Tag: COVID-19
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Swim Practice Social Distancing Protocol
The SeaWolves Swim Team, located in Georgia, started training with Social Distancing protocols in late February, before stay-at-home orders were in place. The SeaWolves started with 2 small training groups so they could document their workouts, sets, and processes just before they had to stop swimming in order to have videos and methods ready for…
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Water polo athlete builds backyard hay bale pool to train for Olympics
A member of Canada’s national women’s water polo team wanted to keep up her training during the COVID-19 pandemic but all the pools were closed — so she “baled” herself out by building one … out of hay. Kyra Christmas, 23, had been training full time with the team in Montreal as they prepared for the…
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Good Question: Are Pools Safe To Swim In Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Many people in Colorado are wondering if they’ll be able to swim in pools this summer.
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Olympics: Swimmers Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen apply to further delay NS
Singapore Olympic champion Joseph Schooling and fellow swimmer Quah Zheng Wen have applied to further delay their National Service in order to compete in next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
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British Swimming doctor doing his bit on the frontline
British Swimming’s Chief Medical Officer Guy Evans is doing his bit to help fight the spread of coronavirus, working for the NHS during the current global pandemic. Read in full at https://www.britishswimming.org/news/…
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Swim therapy in Australia as beaches reopen
It may have been a long wait to get back into the water, but for 77-year-old Carol Raleigh, her return to ocean swimming was the “antidote” to get through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Stay strong at home with Team Speedo’s Freya Anderson
Check out one of the partner workouts that Great Britain swim star Freya Anderson has been doing whilst the pools and gyms are closed.
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Billings Aquatic Club stays in shape, turns focus to 2021
The Stingrays have produced some elite swimmers, including two competing for a spot at the Olympic Trials. I caught up with the Billings Aquatic Club to see how they’re staying in shape, even if no pools are open.
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How Penny Oleksiak is managing life in isolation with a tip from Michael Phelps
A Michael Phelps book recommendation resonates with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak more than ever these days. Oleksiak has read Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now” multiple times since the American swim legend suggested the title to her. The 19-year-old dove back into the book when the COVID-19 pandemic forced her out of the pool in…