Where can you watch swimming?
Watch BBC Sport coverage of swimming. Watch Swimming With Sharks | Stream Free on STV Player.
What is the hardest skill in swimming?
Butterfly is often considered to be the most difficult of the four swimming strokes. It is advanced because technique isn’t easily overcome by strength, and it requires a great deal of practice working on timing, position, and other technicalities. Freestyle/Front Crawl It is commonly called the freestyle stroke as most swimmers choose to use this stroke in freestyle events as it is the fastest. To execute the front crawl, you lie on your stomach with your body parallel to the water.There are several swimming styles, including freestyle/front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, elementary backstroke, combat side stroke, and trudgen.
Who has the most world titles in swimming?
Michael Phelps—pictured here (right) at the 2005 World Championships—won 26 World Championships gold medals – more than any other athlete. Michael Phelps of USA – The most decorated Olympian of all time. He won 28 Olympic Medals and 23 of these are Gold Medals in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 ( in which he won 8 Gold’s ), London 2012 and Rio 2016. Mark Spitz of USA – He won 9 Olympic Gold Medals in which 7 of which he won in 1972 Munich Olympics.Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals.Michael Phelps of the United States has won the global award eight times, followed by Katie Ledecky of the United States and Ian Thorpe of Australia with four.
How old is Claire in swimming for Gold?
Claire Carpenter (Peyton List) was an elite swimmer and social media darling until a jet ski accident left her with a fear of the water. Tired of seeing his daughter with no ambition or purpose, Claire’s father sends her to Australia to coach an elite boys swim team, much to Claire’s irritation. Seventeen-year-old Claire Carpenter was an elite swimmer and social media darling until an accident left her with a fear of drowning. Tired of seeing his daughter with no ambition or purpose, Claire’s father sends her to Australia to coach an elite boys swim team, much to Claire’s irritation.