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World Record Holder Ariarne Titmus Retires From Competitive Swimming  SwimSwam Ariarne Titmus: Australian swim star and four-time Olympic gold medallist retires aged 25  BBC Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus announces retirement from swimming  The Guardian Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus, world record holder and 4-time Olympic champion, retires at 25  Yahoo Sports Aussie Olympic swim champ Titmus retires at 25  ESPN Source link

What is Sensorimotor training? Sensorimotor training refers to exercises that integrate motor and sensory systems to improve coordination and balance. It emphasizes progressive challenges and posture control to improve the function of the deep muscles. Staying fit and healthy is essential as we get older — it can help prevent falls and injuries, but also extend independence and mobility. New …

American Gretchen Walsh extended her torrid run of world records by breaking her own short-course record in the 50m butterfly at a World Aquatics Swimming World Cup meet in Carmel, Indiana. Walsh swam 23.72 seconds, beating her previous world record of 23.94 from last December’s World Short Course Championships. Walsh, who this time last year had never raced in a …

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a minute or two until he was “recombobulated and able to think about something other than the cold,” Harper says. A surprise sensation soon …

On Wednesday, Team GB Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud announced his retirement from ‘traditional swimming’ in order to compete at the controversial Enhanced Games next May. But what are they? What are their restrictions? How have anti-doping agencies and governing bodies reacted? And how much of a threat is this event to mainstream athletics? Instagram This content is provided by …

The 66-year-old actress shared an epic new image on her Instagram account that embodies her delightful personality. Standing in the middle of an elegantly designed pool, Tilly artfully crossed her arms over her bare breasts. The only thing she was wearing in the Aug. 18 post was a pair of quirky sunglasses, a flower in her hair, and a bold …

Michael Phelps’ Letter And The Story USA Swimming Didn’t Tell You  SwimSwam Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals | Bryan Armen Graham  The Guardian Michael Phelps adds to USA Swimming criticism, calls for ‘systemic change’  The New York Times ‘Angry’ Michael Phelps has dire warning for USA swimming  New York Post Michael Phelps torches USA Swimming, calls for massive …

In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers into what’s said to be …

Michael Phelps, the American swimming star and the most decorated Olympian in history, criticized USA Swimming on Wednesday in a lengthy Instagram post, saying there was a need for “systemic change” at the highest levels in his latest salvo against an organization that continues to search for permanent leadership. “I’ve asked myself what’s changed in our sport and the answer …

Human sperm are famously good swimmers, yet the physics of their motion has puzzled scientists for decades. Thick cervical mucus or lab-made gels should throttle any cell only fifty microns long, but sperm shoot through with surprising ease. That puzzle finally cracked when a Kyoto University team revealed that the sperm tail’s internal mechanics side step Newton’s third law, the …