Month: August 2017
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How to swim faster freestyle and backstroke. Breakouts. Swimming tips
Since I learned how to swim, I always tried to improve my stroke and feel the difference between different techniques. Once I felt how a good breakout should be like, I never forgot it. It is a game changer. The first few strokes are so fast that you immediately feel the difference between a good…
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Meet the 103 y/o record-breaking swimmer who’s training for yet another race
Japanese world record swimmer Mieko Nagaoka was seen training with her son Hiroyuki Nagaoka on Friday afternoon in Yanai Swimming school, Yanai city, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan.
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Time’s Up for California Lifeguard Instructors to Comply with New Law
California lifeguard agencies are grappling with the ramifications of a new law that’s prompting uneasy questions about the role of lifeguards in public safety. Title 22 mandates that all public safety personnel, including lifeguards, undergo no less than 21 hours of advanced first-aid training. This goes beyond the instruction that certifying agencies provide to better…
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Waterlog: A Swimmer’s Journey from City to Sea
An imaginary journey swimming from city to sea, inspired by Roger Deakin’s wonderful wild swimming book, Waterlog. If you haven’t read it, I would urge you to buy a copy: http://amzn.to/2uaQy4E
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How to work out like Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty – BBC Sport
Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty invites BBC Sport into the gym to show us his training regime.
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Violence, chaos plagues Rio one year after Olympics
Plagued by violence, white elephant sports facilities and corruption scandals, Rio de Janeiro today is unrecognizable from the feel-good city greeting the world at the Olympics exactly a year ago. Rio was the first South American city to hold the Summer Games and organizers were credited with staging a successful show – from the moving…
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Swimming bald eagle saved from drowning
A Maine lobsterboat crew came to a bald eagle’s rescue after noticing it was struggling to stay afloat in the Atlantic Ocean current.
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2017 – Trailer
The FINA Swimming World Cup 2017 is quickly approaching, with over 2,000,000 in overall prize money, and Olympic and World Medallists go straight to the finals. All eyes are will be on the pool!
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How Much Pee is in Swimming Pools?
Before you take a dip, know this: There is definitely pee in the swimming pool. But, it’s probably not that much.