Author: rokur
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Australian Olympic Committee to provide more mental health support ahead of Rio 2016
Read PerthNow The Australian Olympic Committee is set to send more psychologists to the Rio Olympics to meet athletes’ increasing demand for mental support. It comes after sporting stars, including champion swimmers Leisel Jones and Ian Thorpe, spoke out about the mental anguish they endured in pursuit of winning a gold medal. Aware of the…
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Speedo Advisors | How to mentally get into the right mindset to achieve swim fitness goal
“How to mentally get into the right mindset to achieve swim fitness goal by Julie Johnston”
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Tucson swim coach Bruce Rock arrested for child porn
Read for instance Tucson News Now and see News4 A local high school swim coach is behind bars, accused of posting child pornography online. Bruce Rock was a coach at Mountain View High School on the northwest side, but now he is in Pima County Jail and faces five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.…
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CC photo #636: Ready for some serious kicking
The kids I coach, ready for a fun set of one length kicking sprints, last swimmer taken out after each repeat until only one remains. All together, pauses minimal. They did well :-)
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Action Park – The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever
The story of New Jersey’s infamous Action Park is retold by visitors and those who worked there. The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever (Full Length) by insane-amusement-park Behold their 1983 TV commercial Action Park 1983 TV Commercial by insane-amusement-park
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Navy men’s swimming team recreates classic Iwa Jima photo underwater
See for instance examiner.com One of the most iconic photos of all time is that of “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” by Joe Rosenthal. Everyone knows it or has seen it at least one time in their life, and have tried to recreate it on numerous occasions. Well, as revealed by Bleacher Report on Sept. 26, 2013,…
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Father, daughter swim to shore, walk 5 miles after boat capsizes on Indian River
See wftv.com A father and daughter were found safe Friday after swimming to shore and walking 5 miles after their boat capsized on the Indian River near Titusville. Wallace Schroder, 53, and his 10-year-old daughter were found walking along NASA Causeway about 5:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said. The pair flagged down a driver, who called…
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Visually impaired Valley swimmers to take on Alcatraz
See ABC15 Three Valley swimmers are getting ready for a swim that would be considered a major undertaking for anyone. But their swim is about a lot more and may just prove inspiring. They will swim to Alcatraz on Sunday for the Annual Alcatraz Invitational in San Francisco. The three though are visually impaired and…
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Swimming New Zealand’s bad boy Daniel Bell diving back in deep end
Read stuff.co.nz Rightly or wrongly, Daniel Bell has been tagged as Swimming New Zealand’s bad boy. The 23-year-old admits he did a few things wrong when he was younger, but he has matured and is keen to resurrect his career in the pool. He talks to Murray Hills about his goals. […] “People have a…