Month: February 2016
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Cameron van der Burgh older but wiser
Cameron van der Burgh, who is preparing to compete at his third Olympics at the Rio Games, joked yesterday that he’s getting old after finding himself surrounded by new young faces at a weekend gala. “There were all these kids and I didn’t know who they were. “I was thinking ‘where did they come from’?…
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Gregory Burns interviews world record freediver Christian Redl
Gregory Burns interview with world record holder free diver Christian Redl who shares his passion for diving and sharks.
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Swimming Education In Finland in the 1960s
Filmed by my father, Bengt Lagus in the 1960´s, I have edited the material. The water temperature was something between 15-18 degrees Celsius this day and it felt really cold for the children, also the air temperature was below 20 C.. The swimming “school” was in Luvia (Verkkoranta) Finland. I have also in the early…
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First-years swimming gala on the University of the Free State’s Bloemfontein Campus
It was fun in the sun at the annual swimming gala held on 5 February 2016. Residences showed off their colours and cheered their swimmers to victory.
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Swimming 101 with Flat Hat Sports
Sports Editors Sumner Higginbotham ’16 and Nick Cipolla ’17 make a splash in the Campus Recreation pool to see if their swimming skills hold any water.
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Silesia Winter Swimming 2016
Polish Open Winter Swimming Championships Silesia Winter Swimming 2016 January 23, 2016 Katowice
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Winter Swimming & Dancing in Lipetsk, Russia
Ice-hole swimming is a traditional Russian fun. Winter swimmers are called “walruses†here. “Lipetsk Walrus Club” exists for over 60 years and since then a lot of people have joined our healthy lifestyle community. Winter swimming is popular not only among seniors but also among young people. Lipetsk ‘walruses’ enjoy the cold water as well…
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Cullen Jones and the cultural barriers preventing minorities from the sport of swimming
Four-time Olympic Medalist and USA Swimming Foundation Ambassador, Cullen Jones, discusses the cultural barriers that influence the lack of African-American involvement in the sport of swimming. He shares his thoughts on the evolution of the sport and the necessary steps to make the sport more inclusive.