Year: 2016
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‘Team Refugee’ Will Compete At The 2016 Summer Olympics In Rio – Newsy
International Olympic Committee officials say about five to 10 refugee athletes are expected to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Ball State Sports Link: Success through Faith
Ball State swimmer Bradley Ridge knew he was good. He just needed the opportunity to prove it. Thanks to his Jewish faith, Ridge recently competed in the Maccabi Games in Santiago, Chile where he not only won gold, but also gained a confidence level that has propelled him to even more success at Ball State.
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Powerskin Carbon Ultra by arena
For over 40 years, arena has been developing cutting-edge racing swimwear built on a foundation of in-depth research, technical know-how, and an unyielding commitment to quality. Since 2000, the brand’s top-of-the-range POWERSKIN family of suits has consistently set the benchmark for high performance swimwear for all levels of swimmer, from the Olympic champion to the…
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End Adult Drowning: Fund the 1st Pool for Nonswimmer Adults
The first pool dedicated specifically to teaching adults to swim is slated to open in Sarasota, Florida May 1, 2016. Forty-six percent of American adults fit the bill. Most adults who can’t swim are afraid in water. An afraid-in-water adult is one who cannot rest peacefully for five minutes in water over his/her head and at…
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Florida man finds 9-foot alligator at bottom of swimming pool
A Florida man searching for a stray golf ball found something much larger at the bottom of his swimming pool — a 9-foot alligator. Craig Lear, 38, who lives adjacent to a golf course in Lakeland, assumed that the bubbles he saw in his pool were from a ball that landed in the water, his…
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In a triumph of set design, a theater builds a swimming pool
Audiences going to New York Theatre Workshop will see something unusual when they enter — a swimming pool. Not a little wading pool or artful images of water. A real pool. Tony Award-nominated set designer Riccardo Hernandez conceived of the audacious 40-foot-long, 4-foot-wide pool for playwright Lucas Hnath’s swimming drama “Red Speedo,†which opens Thursday.…
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Live Stream from the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Orlando
Gear up for tonight’s ‪#‎ArenaProSwim‬ finals in Orlando with a look at Michael Phelps‘ 100m fly prelim swim from this morning. The live stream of tonight’s finals begins at 6 p.m. ET: bit.ly/1eWUSVv
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Bang for your buck training?
Guest post by Jez Birds, originally posted on SwimPath There has been much debate recently regarding principles of training, with short, high intensity intervals gaining lots of momentum as the modality of choice for fitness enthusiasts around the globe. Safe to say the debate reaches far in to the swimming world also with the publicity surrounding…
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Adventures in Everyday Life
Join Nils and Per when they get out in the archipelago in the middle of winter. It is possible to do swimrun all year round however, in the winter warmer equipment and a little more planning is required.