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  • England, Scotland and Wales swimmers go head to head for Battle of SwimBritain

    England, Scotland and Wales swimmers go head to head for Battle of SwimBritain

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    Press release courtesy of dna Four of England’s brightest swim stars teamed up to take on Scotland and Wales this weekend to complete the British Gas SwimBritain challenge. London 2012 Olympian Aimee Willmott joined forces with British Gas Championship multi-gold medallist swimmers James Guy, Siobhan Marie-O’Connor and breaststroke swimmer Adam Peaty for a very special…

  • Epic underwater photoshoot – The secret to success

    Epic underwater photoshoot – The secret to success

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    See Fstoppers Over the past couple years we’ve all seen Benjamin Von Wong rise to the occasion time and time again with shoot after epic shoot. This time is no different, when he heads back underwater (this time in the untamed wild ocean of Bali) to attempt a shoot surrounded by a coral-covered shipwreck. In…

  • Swimming classes a wise investment at any age

    Swimming classes a wise investment at any age

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    See WIST Jim Reiser is a good swimmer. His students will soon be good ones too. “Children drown without a sound,” Reiser said. “They drown quietly. They drown quickly.” With Memorial Day weekend here, the founder of the Swim Lessons Company is preaching safety. He said many people think they’re good swimmers when really that’s…

  • Lukas Podolski dumps journalist in swimming pool

    Lukas Podolski dumps journalist in swimming pool

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    See MailOnline Arsenal star Lukas Podolski once again demonstrated his fun side as the forward threw a jorunalist into a swimming pool at Germany’s training camp. Podolski, 28, has developed something of a reputation as a practical joker during his time with Arsenal and here he showed why as he picked up an unsuspecting journalist…

  • Drowning isn’t the only potential danger in a swimming pool

    Drowning isn’t the only potential danger in a swimming pool

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    See Wave3 Memorial Day weekend brings huge crowds to public pools and water parks opening for the season. But three incidents in Florida are reminders that drowning isn’t the only possible danger in a pool. wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather

  • 100 swimmers rescued on Daytona Beach

    100 swimmers rescued on Daytona Beach

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    See WPTV Lifeguards in Daytona Beach rescued more than 100 swimmers from dangerous rip currents this weekend. Red flags are still out Monday warning beachgoers about dangerous swimming conditions. On an average day, beach patrol said they will rescue a dozen people. “All hands are on deck for the whole weekend,” said Cpt. Tammy Marris…

  • Dawn Fraser praises Kieren Perkins over 1996 panic attack

    Dawn Fraser praises Kieren Perkins over 1996 panic attack

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    Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser has praised the efforts of Kieren Perkins at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games after the gold medallist revealed he almost missed the 1500m final due to a panic attack.

  • Swimmer gets 3 years jail for firebombing sport director’s house

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    15 May 2014 in Ski, Norway, a 25-year-old former swimmer was sentenced to three years in jail for firebombing sport director Frank Pedersen’s residence back in January 2011, when Pedersen, his wife, three daughters (11, 13 and 17) and two other youngsters were sleeping inside. See øb.no via simma.nu/no

  • Marnaton eDreams Barcelona

    Marnaton eDreams Barcelona

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    See Marnaton On the 10th May, the season of Marnaton challenges opened with a new event, the first Marnaton eDreams Barcelona. A 2 km challenge off the beach of Sant Sebastià, consisting of a women’s individual event, a men’s relay event and a relay event, focused on making open water swimming more popular.