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Olympics In Odaiba Is On Video shows 2009 Japan Swimming Federation’s Tokyo Marathon Swimming Championships in Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Even as the coronavirus has spread to six continents, Tokyo Olympics will most likely go ahead as planned reported the Japan Times, an English-language newspaper based in Japan. “All indications are, at this […]
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Olympic And World Champions To Race In Qatar Courtesy of FINA, Doha, Qatar. Olympic and world champions will kickoff the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in the Arabian Gulf in Doha, Qatar this Saturday. Florian Wellbrocks, Ana Marcela Cunha and Kristóf Rasovszky, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Haley Anderson, Ferry Weertman and Sharon van Rouwendaal [shown above after
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Swimmers Strategic Social Kick Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Catalina Channel swimmer Chris Dahowski of Paseo Aquatics [shown on left] understands swimming very well. After decades as a national-level age-group, high school and collegiate swimmer and elite competitive coach, he has a profound understanding when it is time to be intense – and when
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Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Alisa Fatum broke the existing 100m freestyle world record of 1:05.57 at the 2020 International Winter Swimming World Championships held in Lake Bled, Slovenia last week. Fatum’s new standard of 1:04.87 was over 4 seconds faster than second-place Julia Wittig in 1:09.17. Women’s 100m Freestyle
You Never Know When, Where Or How Courtesy of Megan Melgaard, California. Megan Melgaard has many safety certifications. The former NCAA stand-out from the University of Florida and Safety Commissioner for Swim Across America has had safety responsibilities on pool decks, in open water swimming competitions, and on Hollywood sets. But the last thing that
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Luka Turk Breaks 2-Minute Barrier At International Winter Swimming World Championships Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Luka Turk accomplished what was previously thought impossible: breaking the two-minute barrier in the 200m freestyle in the International Winter Swimming World Championships. His record of 1:59.49 Lake Bled, Slovenia has now become the
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Bill Brand 2.0, Making A Lasting Impact With A Second Chance Courtesy of Mayor Bill Brand of Redondo Beach, California. Bill Brand of grew up close to the Southern California coast. The visionary of competitive ocean swims in Redondo Beach, he has long surfed, swam, and paddled as a kid, teenager, young adult and aging
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Alisa Fatum Blasts Fast 200m At International Winter Swimming World Championships Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Alisa Fatum easily was the fastest 200m freestyler at the 2020 International Winter Swimming World Championships in 2:16.18, faster than her older rivals, Julia Wittig (2:24.62) and Jade Perry (2:29.57). It was Fatum’s second
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Aleksandra Bednarek Wins International Winter Swimming World Championships 100m Breaststroke Courtesy of International Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Aleksandra Bednarek of Poland won the 100m breaststroke at the 2020 International Winter Swimming World Championships in 1:20.94, just a bit faster than Marion Joffle who finished second overall in 1:21.69 and Elina Mäkinen in
Kristóf Rasovszky Awarded FINA’s World Open Water Swimmer Of The Year Courtesy of FINA. FINA awarded its Male World Open Water Swimmer Of The Year recognition to Hungary’s Kristóf Rasovszky who won a FINA World Championships 5 km title and the overall title in the season-long FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series. He represented Hungary in
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