Month: August 2019
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2 Exercises Swimmers Should Start ASAP! | Sports Performance Training
The Sports Performance Training program at The Chatham Club is a one-stop-shop for all student-athletes in the Northern NJ area. Take a moment to watch SPT Program Director, Robbie Arnold break down freestyle cable pulls and overhead throwers – 2 great moves that are specifically for swimmers to increase back & shoulder strength.
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India’s Swimming Camels
Every day is hump day in Gujarat, India. The rural area is famous for its swimming camels. How did these desert creatures get a taste for the sea? It’s the only way they can reach the mangroves where they feed. These Kharai camels—as they’re known—can actually swim nearly two miles in seawater. Jat Noor Mohammed’s…
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BioOx Air Cleaning System Makes Pool Air Crisp and Clean in Maryland
The BioOx air cleaning system has been revolutionizing the air quality at indoor swimming pools across the country for close to two years. Using a patented biotechnology, freestanding BioOx units are able to attract the harmful particles that are so common in pool air and destroy them using 100 percent natural enzymes. It’s a simple…
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The silent killer: How to prevent and spot a drowning
As much fun as the water is, it can be equally as dangerous. Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional deaths in the United States, but the good news is that it’s preventable. Dan Jones is the head of Norfolk Aquatics and Beaches. He says a big issue is that people don’t take the right…
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Strength Training Camp in ARIZONA | Swimmer Strength
Watch behind the scene to experience a Swimmer Strength camp where the strength training becomes an integral part of swim training.
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Taiwan’s Wang wins gold in HK swim meet, qualifies for Olympics
Taiwanese swimmer Wang Hsing-hao (王星皓) on Sunday won a gold medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships with a time that guaranteed him a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He won the race with a time of 1 minute 59.44 seconds, good enough to beat the “A”…
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Legendary distance swimmer Diana Nyad takes to dry land to create a nation of walkers
Americans are moving less and sitting more — in our cars, at our desks, and on the couch. We’re more sedentary than our parents and grandparents ever were, and it’s wreaking havoc on our health: Obesity is epidemic, type 2 diabetes is a major health concern, and more than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure. Marathon…