London, England, UK. 16th September 2017. Thousands of Swimmers conquer Swim Serpentine 2017 at Serpentine lake. https://youtu.be/xQHvVabiiu8
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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 :-)
Goldfish Swim School teamed up with Ronald McDonald House. https://youtu.be/ky9HykwQBOw
Athlete volunteers help kids in the Dallas area learn to swim. https://youtu.be/7RAeXYc7hTY
Women across the spectrum of the world of aquatics met for breakfast at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention https://youtu.be/PBBSvhjMRKA
A look at the set up and event day for the Swim Serpentine 2017 – Hyde Park, London. Organised by London Marathon Events, the event had 5000 entries taking part in half mile, one mile and two mile swims. https://youtu.be/gNh6le9zF2k
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Doha is preparing to host the Fifth round of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017 from 4 – 5 October, 2017 at Hamad Aquatics Complex. https://youtu.be/fCyvuRP_MSg
Ever dived of a bridge? These guys do it every year. More than four centuries of diving tradition meets the fine art of cliff diving — the iconic Stari Most bridge provides the backdrop for 2017’s penultimate stop as the divers showcase their skills for a passionate local crowd. https://youtu.be/hIyykAfCmxQ
When I was growing up, I learned to swim at school. We brought our swimming bags twice a week and swam in the 25-metre pool on the grounds of our Brisbane state school. These days, very few schools even have water safety on the curriculum — let alone their own pool — and a new report says if parents don’t step up and book their kids into swimming lessons outside school, come summer we’re going to see more children drowning in rivers, pools and the ocean. The 2017 Coast Safe report, released today, has discovered Aussie kids children are not…
Standing defiantly in the distance off Islamorada is a century-old lighthouse that has survived much more than the wimpy winds of Hurricane Irma. The Alligator Lighthouse was built in 1873, before Miami even existed. The name honors a pirate-fighting schooner that sank there in 1822 and was blown up so brigands couldn’t use it. The lighthouse is in the midst of a $2 million rehab that is partially funded by an annual swim that has been canceled, coordinators said yesterday. About 400 people from all over the world had planned to head to Islamorada/Lower Matecumbe Key for the nine-mile swim,…