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The top 10 posts of 2021

28th December 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Imagine this post as an ESPN top 10 plays of the year montage or something.

Water Sports / Winter Sports

Appareltly: Volcom

1st September 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

The skate, surf, and swimwear brand is the first featured brand in our Appareltly series.

Olympics / Summer Olympics / Water Sports

Why are Olympic swimming pools so fast?

6th August 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Slight variations in water temperature or pool structure could be the difference between a podium finish or 4th place or missing out on a world record.

Water Sports

Black diversity in swimming: improvements needed

19th July 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Black swimmers like Alice Dearing and Simone Manuel shouldn’t be the modern anomalies.

Water Sports

Outdoor swimming gained popularity during lockdown – but why?

17th July 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

There were some long-lasting upsides to the lockdown after all.

Olympics / Summer Olympics / Water Sports

Shout out to Alice Dearing, the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympics

26th June 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Alice is 1 of only 3 Black British swimmers of any sex or gender to achieve this.

Water Sports

Cullen Jones on world records, diversity in swimming, and other sports

1st April 20217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

From nearly drowning as a child to Olympic gold, Cullen Jones has been through a hell of a lot to get to where he is today.

Water Sports

Native Hawai‘ians never stopped surfing

22nd August 20207th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Did White people revive surfing? A professor from Springfield, Missouri suggests otherwise.

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