Year: 2020
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Team Denmark Warns Against Extreme And Exhausting Training
Read Team Danmark (in Danish), I have tried to translate it here below: ‘There is very little information on how the coronavirus affects athletes in hard training. But athletes and everybody else should not be doing extremely exhausting training at the moment, as this can possibly result in an increased risk of infections.’ ‘Studies have…
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Need a Break from the News? We’re Swimming With Turtles
Need to relax for a bit? We feel you. Take a deep breath, and dive into the soothing warm waters off the coast of the Bahamas. Thanks to the magic of the TurtleCam, we’re swimming with green sea turtles. The camera was placed on the turtle’s back by biologist Nathan Robinson and his team from…
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Can I go swimming? Is the DMV open? Your coronavirus questions answered
You have a lot of questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and we’re doing our best to get answers for you during our 7 p.m. newscast.
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Swedish Lapland Stories: Ep. 23 — Rachel and the Good Swim
Rachel Davies has lived and worked in Abisko, Swedish Lapland for some years. And being a swimmer this means she had to adopt to cold water. So she did.
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‘Hopefully I would get it after I competed’: Campbell sisters would risk coronavirus for Olympic gold
Bronte Campbell said she would only withdraw from the Games under the most extreme of circumstances and if that meant catching coronavirus in Japan, that was a risk worth taking. She said the virus seemed to be spreading in any case, so the rewards were worthy of the gamble. “I don’t think that if they…
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Start Wild Swimming in Cold Water. 7 tips to stay safe in open water
Can’t go to the pool due to COVID-19? Here are 7 tips to start wild swimming in cold water instead. Story: https://simon-willis.blogspot.com/202…
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70% of Japanese don’t expect Tokyo Olympics to go on as scheduled: Survey
Major sports events are being postponed and cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has insisted that the Summer Olympics will go ahead as scheduled, kicking off on July 24. However, Japanese citizens are not so hopeful. A survey by Kyodo News revealed that close to 70% don’t expect the…
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MOBOTIX & SwimEye Help Protect Swimmers from Drowning
Swimming pool accidents can happen quickly, and most people never see them coming! The intelligent MOBOTIX & SwimEye solution detects persons lying on the pool floor within 5-20 seconds and automatically triggers an alarm in an emergency. The unique system helps lifeguards improve their reaction-time, as they initiate a rescue. Read the full story here…