Month: August 2014
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Babies learn to swim in Dubai
Babies learn to swim in Dubai. Babies at the Active Sports Academy acquire an important core skill in swimming that can potentially save their lives.
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Lifeguards of the Day: Saved 10 Lives in 2 Hours
Three lifeguards at Henne Strand in Denmark had an unusually tough Friday, when they had to save 12 people out of the water in just a few hours. 10 of the 12 are thought to have been in life threatening danger, because of an unusually strong outwards current. See the video interview here on TV2…
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NZ swimming goes even further off the Boyle
Lauren Boyle’s Commonwealth Games success, on the back of last year’s memorable triple bronzes at the world championships, was one of the most uplifting sights in Glasgow but has underlined a recurring problem — what to do about New Zealand swimming? Boyle’s gold and silver at Glasgow have again highlighted how much she is towing…
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Chad Le Clos’ Masterclass – The Turn
YOG ambassador Chad Le Clos gives some expert tips on how turn in the pool.
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Training With Chad Le Clos
YOG ambassador and Olympic gold medal winner Chad Le Clos talks about his training and his goals and targets.
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PETA slams Kim Kardashian for swim with dolphins
PETA has slammed Kim Kardashian over her dolphin ride in Mexico. The reality star has come under fire from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, who called Kardashian “intrusive” and “dangerous” for swimming with dolphins at Vallarta Adventures in Puerto Vallarta. Earlier this week the mother of one posted a video on Instagram of…
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RNLI highlights dangers of swimming in the Tweed
Berwick RNLI have issued a warning to children spotted swimming in the River Tweed during the recent warm weather. Lifeboat personnel are concerned that many are unaware of the risks they are exposing theselves to due to the strong tidal currents. Hazel Bettison of Berwick RNLI said: “We’ve had reports of children enjoying the nice…
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Bluffton swim coach accused of lewd acts
Jeremy William Kemeny, 40, faces charges of two counts of lewd acts after the 18-year-old victim, who paid rent at Kemeny’s home, reported finding a video that showed her in the bathroom, Maj. Joseph Manning said. Officers searched his home on Rocking Horse Lane late Thursday and seized the desktop computer where the victim found…
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Myrtha admits possible current in Barcelona 2013 pool, will do better in Berlin
Read SwimVortex: Trevor Tiffany, chairman of Myrtha USA, spokesperson for A&T Europe S.p.a.’s Myrtha Pools division and the man who stripped off and took to the water with plastic bottles in Barcelona last year in an attempt to show that the company simply could not detect any evidence of a significant current, now acknowledges that…