Month: August 2019
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Swimming Star Diana Nyad Leads ‘Liberty Walk’ From Philly To DC
The walk is part of Nyad’s endurance initiative aimed at getting people of all ages and skill levels active and moving.
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How To Choose A Swim School
What To Look For In A Swim School Choosing to enroll your child in a swim school to take swimming lessons is a great alternative to that of football, baseball, or basketball. Not only does it keep your kids active but it also helps them improve and grow in the water as well as learn…
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What Does Bathing In Cheese Do To Your Skin?
Traditional Swiss dairy Alpkäserei Gerschnialp produces 35 tons of cheese a year, using milk from nearby dairies. During the cheese-making process, curds are separated from whey, which is usually discarded.
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Local Athlete Spotlight: Izabella Adame
Izabella Adame, Canyons Aquatic Club swimmer, and Valencia High School student shared her recent swimming accomplishment. With her support team at her side cheering her on she was able to qualify for the 2020 USA Swimming Olympics tryout in June 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Romashina & Ishchenko’s Rio 2016 Gold Medal performance to Mermaids (Rusalki) | Music Monday
The Russian artistic swimming pair of Svetlana Romashina & Natalia Ishchenko earned Gold Medals during the Summer Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro with this breathtaking performance to Mermaids (Rusalki) by Mikhail Ekimyan. Enjoy!
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12-year-old Swims Across Lake Tahoe | Localish
This 12-year-old just swam more than TEN MILES across Lake Tahoe! He’s the youngest to swim across the lake from east to west. It’s not his first achievement: he’s also the youngest to swim to Alcatraz and he received an honorary ESPY award earlier this year.
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3 Essential Weekly Swim Workouts
It can be difficult to find the time to get into the pool & the motivation to swim any sort of structured session can be draining! Fear not! To save you the stress we have three ‘must do’ weekly workouts that Mark & Heather are going to share with you now!
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Gaurvi Singhvi English Channel solo swimmer aged 16
Dream, work hard, believe and do not cheat. Congratulations to the extraordinary Gaurvi Singhvi, a 16-year-old swimmer who successfully swam the English Channel solo today 23 August in a time of 13 hours and 28 minutes. See Serpentine Swimming Club
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Updated: Swimmer struck by lightning off Kitty Hawk remains in critical condition
The 23-year old man hospitalized after he was struck by lightning Friday afternoon while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off Kitty Hawk remains in critical condition. The incident happened near the Kitty Hawk Road intersection around 2:50 p.m., as a thunderstorm that developed over the Albemarle Sound moved across the northern beaches. Read OBC Today