Month: June 2013
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Christine Magnuson Gator Drill
2008 Olympic Silver medalist Christine Magnuson explains one of her favorite drills – the Gator drill! Adam Brown, two-time Olympian for England, demonstrates. Christine Magnuson Gator Drill from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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Laughing At My Nightmare
Shane and his brother, Andrew, go for a swim. Laughing At My Nightmare (Exclusive Clip) from Wayfarer Entertainment on Vimeo.
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‘Wild swimming’ enthusiast Jonathan Joyce dies in hospital after being found unconscious in English Channel
Read for instance MailOnline, The Drum and Scotsman A Edinburgh company director, who enjoyed the sport of extreme swimming, has drowned after getting into difficulties off the coast of south Devon. Jonathan Joyce, 41, co-founder and technical director at Capital-based Storm ID, was spotted unconscious in the water by a canoeist who took him ashore…
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Scott Miller (AUS) arrested, charged with possessing drugs and stolen goods
Read for instance 9News and news.com.au Disgraced Olympian Scott Miller has been embroiled in a drug scandal after he was arrested by the police allegedly in possession of several grams of ‘ice’ and AUS$17,000 in cash. The Atlanta 1996 dual medallist was arrested at a home in Mascot, in Sydney’s south, and charged with two…
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Adults find out it’s never too late to learn how to swim
Read Lancaster Online Wanda Gregg is 56 years old, and she is learning how to swim. The Lancaster woman never learned the skill as a kid. Now she has two grandsons and she wants to be able to be in the pool with them. “We started with breathing, blowing bubbles — the basic stuff. That’s…
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CC photo #534: Tórshavn sea swimmers arriving in style
A view from my house last Sunday, the team of masters swimmers from Havnar Svimjifelag arriving in style on the good ship Norðlýsið, to participate in the open water event across the firth Skálafjørður in the Faroe Islands. They should have had the sails up, that would have looked even better :-)
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DeepFlight Submersible – Searching for Whale Song
Wow, this is what GoPros are for Renowned submersible designer Graham Hawkes and co-pilot Lee Behel go on a surreal adventure in the DeepFlight Super Falcon submersible. Using their hydrophones and their wits, our intrepid explorers cruise the underwater valleys of Hawaii in an attempt to capture whale song. The DeepFlight Super Falcon submersible was…
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Family: Body found in Little Miami River is missing swimmer
“Police were called to the scene after a body was found in the Little Miami River in Anderson Township.”
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Neighbors 4 Neighbors Drowning Prevention & Swim Safety Campaign 2013
“Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 in South Florida. Neighbors 4 Neighbors wants to keep your family safe through our swim safety and drowning prevention campaign. For resources and swim safety classes in your area, visit Neighbors4Neighbors.org!” http://youtu.be/Ic3-w8yhse8