Month: June 2018
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Our family swimming journey so far – learning to swim
We’re working with Swim England this year and talking about swimming as a family, the highs, lows, hurdles and achievements that come with learning to swim. https://youtu.be/d6l5f9znk8g
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Online therapy firm teams up with Michael Phelps to break the stigma of mental illness
The Olympic gold medalist swimmer is the new face of Talkspace, a startup that makes therapy affordable and accessible to millions of people. On the surface, Michael Phelps had the kind of life we could only dream of. As the most decorated swimmerin history, the Baltimore native had 28 Olympic medals to his name before he…
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2-Year-Old Scales Locked Swimming Pool Fence and Unlocks Safety Gate
Summer is here and unexpected accidents can happen in a flash by the pool while everyone enjoys the warm weather. Video shows a 2-year-old boy named Cody scaling a locked safety ladder that his folks installed, which leads right to the family pool. In the video, he got right to the top of the ladder,…
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What grinds your coaches gears?
As we get ready for Pan Pac Trials we chat to #OurTeam about what gets on their coaches nerves.
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3 Dead After Late Night Swim At Durham Apartment Complex Pool
A total of four people were swimming when three of them were pulled from the pool at Chapel Tower Apartments, police said. Three people are dead after they were pulled from a pool at an apartment complex in Durham early Tuesday. A total of four people were swimming when three of them were pulled from…
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Michael Phelps: This Is How I Figured Out How To Conquer Pressure | Better | NBC News
Olympian Michael Phelps has overcome competitive pressure since breaking his first world record at 15. This is the story of how he does it.
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Adidas Introduces New Styles And Colourways In The AMPHI FW18 Collection
Adidas has launched the second AMPHI collection, for the Fall/Winter 2018 season, integrating advanced bust supports for females with a passion for versatile training regimes in, on and at the water. Created for the modern female athlete adopting a versatile training programme, the FW18 AMPHI collection fashions new bold colourways across its top and bottom styles including electric blue, bright pink and black. Each top can be mixed and matched with any of the collection’s three bottom…
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Hero: man saves distressed swimmer, to be honored
A man will be honored Wednesday after saving distressed swimmer from drowning. On May 3, at South Beach Park in Ft. Pierce, Kyle Castle had to swim about 50 yards out to realize what exactly he was up against.
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Many Swimmers Unaware of Potential Health Risks, Pool Survey Finds
Millions of Americans will soon head to their local swimming pool, but a new survey finds that many swimmers aren’t aware they might be wading into potential health risks at the pool. The annual Healthy Pools survey, conducted by the Water Quality & Health Council, found that swimmers admitted to some unhealthy swimming habits, including: Most adults (52 percent)…