Year: 2018
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Colorado ‘Wine Sharks’ To Swim Alcatraz To San Francisco
On Saturday, Sept. 29, 17 Coloradans will attempt to escape from Alcatraz in their own way.
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SWC 2018: Morozov (RUS) shines in Eindhoven with WR
FINA SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2018 Vladimir Morozov (RUS) was the brightest star of the third leg of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, held in Eindhoven (NED), from September 28-30. The Russian great established the first World Record of the series, by swimming the men’s 100m IM in 50.26. Besides this performance, Morozov won another…
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Hundreds swim to former Senegal slave island in annual race
Hundreds of swimmers have been taking part in a race between the Senegalese capital, Dakar and Goree Island. But it’s no ordinary competition. It involves swimming five kilometres to a former slave port, where Africans were once sold and shipped off to slavery in the Americas. The race is a tribute to slavery’s victims who…
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Blind Woman Saved Her Life by Learning to Swim – at 50
Vivian Stancil never thought she’d become a swimmer, much less a competitive one with a wall full of medals. “When I was younger, for a woman of color, swim was a taboo,” the 71-year-old says poolside in Riverside, California. Stancil’s hazel eyes light up when she talks about what swimming means to her. “The water…
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13-year-old boy suffers ‘traumatic’ injuries after shark attack off California coast
A 13-year-old boy skin diving for lobsters was attacked by a shark Saturday along the Southern California coast but was quickly pulled from the water by other divers and flown to a trauma center, authorities said. The boy was in critical but stable condition more than nine hours later at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, spokesman…
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How I Lost 100 lbs Swimming 4x/Week | #AskASwimPro Show
On this episode of the #AskASwimPro show, we’re in downtown Detroit with MySwimPro Co-Founder Michael Allon talking about his incredible 100 lbs weight loss story. Mike is the Co-Founder of MySwimPro and primarily works on the Android App, Garmin integrations and a lot of the behind the scenes functionality of the platform. Mike really ramped up his swimming in…
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“The swimmer” official trailer
He was a consummate swimmer of his time who decided to swim a record from Batumi to Poti city in Georgia. A distance of sixty kilometers. It is double La Mancha. https://youtu.be/rJMZWkf6kNA
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Hays Co. sheriff’s deputy plans 24-hour swim in support of vets
A local sheriff’s deputy and Navy veteran will start swimming in Lake Travis at 8 a.m. Friday and doesn’t plan to stop until 24 hours later.