Year: 2014
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Joeri Verlinden postpones comeback due to cardiac arrhrythmia
Holland Swimming has the story Dutch swimmer Joeri Verlinden has been forced to postpone his return to competitive swimming, due to cardiac arrhythmia discovered during a regular medical examination. He stops immediately, will be taking the next few weeks off, and will therefore not participate in the national swim team training camp in Thailand, Januar…
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Grevers Mom
The ‘iron fist’ behind his swimming :-) Grevers Mom from Pannell Swim Shop on Vimeo.
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Aqua Polar Gym 2014
“Some in Geneva, Switzerland start the New Year with a swim in freezing Lake Geneva / lac Léman.”
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Sean Conway: How I swam the length of Britain
Sean Conway describing his swim the length of Britain, from Land’s end to John O’Groats.
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Polar Bear Swim 2014 Ottawa
“Crazy c-c-c-c-cold people jumping in the Ottawa River in minus 30 degree Celsius with windchill!”
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Safety Week at Goldfish Swim School
“Four times a year, Goldfish Swim School holds Safety Week at all locations. While we always stress the importance and teaching of water safety skills here at Goldfish, during these special four weeks, we pull out all the stops! All classes focus on special safety techniques, like the octopus and sea otter floats, treading water,…
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Origins of the Australian Crawl
“From the BBC programme Faster, Higher, Stronger: Stories of the Olympic Games, a look at some early exponents of the modern freestyle swimming stroke.” http://youtu.be/FiR62H9B4E4
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Lifesaving And Lunges: Swim PT For Legs
“Mix in a leg pt day with swimming and a vital skill. After this – finish with 1000-1500m of swimming with fins.”
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Fox Company – Swim Qualification – Jan. 6, 2014
“Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn about basic water survival Jan. 6, 2014, at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, jumping into water from a 10-foot tower and shedding heavy equipment while underwater.…