We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
Featured Instagram Post of the Week:
What Arena Olympians do you think we’ll catch wearing these suits in Tokyo?
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Stopped by the concierge "drive thru" to say hi to my old teammate, 2x Olympian, and founder of @_HeadtoHead…@MarthMcC! Inspiring person in and out of the pool! Also the iced coffee on tap was delicious! #athletesvillage #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/JmjAhqMeb0
— Brent Hayden OLY (@thebrenthayden) July 18, 2021
Marth McCabe comeback 2024?
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Summer McIntosh was 9 years old. She had just watched 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak earn a 2016 Olympic spot.
She wanted to do it too. 5 years later they’re going to the Olympics together.
🇨🇦swimming team inspiring each other. Pool party awaits.My story: https://t.co/ZkJgXVc9e0 pic.twitter.com/bfzVJ2rxLv
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) July 14, 2021
Giving me Joseph Schooling / Michael Phelps 2008 vibes.
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Swimming starts one week today in Tokyo—can’t wait to see @TeamGB in action! 🏊♀️🏊🏻🏊🏾♂️
Which events are you most excited to watch this Games? #Tokyo2020
— Lizzie Simmonds (@LizzieSimmonds1) July 17, 2021
Women’s 100 back and men’s 200 breast.
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👏 Please join us in welcoming the four newest members of the #ISL2021 Cali Condors team!
🦅 Katerine Savard
🦅 Tomas Peribonio
🦅 Marie Pietruschka
🦅 Anastasia Sorokina#CaliCondors#GoDors#ISwimLeague pic.twitter.com/0kpdPfFJuC— Cali Condors (@calicondors_isl) July 15, 2021
*Patiently awaits any other team signing someone*
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Real convo between real athletes and real people 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ey5wRCGGv8
— Zach Harting, M.S., OLY (@hartingz) July 16, 2021
Zach Harting aka Kool-Aid Man?
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Sadly won’t be able to commentate the swimming at these Olympics alongside @IanThorpe & @BasilZempilas due to border restrictions…😔 shattered but wearing ‘perspective coloured glasses’ – Leisel Jones stepping in will be 💯 pic.twitter.com/56BQSedcnT
— Giaan Rooney (@GiaanRooney) July 17, 2021
Anyone who watched Australian Trials on Amazon Prime knows what a loss this is!
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“The intensity of my training, averaging 85k every week for the last two years, has resulted in something that I’m so proud of…”
Olympic debutant @hector_pardoe has revealed the lengths he has gone to in a bid to qualify for the marathon swimming event at #Tokyo2020
— Swim England (@Swim_England) July 17, 2021
That’s more than 12 km per day if you were wondering!
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Departing for the Olympics in 2021 🇯🇵 vs 2016 🇧🇷 same dream, same excitement, very different circumstances but the love and support from my parents is unconditional ❤️ pic.twitter.com/hPsJmG0b7B
— Yona Knight-Wisdom (@YonaKW) July 11, 2021
Shoutout to the parents!
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𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭! 🇺🇸🙌@Nic_Fink x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/UA7WR0RHHg
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 15, 2021
Coach said GET IN.
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https://twitter.com/adam_peaty/status/1416325595722440705?s=20
Adam Peaty WOULD be able to levitate.
I went all the way through this article hoping for a clip of Peaty swimming fly….
Why would TYR athletes wear Arena suits?
Who’s Martha swimswam?
Retired Canadian Swimmer. Swam with Brent Hayden back in the day
55.9 incoming for the British Lion.