Author: 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 :-)

Fun

Beat the Boss challenge: Kickoff training Swim to Fight Cancer

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‘With pride, we present Eindhoven Challenges: Beat the Boss. Beat the Boss stimulates company vitality in a particularly refreshing way as employees are challenging their bosses. The kick-off was on July 3 and we end the challenge on August 26th at Swim to Fight Cancer, a 2 km swim in the Eindhoven channel. Check out the kick-off training of the participating companies TMC, Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven and IAK. For more information go to www.eindhovenchallenges.nl/beattheboss’ https://youtu.be/IiMX2vHtlaE

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Diving

Get ready to DIVE in! #FINABudapest2017

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More than 50 countries represented, 9 days of competition, over 300 of the world’s best athletes in action and a total of 13 events including Mixed Routines. Get ready for the Diving competitions at #FINABudapest2017! https://youtu.be/srCSO3zp-LE

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Safety

USA Swimming Creates First-Ever Safe Sport Activity Book to Engage Young Swimmers

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USA Swimming has released the organization’s first-ever Safe Sport Activity Book. The Activity Book was created to share the Safe Sport message with a younger audience. The mission of the USA Swimming Safe Sport Program is to help teams foster a fun, healthy and safe environment for all their members. The Safe Sport Activity Book is one of many tools that the organization offers to assist clubs, coaches and volunteers to create a Safe Sport environment at meets, practice and at home. The Activity Book has been added to the Safe Sport Club Toolkit where teams can find tools, resources and model policies…

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Competition

FINA and Deltatre Launch FINAtv

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FINA has partnered with Deltatre, the world’s leading sports media technology provider, to launch today FINAtv (finatv.live), a new OTT subscription service featuring exclusive and comprehensive live and on-demand coverage of FINA’s most prestigious events. FINAtv premieres with all the action from the FINA World Championships – Budapest 2017. It will be available 24/7 on mobile, tablet (iOS and Android), desktop and TVs via AirPlay and Chromecast. “FINAtv will be a gateway for the sport to cultivate a new generation of fans that consume information at all times on all platforms,” said FINA President Dr. Julio Maglione. “The service will…

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Water Polo

Some sports have better chance in SEALS

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It’s not surprising that an elite military unit like the Navy SEALs is interested in having former athletes joint its ranks. Strength, endurance, mental toughness – really, almost all the skills that make a person a standout on the playing fields are the same traits needed to succeed in the SEALs. “It’s a physical job,” said Scott Williams, Public Affairs Officer for Naval Special Warfare Command. “So we need guys who have a competitive spirit and are used to hard work and training.” While any athlete interested in joining the SEALS program is encouraged to give it a shot, for…

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