Month: June 2018
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Swimming With Men – Official UK Trailer
Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis, accountant Eric (Rob Brydon) joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan…
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AirAsia present’s Ben Proud’s Talent Pool 2018 – Manila Clinic Recap
Back for its second year, AirAsia presents Ben Proud’s Talent Pool 2018 started in Manila, Philippines. The clinic aimed to bring world class coaching to young, aspiring swimmers in the Filipino capital so that these swimmers can #DareToDream. We hope this clinic initiative will help drive future swimming success across the region.
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Extreme swimmer aims to swim for 100 days around British coastline
Extreme sportsman Ross Edgley is aiming to swim all the way around Britain’s coastline without touching dry land once. It’ll take 100 days and he’ll burn 1 million calories during his 2000-mile venture which, if all goes well will end in London on the 8th of September. In a recent swim he managed to get…
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Phillips 66 National Championships #FiredUp
Get Fired up for the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships July 25 -29 in Irvine, Cal. Get tickets now to watch the fastest swimmers in the nation attempt to qualify for the Pan Pacific Championships
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Man begins to swim across Pacific Ocean, garbage patch and all
A 51-year-old French-born adventurer began an attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, saying his endurance odyssey is also intended to focus world attention on environmental challenges, like the plastics that are contaminating the world’s oceans. Benôit “Ben” Lecomte entered the water in Choshi, Japan, aiming to reach San Francisco about six months…
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Voters recall California judge in Stanford sexual assault case
Northern California voters have removed a judge from office over a controversial sentencing decision, according to an Associated Press projection. Judge Aaron Persky was targeted for giving a short jail sentence to Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault with the intent to commit rape. John Blackstone reports.
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Great North Swim 2018 | Met Office Weather Forecast | Great Swim TV
Taking part in Great North Swim, 8-10 June? Check out the official weather forecast brought to you by the Met Office.
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13-year-old swimmer on a mission to prevent drownings
No matter the weather, the water is where Madison Huertas wants to be. “It’s so relaxing to me, almost calming, because when you’re in the water, you don’t have to think about anything else,” said Huertas. But Huertas, 13, is one thoughtful kid. She learned to swim just a few years ago after she was…