Month: September 2015
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Suspended swimmer Park Tae-hwan to train in Japan
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan, currently serving a doping suspension, has relocated to Japan to continue training, his management company said Tuesday. Team GMP said Park left for Tokyo with his manager and physical trainer on Monday, and will begin training at Hosei University on Thursday. Park will stay in the Japanese capital until…
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Navy vet about halfway through swim of the Mississippi
A 28-year-old Navy combat veteran is about halfway through his effort to swim the length of the Mississippi River. Chris Ring passed through the St. Louis area Monday as part of his goal of completing the 2,552-mile swim over six months. He typically swims 14 to 16 miles per day, except on Sundays, and started June 6…
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BUTTERFLY (Trailer) – Short Film 2015
BUTTERFLY tells the story of one young swimmer’s struggle against the epilepsy that has returned to haunt her life. When the condition puts her swimming career on hold and her quality of life under threat, she must decide just where her priorities lie… before it’s too late.
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Swimming and Diving Aces of the 1930s
Castle Films takes a look at Swimming and diving as it was in the 1930’s. Filmed at some of the iconic pools and locations of the day, including the Coral Casino in Santa Barbara, the Venetian Pool in Miami and the Fort Lauderdale Casino Pool. Also featuring many of the Olympic stars of the era.
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Alcatraz: Can Kevin Swim to Freedom?
The mission is to escape from the island using nothing more than what they would have had in the 1950s. Grant is in a makeshift raft, Kevin is going to swim.
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Diver cried as he brought body of free diving teen to surface
Hunt was “free diving†— which uses no breathing aides such as scuba tanks — with his father and friends when he went missing around 2 p.m. When Skyler didn’t resurface, the authorities were alerted. Triston Hunt, Skyler’s father, also put out a plea for help on his Facebook page on a post stamped 2:41…
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Watch Naughty Boy’s Breathtaking Underwater Video for ‘Lose It All’
Naughty Boy, the British producer and songwriter, has released a stunning video for his new Beyoncé / Arrow Benjamin collaboration, “Lose It All.†While watching, you may find yourself holding your breath. Inspired by the acclaimed short film Ocean Gravity by world champion freediver Guillaume Nery and freediver/film-maker Julie Gaultier, music video director Charlie Robins reached out to the pair immediately upon…
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With Water Whisperer’s Help, This Anchor Can Swim
Whether it’s the ocean or swimming pools, Southern Californians love to be in water. But according to the Red Cross, more than half of adults in America can’t swim well, and many can’t swim at all. Often, it can be traced to a traumatic experience that prevented them from learning, such as in the case…