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Egypt's First Female Dive Master Speaks Out
by Muslim Women in Sports posted February 26, 2013 at 8:18am
BY: TAFLINE LAYLINEgypt has certified the country’s first female dive master – a devout Muslim who refers to herself as a feminist. With coveted dive spots scattered all along the Red Sea, the ecologically-threatened Sinai Peninsula&...more
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Pakistani swimmer breaks International Records
by Muslim Women in Sports posted November 16, 2012 at 6:35pm
BY: NATASHA RAHEELKARACHI: National swimming champion Kiran Khan finished 10th in her 50-metre butterfly event at the ninth Asian Swimming Championship in Dubai but Liana Swann managed to break three national records in the 400 individual medley, 100...more
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That Which Was Lost
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley posted September 25, 2012 at 9:22am
Somewhere in Oxford, Great Britain, 2009, 5.25am. Two Varsity rowers sleep, the winter morning silent around them, the spires of their Oxford scraping the frosted sky. Three more months to the Boat Race. 192 sessions gone; 144 to go, until they l...more
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Diana Nyad Ends Historic Swim
by Draft Day Suit posted August 21, 2012 at 9:00pm
She spent over 41 hours swimming in shark-infested waters, battling multiple stings from jellyfish and relentless storms. And tomorrow is her 63rd birthday. How is that for tough?
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad set out from Havana on Saturday night h...more
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Olympic Swimming Wrap-Up
by Draft Day Suit posted August 12, 2012 at 6:29pm
Here’s guest blogger Jill’s wrap-up from the Olympic pool. We’re happy to report Jill has agreed to join us as a contributor. She is looking forward to football season. (And so are we!)
Sadly, Olympic swimming is now over and this will ...more
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Missy Franklin Should Take the Money and Swim.
by stephaniemp posted August 2, 2012 at 3:10pm
Missy Franklin is being called the golden girl of swimming. I only refer to her as a girl, because this Olympic gold medalist (100m backstroke) is only 17 years old. This girl’s got talent! After taking home a second medal, the bronze in the 200...more
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Get Ready…For Swimming
by Draft Day Suit posted July 28, 2012 at 7:11pm
Please welcome guest blogger Jill Helbling. Jill lives in the North Hills of Pittsburgh with her husband and two children. She has a day job that does not make her as happy as writing blog posts about sports.
Get ready, sports fans! It’s that ...more
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LOCOG Deflects Equality Responsibilities
by WomenCANIntl posted July 20, 2012 at 2:12pm
LOCOG continues to deflect equality responsibilities. See article in"The Guardian."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/19/london-2012-japan-australia-sexism.
British National Champion Canoeist Samantha Rippington is not asking for...more
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Just Keep Swimming – USA Swimming Meets Finding Nemo
by Sports Girls Play posted July 19, 2012 at 12:16am
I just watched a super cute PSA by USA Swimming in conjunction with the upcoming theater release of Finding Nemo in 3-D that I just had to share with you!
With the Olympics just days away (SQUEEEE), you will see Dana Vollmer, Natalie Coughlin, Kim Vand...more
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Olympic Guide to Diving
by Pretty Tough posted July 18, 2012 at 6:23pm
(This is part of a Pretty Tough series about the Summer Olympics. It’s your Cliff Notes for all the events, athletes and triva you need to know while watching the London Games.)
Competitive Diving is one of the most prestigious, competitive, drama-...more
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Real Swimming for Triathletes: Flexibility
by Fast at Forty posted May 10, 2012 at 12:46pm
In our third video in the series Real Swimming for Triathletes, we introduce the concept of gaining flexibility in order to swim faster. Triathletes without a swim background do not have the same flexibility in their shoulders, hips, torso and ankles as l...more
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13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
by Laura Landgreen posted April 16, 2012 at 10:48am
Her name is Winter Vinecki, and on April 29th, 2012, she will embark upon her quest to be the youngest person to ever complete a full marathon on every continent. But Winter isn’t doing this just to hold a world record, which she will upon successful com...more
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Paralympian Ellen Keane on the line
by Inspiring Sports Women posted April 6, 2012 at 8:25pm
The Paralympics are coming up in a few months time just after the Olympics in London. I've had a few of the Irish team on here already, and today's post is a radio interview I did with Dublin swimmer Ellen Keane.Wishing Ellen the best of luck at the Briti...more
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