Author: rokur
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Swimming with Poisonous Rough Skinned Newts
Below the waters of even the most murky of woodland ponds dwell one of the worlds most poisonous animals, the Rough Skinned Newt. These Pacific Northwest amphibians have knobbly backs, bright orange bellies, and excrete a poison 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide that is similar to that of the infamous Japanese Puffer Fish or…
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Macon swim teacher retiring after 49 years
Julie Bragg says she had to cancel what would have been her 50th and final year teaching because of COVID-19.
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Swimming with Australian Open Water Swimming Champion, Byron Kimber in an Endless Pool
Paul hops in the Endless Pool to try to swim in Byron’s draft, but it doesn’t go so great! Watch on… Byron won the Australian U18 Open Water Swimming Championships last year and is still trying to stay fit amid COVID-19 for the World Junior Open Water Swimming Championship in August (if it proceeds!). We’re…
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Olympic Cancellation | What Impact Is the Olympic Rescheduling Going to Have? [Podcast]
In this week’s Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what impacts the rescheduling of Tokyo 2020 Olympics is going to have on swimming, athlete’s mindsets and the wider world of sport. We also try out our first conference call style podcast given the current Lockdown measures around the world!
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Swimming Down Dementia – Sign up and Go Epic
Swimming Down Dementia is a virtual swimming challenge from Alzheimer’s Research UK, supported by Garmin.
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How to Endure the Pandemic as a Swim Coach
The COVID-19 pandemic brings uncertainty for swim coaches around the world. How can we adapt and stay financially afloat until pools reopen? MySwimPro Co-Founder and CEO Fares Ksebati shares his tips.
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Simulate Swimming at Home
With the swimming pools being closed we’ve created a short video with 5 exercises that make your muscles feel like you’re swimming (sort of). We’ve added some footage from our pool to simulate that great feeling of swimming as much as possible.
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Greatness In The Making – Rackley Swim Team
Athletes striving towards Tokyo – #GreatnessStartsSomewhere