Tag: Kazan 2015
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Kazan 2015: Record of cumulative TV audience reaches 6.8 billion
Following a study conducted by British company Kantar Media, FINA is pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the FINA World Championships held in Kazan (RUS) from July 24-August 9, 2015, one of the biggest sports events on the planet, cumulated a record aggregated global TV viewership of 6.8 billion (total cumulative audience –…
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Sun Yang describes Kazan 2015 in CCTV5 interview (with English subtitles)
This TV interview was from a while ago after Kazan World Championship. I felt I should make subtitles for this one as well so more people could know the fact about everything going on with Sun Yang.
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DNA of a Pacific Island Swimmer
The World Swimming Championships in Kazan offered the opportunity for the Pacific island swimmers to provide an insight into their thoughts about the sport. They tell us how they got into swimming, outline the dedication and commitment that is required and also offer valuable viewpoints about the fun that can be had and real life…
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FINA clarifies: Ryan Lochte used illegal dolphin kicks in Kazan
At the World Championships in Kazan, Ryan Lochte used a new freestyle turning technique, pushing away from the turn while still on his back, and then utilising his powerful dolphin kicks until turning to a prone position just before surfacing at the 15m mark. https://youtu.be/_0chtVhd6fs While this is no problem in normal freestyle swimming, the…
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FINA clears China’s Sun over ‘altercation’ at worlds
Swimming’s world governing body has cleared Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang of any wrongdoing following complaints over his behavior at this month’s world championships in Russia. FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu told Reuters the altercation that led to a complaint against Sun was the result of overcongestion in the warmup pool in Kazan and did…
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Joseph Schooling’s quest for perfection
It was Aug 8, the day of the 100m butterfly final, his last race at the Fina World Championships and that was when Joseph Schooling came closest to the perfect swim he had been chasing in his career. But the most extraordinary day of his 20 years had begun just like any other day. Said…
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Adam Peaty: ‘It’s brutal. I’m going to get better, so that no one can get near me’
“It’s a false ideology, really,†Adam Peaty says coolly, his three world championship gold medals clinking around his neck, as he considers one of the most cliched and overheated words in sport: pressure. Peaty, who has just returned from Russia, where he was the dominant male swimmer while winning the 50m and 100m breaststroke world…
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A taste of the Mixed Zone – Kazan 2015
Some fun behind the scenes footage from the mixed zone in Kazan
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