Month: March 2015
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Learn to swim with water polo
Playing water polo is a great way to build kids’ swimming confidence and abilities in a fun, team environment.
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Wollongong OTU Oceania Cup Mens’ Swim Leg
Edits of the swim leg of the OTU Oceania World Cup Mens’ Sprint Triathlon in Belmore Basin, Wollongong March 8 2015.
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GB Farallon Swim: Extreme sea survival training at the RNLI
The Great British Farallon team are taught to respect the water by the experts at the RNLI.
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Some of Benoît Huot’s stolen swim medals replaced
When thieves broke into Benoît Huot’s home in Longueuil last summer, they stole more than just his prized international swimming medals. The burglary left an open wound on Huot, one of Canada’s most decorated and most popular Paralympic athletes. “It was tough,†Huot said of the July 26 robbery that claimed seven medals, a television…
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Olympic gold medalist Camille Muffat killed in helicopter crash
Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a sailing champion, authorities said. The helicopters apparently collided in midair Monday near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 1,170 kilometres northwest of Buenos Aires, La…
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Danes find half of kids can’t swim, launch major learn-to-swim campaign
The Danish Swimming Federation today announced the results of a nationwide survey, revealing among other things that despite of 91% of adult Danes saying that swimming ability is important or highly important, every third adult and half of kids aged 7-14 cannot complete 200 meters, Â which is the Nordic definition of swimming ability. – We…
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Olympic Swimmers Raise Funds for Coach Battling Cancer
A group of Olympic swimmers have banded together to organize a swim clinic and auction to raise funds for a fellow swimmer battling cancer. Jeff Julian, head coach at Rose Bowl Aquatics, was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer in January. Jason Lezak, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and close friend of Julian, gathered eight fellow…
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Waterproof Splash Drone can automatically follow your jet ski (or swimmer)
Splash Drone is designed to film all of your lakeside adventures. It will also come with a payload release function, so it can make small seaside deliveries to you or your friends. Although we hope you never need it, the Splash Drone also has a flare attachment to help you out in case of emergency.…