Month: May 2019
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Angela Answers: summer swim lessons and safety
Tips for keeping your kids safe as local pools open this month
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Dads’ Synchronized Swim Team Raise Money for Club
One Canadian father took on the challenge to raise money for his daughter’s synchronized swimming team by creating a team of his own. Christian Gosselin recruited other dads from his daughter’s swimming team. Then, came the birth of his synchronized swimming team, Synchro Team. The fathers are not only raising money for the club, but…
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Great white spotted just metres from swimmer at Bondi Beach | Nine News Australia
A great white shark with an appetite to match has been spotted lurking just metres from swimmers off Bondi beach. https://youtu.be/En0m0C2nhFA
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Ontario diver uses axe to escape ice in Georgian Bay
An Ontario freediver who has been under the ice more than once freed himself from icy waters in Georgian Bay last month using only an axe. Video taken from both under and above the water shows Egor Nesterenko of Toronto as he uses an axe to slowly chip away at the ice, with two of…
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Emotional Fitness: Reflection of an Olympic Swimmer | Michael Jamieson | TEDxUniversityofStrathclyde
After a career in sports which featured great achievements as well as significant challenges, Michael shares some of his career lessons with the audience. Michael recently ‘transitioned’ out of competitive swimming after 10 years as a professional. He was very privileged to compete and win medals at two Commonwealth Games, European/World Championships and the Olympic…
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Michael Phelps says this morning routine helps him be ‘a better dad, a better husband, a harder worker’
The daily routines of some of the world’s most successful people — from Richard Branson to Oprah Winfrey — include a morning workout. And Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is no exception. In fact, the star athlete says exercise helps him be more successful. “Being able to just get out there and sweat is something that I need,†Phelps tells…