Author: rokur
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China Completes 300-meter Saturation Dive
Read CRI English On Saturday, six divers came out safely from a living chamber that had took them more than 300 meters underwater, marking the complete success of China’s first 300-meter saturation dive experiment. […] Saturation diving technology enables human beings to withstand high water pressure by saturating human tissue with inert gas, which will…
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Mie Ø. Nielsen clocks 28.43 and new Nordic record in the 50 back
Tonight at the Skagerrak Swim meet in Kristiansand, Norway, Denmark’s Mie Østergaard Nielsen broke her own 50 meter Danish and Nordic backstroke record (long course), with a scorching time of 28.43. The old record was her own 28.51, from when she won gold a the Antwerpen 2012 European Junior Championships. Post by Mie Østergaard Nielsen.
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Australia’s swim team culture no longer toxic, says Alicia Coutts
Read Canberra Times Alicia Coutts says the Australian swimming team’s much-maligned culture was “so much better” at last year’s world championships in Barcelona and she’s confident it will stand up to its next major test – the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. The 26-year-old was one of the few shining lights from the…
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Dubai makes handrails mandatory for balconies and swimming pools in new buildings
Read Emirates 24/7 The Buildings Department of Dubai Municipality has issued new circular for all consulting and contracting companies in the emirate of Dubai making the protection rails for balconies and swimming pools mandatory in new buildings. […] “Safety of the people is the first priority of the civic body. We don’t want to hear…
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Grandview swimmers take the ‘Plunge’ for Special Olympics
See kshb.com More than 1,100 swimmers took to the freezing waters of Longview Lake on Friday all for a good cause. It’s part of the “Polar Plunge,†a 21-hour fundraising event for the Special Olympics. “It’s one of those things, as soon as you hit the water, its pins and needles,†described swimmer Mike Day.…
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Jaring Timmerman, age 104, sets 2 world swimming records
See CBC and WPTV A 104-year-old Winnipeg man swam his way into the record books, finishing two races and becoming the world’s oldest masters swimmer. Pan Am Pool was packed with family members, friends and swimming fans who cheered on Jaring Timmerman as he completed the 50-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle races at a masters…
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Swim coach says backyard pool ban would defeat the purpose
Read The Gympie Times A Sunshine Coast veteran swim coach has poured cold water on suggestions to ban backyard pools. This week an Australian mummy blogger caused outrage when she suggested swimming pools in Australian homes should be banned because they presented an unacceptable risk to children. Jo Abi wrote in her iVillage column that if…
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Korean officials found guilty of forging documents for the Gwangju 2019 World Aquatics Championships bid
Read Reuters Two South Korean government officials were handed suspended six-month prison sentences on Friday after they were found guilty of forging documents for southern city Gwangju’s successful bid to host the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Last September, bidding committee director Kim Yoon-seok and a female official identified by the surname Han were indicted for…
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The World’s Clearest Water to Swim in is in Iceland
Swimming between tectonic plates (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)