Month: November 2019
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Polar Bear Swim Vancouver BC 2019
The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club is one of the largest and oldest Polar Bear Clubs in the world. Its initial swim was in 1920 when a small number of hardy swimmers took the plunge into English Bay on New Year’s Day. Led by their founder, Peter Pantages, the swim has grown from around 10…
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Amy Van Dyken Has A Unique — But Practical — Spot For Storing Her 6 Olympic Gold Medals
Iconic U.S. swimmer is recipient of the 2019 Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award.
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A Guide to Swimmer’s Shoulder and How to Successfully Prevent It
Do you suffer from swimmer’s shoulder? Is it preventing you from reaching your full potential? Here is a great breakdown about why swimmer’s shoulder happens and how you can prevent this injury while keeping your swimmer’s lifestyle. Swimmer’s Shoulder It shouldn’t come as a surprise to find out that swimming regularly and competitively can give…
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#SeeMyAbility – Learn to Swim Documentary
#SeeMyAbility – The National Learn to Swim Framework is an inclusive programme that develops opportunities and provides a progressive pathway for children with a physical, sensory or learning impairment. Scottish Swimming support Learn to Swim Providers across Scotland to ensure inclusion of children with a disability in their mainstream programmes. Learn more at https://learntoswim.scot/see-my-ability/
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Children should not stop playing sport in run up to exams as it has no impact on results, study suggests
Professor Peter Clough, head the Psychology department at Huddersfield University who carried out the research, found that contrary to what some parents believe, “sport involvement does not appear to have any negative implications†on results. He told The Daily Telegraph: “Overall, taking part in sport appears to have a lot of positive impact. There is…
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Using Virtual Reality to Learn How to Escape a Rip Current
This Hofstra University rip current study, which uses virtual reality as its platform to educate beachgoers, is funded by New York Sea Grant.
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Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte’s Turnaround Play
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is trying to repair his reputation after two suspensions that cost him valuable sponsorship endorsements and hurt his chances of qualifying for what would be his fifth Olympic games in 2020. To try to fix the damage, the 35-year-old swimmer signed on to CNBC’s “Back in the Game,†in which former…