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Five-time Olympic swimmer Dana Torres on the Russian ban from the Winter Olympics over doping and safety concerns for U.S. athletes competing in South Korea. https://youtu.be/8tugufA7kZE

The Shubenacadie Canal waterway spans 114km and goes through the heart of Nova Scotia. One swimmer wanted to become the first person to swim the whole waterway and experience the history, beauty, obstacles along the way. https://youtu.be/E8jcdS1SoPE

An International Skating Union (ISU) rule imposing severe penalties on athletes participating in speed skating competitions unauthorised by the world governing body has been ruled as a breach of European Union anti-trust laws and must be changed. The ruling is considered the most significant legal case in European sport since the 1995 ruling in favour of Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman which secured free movement of players within the EU. Other sporting bodies are now likely to come under similar pressure to change their competition rules in which sporting leaders claim could “destroy the Olympic values underpinning sport”. The European Commission,…

This is the Aquaclimb, a climbing wall designed to be installed over a pool so you don’t need any safety equipment since you’ll just land in the water if you fall (unless you installed it backwards). It comes in a variety of different styles and climbing configurations and I imagine it would be rather difficult to climb while barefooted and slippery. See Geekologie https://youtu.be/fc3uTrky3No

The Full Federal Court of Australia recently dismissed an appeal brought by the Australian Olympic Committee against a first instance decision of Wigney J that Telstra’s 2016 “Go to Rio” advertising campaign did not contravene the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 or the Australian Consumer Law: Australian Olympic Committee Inc v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2017] FCAFC 165. Read Lexology https://youtu.be/yziXDy8xIyA

Teresa the Traveler explores some of British Columbia’s best waterfalls, swimming holes and natural hot springs for her latest book. It’s on sale now at Chapters in Kamloops. https://youtu.be/KwAvELdadgA

Many swimmers are familiar with the problem of not knowing what exercise to do next in the pool. A new app called “Swim Coach” addresses this problem and is now available for Android devices. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gizmodus.myswimcoach The protagonist of the app is a panda coach that helps swimmers and triathletes with planning interesting swim training sessions and training plans. The user just has to answer a few questions about the desired training distance and training focus (all-round, technique, breathing and endurance). Based on this information, the app automatically creates a personalized training which can be shared via email for printing. A…

This was seriously one of the best days of my life. It was such an amazing experience, we got to see a lot, eat a lot, walk a lot, spend time with one another a lot, take pictures a lot.. lol the list goes on and on and on. We really hope you guys enjoy today’s video. Thank you guys for all da love and support. It never goes unnoticed ♡ https://youtu.be/_BGZ41244O0

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Aruba offers great snorkeling with lots of tropical fish, nice corals and even turtles! Turtles can be found all over the island, but there are beaches where you have higher chance to spot them. Aruba turtle snorkeling is a great activity that can be enjoyed by young and old. Watch this video to know the Best 5 Aruba beaches to snorkel with turtles! https://youtu.be/7laXg18-Cv4