Author: rokur
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Coronavirus forces Sarajevo teen swimming champ to train with tether in DIY pool
Twelve-year-old Iman Avdic is a junior swimming champion who has had to swap the Olympic pool in Sarajevo for an improvised pool in her grandparents’ greenhouse in Doboj due to the coronavirus lockdown imposed in the country, footage from Wednesday shows. “We train for two hours every day and try not to get bored. Swimming,…
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Ask the Experts: Can You Get Coronavirus From Swimming Pool Water?
We know many of you have questions about the coronavirus. Tram Mai speaks with a medical expert for answers.
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Some Sports May Have to Skip This Year, Fauci Says
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading public health expert on President Trump’s coronavirus task force, said this week that it might be very difficult for major sports in the United Statesto return to action this year. Various leagues have considered a number of options for restarting play that came to a halt in mid-March, as the extent…
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Elizabeth Beisel reading
Olympic Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel reads to our students for our Virtual Reading Week 2020! https://youtu.be/WO1CIVF3hf0
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Mireya Belmonte’s World Record Moment | Doha 2014 | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
Mireya Belmonte Garcia put on a show at the 2014 edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Qatar, Doha. Her epic performance in the 200M FLY, beating the Female Swimmer of the Year, Katinka Hosszu, and setting a new World Record is one to be remembered.
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Faroe Islands Trying to Swim Safely Through the Coronavirus Pandemic
A quick run-through of the precautions that have put into place in Faroese swimming, by the Faroe Islands Swimming Association in cooperation with its swim clubs and the Faroe Islands Coronavirus Advisory Panel, in order to prevent a possible spread of COVID-19 cases during swim practices now when carefully opening up again after lockdown. For…