has ever…
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The BreakDown (8/28/13) – Olympic medalist & coach Sergio Lopez
“Sport of Discussion: Swimming – Special Guest, Sergio Lopez, former olympic & collegiate swimmer, college coach (Northwestern and West Virginia) and current Head Swimming Coach / Aquatics Director, shares great information regarding swimming, what it takes to get to the collegiate level and VERY useful recruiting assistance!” See also sergiolopezmiro.com
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The Sydney Olympics | Olympic History
Part 2 is especially relevant to us aquatic fanatics … In part two of our look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games we focus on the events in the pool and the rivalry between the Australian and USA 100m freestyle relay teams. Featuring interviews with Olympic athletes Ian Thorpe and Gary Hall Jr we…
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Michael Jamieson Goes Back to School | Glasgow 2014
Scottish swimmer Michael Jamieson visit’s his former school, the Glasgow School of Sport at Bellahouston Academy, for the first time since winning a Silver medal at London 2012 and receives a hero’s welcome from the staff and students.
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Pieter van den Hoogenband’s interview with Michael Phelps
Two legends of swimming together in Barcelona.
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Bruce Jenner on Michael Phelps: ‘He’s done’
See TMZ “With rumors of a Michael Phelps comeback, there’s one American who thinks MP should STAY OUT of the pool when the 2016 Olympics roll around — Bruce Jenner.”
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“The ESPYs Are Everything That’s Wrong With Sports”
Read This Chicago Now blog post My husband turned to a rerun of the ESPYs just in time for us to see Michael Phelps win an award for the “best record-breaking performance,†which was when he earned his 16th gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. I looked at my husband and asked, “So, because Phelps…