Author: rokur
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Swim Swift Elite Episode 12 – Lizzie Simmonds
Double Olympian, Double European Champion, World and Commonwealth medalist, and now Blogger, Speaker, and Mentor Lizzie Simmonds speaks with Swim Swift Elite. We cover her career from being at a high level so young and how this impacted education, pressure and expectation, an agonising 4th place finish at the Olympics, transitions into the ‘real world’,…
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Local fire departments see increase in drownings, distress swimmer calls by the Potomac River
An increase in drownings in the Potomac River has led local fire departments to remind swimmers that it is not only dangerous but illegal to swim in certain areas. D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo said with pools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, more people are going to the river for a…
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Two Men Who Died While Swimming At Lake Pueblo Were Ft Carson Soldiers
The Pueblo County Coroner confirmed the identity of two men who died Friday at Lake Pueblo. The bodies of Zion Thomkins of Philadelphia and Michael Carter, hometown unspecified, were recovered by search crews about three hours after the first call to 9-1-1. Both men were 21 years of age. Read CBS Local https://youtu.be/hdQAO88cODk
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Swimsight – Research and Development
Visually impaired swimmers often need to hire ‘tappers’ in order to train safely. ‘Tappers’ are individuals who stand at the end of a lane and hit the visually impaired swimmer using an improvised rod, alerting them when to turn. Swimsight enables visually impaired swimmers to train independently. The system uses computer vision to track lane…
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Artistic Swimming: Team Tech | Rio 2016 Replays
Relive the full Team Technical competition in Artistic Swimming of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro! Russian superstars Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Svetlana Romashina, and their team were the hot favorite for the title. The teams of China and Japan made it to the top 3 as well. Enjoy watching and find…
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‘Maneater’ and the simple pleasures of being a killer shark
Maneater is a third-person shark sim and I flippin’ love it. Billed as a “SharkPG†by Tripwire Interactive, Maneater follows the exploits of a severely wronged bull shark. Cut from her mother’s belly at birth by famed hunter, Scaly Pete, and disfigured in her escape, our heroic Carcharhinus cuts her teeth patrolling the shoals and…
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Women’s 10m Platform Final at Rome 2009 – Full Replay | Diving | FINA World Championships
Enjoy a breathtaking Full Replay of the Women’s 10m Platform Final from the 2009 edition of the FINA World Championships in Rome. Who remembers the outstanding performance of Paola Espinosa in this amazing final?
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Liberty women’s swimmer Baker Honored
Hannah Baker, a senior on the Liberty women’s swimming & diving team, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award. In 1974, the Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award was established to honor the top senior student-athlete at Liberty University who best exemplifies the standards and lives of both of these great Christian…