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 :-)

Health

Michael Phelps Opens Up About ADHD Struggles: A Teacher Told Me ‘I’d Never Amount to Anything’

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He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time, but don’t think for a second that growing up as Michael Phelps was easy. The 31-year-old swimming superstar —and new father — opened up about his struggles with ADHD in a new video for the Child Mind Institute‘s Speak Up for Kids campaign, explaining that a teacher once predicted that the Baltimore native would never succeed. “I [saw] kids who, we were all in the same class, and the teachers treated them differently than they would treat me,” he says. “I had a teacher tell me that I would never amount to anything…

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Competition

FINA 2017 to cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 130 billion (USD 454 million)

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Everything is on track seventy-three days ahead of the biggest sporting event ever hosted in Hungary, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said Tuesday during a press conference hosted by the 2017 FINA organizing committee, despite projected costs exceeding five times original estimates. According to Napi.hu, Seszták said that while the cost of organizing the FINA world swimming championships is only HUF 32.9 billion, additional fees, licenses and other costs bring expenditures up to HUF 38.6 billion. Such added costs include lodging for officials, athletes, and VIP guests, but also include the operating costs of the venues, dope testing, ticketing, and the opening…

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Health

3 Aquatic Exercises if You Have Osteoarthritis

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Swimming is a great cardiovascular workout that will help burn calories. As obesity is one of the primary factors behind OA, it is important to continue shedding weight to help decrease the load on your joints. Getting in the pool is a low impact activity and will have far less likelihood of flaring symptoms. Swimming is a full body workout and will help strengthen the muscles supporting the affected joints. If you’re not a swimmer, don’t worry! There are plenty of ways to get in the pool without having to venture out of the shallow end. If you’re not a…

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Crime

1 Dead, 7 Injured In Shooting At San Diego-Area Swimming Pool

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A birthday party at a San Diego-area apartment complex swimming pool ended in a hail of bullets on Sunday night after a gunman opened fire on the crowd, witnesses said. According to police, at least one person was killed and seven others were wounded, “several” of them critically. Their identities have not yet been released. See Huffington Post https://youtu.be/Lei1lTJTA6A https://youtu.be/cp_TNmrbsgY

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Organization

Kirsty Coventry elected as ZOC vice-president

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wimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected as a vice-president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC). The double Olympic gold medallist claimed the role at her national governing body as Admire Masenda won his fourth term as President in Harare. She received 38 of the 42 votes cast to replace Sibusisiwe Chindove who did not seek another term. The 33-year-old has served as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission member since 2012 and is a Foundation Board member of the World Anti-Doping Agency. In addition, she is a vice-president of the International Surfing Association. Read Inside the Games https://youtu.be/TaIiFlJ1vcg

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Open Water

Celebrating 10 Years Of Great Swim | Open Water Swimming

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For 10 years, you’ve been diving with us. Join us in celebrating 10 years of open water swimming and share your stories with us on social media. Click ‘SHOW MORE’ below. FIND GREAT SWIM ONLINE: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/greatswim Twitter – https://twitter.com/great_swim Instagram – http://instagram.com/great_swim https://youtu.be/lvME1g4IAMo

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