Month: May 2020
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Horse Rescued After Falling Into Covered Swimming Pool In Chester County
A horse was rescued after falling into a swimming pool that was covered in Chester County. Crews rescued the horse in the backyard of a home on Hunt Club Lane in Malvern. The horse is no longer trapped. See CBS Local
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The Animal Lane: Get in the Mind of a Distance Swimmer
They’re first in the pool and last out of the pool at nearly every practice on every team around the globe. Distance swimmers grind day in and day out putting in massive mileage. In this live broadcast, four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans spoke to Chloe Sutton, the first and only American woman to swim…
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The Toxic Swimmer | Christopher Swain
This man has swam some of the most contaminated waterways in America to fight for clean water. Christopher Swain holds the record for being the first person to swim the length of the Columbia, Hudson, Mohawk, Charles, Mystic and East Rivers, as well as Lake Champlain, the Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Long Island Sound, Narragansett…
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Swim Practice Social Distancing Protocol
The SeaWolves Swim Team, located in Georgia, started training with Social Distancing protocols in late February, before stay-at-home orders were in place. The SeaWolves started with 2 small training groups so they could document their workouts, sets, and processes just before they had to stop swimming in order to have videos and methods ready for…
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Swim Faster with Weightlifting: Learn to Snatch in 25 min | Swimmer Strength
This is the best workout to learn some basic fundamentals for weightlifting, specifically the Snatch. Key pointers: Wide grip Feet pressure even Neutral spine Extend legs before moving arms Moving slow is main objective. Workout Warm-Up: PVC Snatch Warm-Up Complex x3 Block A: A1. PVC Snatch Start Position Hold x2(3x5s) A2. PVC 3-Point Snatch Pull…
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Water polo athlete builds backyard hay bale pool to train for Olympics
A member of Canada’s national women’s water polo team wanted to keep up her training during the COVID-19 pandemic but all the pools were closed — so she “baled” herself out by building one … out of hay. Kyra Christmas, 23, had been training full time with the team in Montreal as they prepared for the…
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Good Question: Are Pools Safe To Swim In Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Many people in Colorado are wondering if they’ll be able to swim in pools this summer.
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Olympics: Swimmers Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen apply to further delay NS
Singapore Olympic champion Joseph Schooling and fellow swimmer Quah Zheng Wen have applied to further delay their National Service in order to compete in next year’s Tokyo Olympics.