Italy hands Hungary its worst ever defeat, reaches QF, Serbia also through Italy and Serbia already secured the top spots of their respective groups and a place in the quarter-finals. The Italians downed Hungary 12-5, it’s the Magyars’ worst ever defeat in 92 years at the European Water Polo Championships. The evening session saw a turnout of 3,500 fans already and many more to come. The two sides met 80 years ago for the first time at the Europeans, they played 25 times before that encounter, Italy won 6 matches, by one or two goals each. This time they earned…
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rokur
Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)
Not all of Toronto’s beaches and waterfront locations are monitored for water quality and safe swimming. Dilshad Burman has more. https://youtu.be/Q2Dw9HfaPVk
Infant swim class teaches tots to save themselves https://youtu.be/DGLEe36dIJo
Swimming is a tremendously effective form of cross-training for runners. And yet, if you ask a room full of them how many swim as part of their training, you’re not likely to see a large show of hands. Why is that? Well, the runners I know seem to have two major concerns when it comes to swimming for fitness. They tend to either think it’s boring, or they find it too hard. As a certified U.S. Masters Swim (USMS) Adult-Learn-to-Swim instructor, I believe they’re just doing the wrong workouts. Read Competitor Running Photo by ellyn.
A 78-year-old West Dunbartonshire grandad has become a hero after coming to the rescue of a former Olympian. Benjamin Scullion, 78, pulled Lachie Stewart, 75, from the bottom of a swimming pool when the Commonwealth Games gold medallist fell unconscious in the water. Benjamin’s quick thinking saved the sporting legend who is now recovering in hospital. Lachie Stewart won gold for Scotland at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. The incident happened at The Meadow Centre swimming pool in Dumbarton on 2 July. Retired shipyard boiler-maker Benjamin told the BBC: “I’ve known Lachie for a while, mostly from the baths. We’d have…
South Shore Classic levels playing field for swimmers https://youtu.be/QudGNP-nFUk
This guy jumped into action after watching a baby deer fall into his swimming pool. After running to the pool and fishing the deer out, he gently placed the animal back on the grass. In the end, the deer was completely fine and ran off to reunite with their mother. https://youtu.be/CXaRF2fR_-g
A wild California black bear swims in backyard swimming pools in Granada Hills https://youtu.be/RQ924-nZ6DU
The 44th International Yangtze River Crossing Festival was held in Wuhan City in central China’s Hubei Province on Monday. 4,700 swimmers joined this annual competition. The yearly activity commemorates the day in 1966 when Chairman Mao swam in the Yangtze River at the age of 72. https://youtu.be/ktIuAJ7D_AQ
The waters between San Francisco and Alcatraz, a former prison, are rife with urban legend. Some say the water is too dangerous for swimming, but Mitali Khanzodé, 16, and her sister Anaya, 12, see the water as a place to make and break open water swimming records. Anaya currently holds the record as the youngest person to swim the span of the Golden Gate Bridge, which was previously held by her sister. Although the waters can be rough and extremely cold, both sisters cannot imagine a life where open water swimming isn’t part of their weekly routine. https://youtu.be/3ZV6cUMgld4