Month: April 2015
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Dutch national swimming team – coach Martin Truijens
Martin is coaching in the national swim team of the Netherlands. In this interview he gives us information about their road towards Kazan, Rio and also where he finds his motivation as a coach.
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Teen uses swimming and her mother’s support to cope with multiple sclerosis
Taylor Prather looks like every other kid on the Stockdale High School swim team but that is a testament to how far she’s come since her life was turned upside down 7 years ago.
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F̫lego РA Sea Dragons freediving TV Series for Canal Off, Brazil
“FÔLEGO” is a journey to discover the ocean in the purest and most radical way: by freediving. Freediving is diving without any artificial equipment using only the air of our lungs. During the different episodes, the freediving record holders Flavia Eberhard and Pepe Arcos will travel to incredible underwater paradises and will experience challenging and…
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How to train & break the 50m breaststroke world record
A notable part of the session sees Adam do stand-ups – 4x100m breaststroke at maximum speed with no swimdown in between, the lactate building each time. After the second he is bright red, his eyes closed and he is blowing. By the time he has done his third 100m pain is etched on his face,…
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Swimmer terrified by manatee in lake
When it comes to creatures of the deep, it isn’t uncommon for swimmers to be afraid of things like sharks and alligators. However, one woman’s underwater encounter left her screaming after she ran into a manatee. See Click Orlando https://youtu.be/yLmfgK8adXk
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North London teacher, 35, ‘dies’ for five minutes while attempting 50m underwater swim
A teacher who stopped breathing for five minutes after being pulled unconscious from an east London pool has spoken of his debt to the lifeguards who brought him back to life. Ed Bray, 35, had been trying to complete two underwater lengths of the 25-metre pool at Clissold Leisure Centre, Hackney, without coming up for…
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Cat pushes dog into swimming pool
Two small dogs howl, bark, and bother a cat next to a swimming pool. The cat pushes one in. Because it can. https://youtu.be/H9rORmASZSk
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Backstroke Wedges #AusChamps15
Swimming Australia High Performance Scientist Jess Corones and swimmer Mitch Larkin comment on the new backstroke wedges used for the first time ever in a major swimming competition in Australia.
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Ranomi Kromowidjojo shares her investment goals
In a new Dutch TV commercial of NN Investment Partners, swimming champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo talks about her financial goals and what matters to her in life. What are your financial goals? Whether you want to save money for your pension, your children’s education or a trip around the world, our investment experts at NN Investment…