Author: rokur
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Enjoy Cold Water Swimming Safely This Winter | Beyond Swim | Triathlon England
Yes, winter is indeed coming, as it always does every year – but that doesn’t mean you have to stop Open Water Swimming! Beyond Swim is here to support your open water experience, whether that’s a summer dip or the cold plunges of winter. Learn more about Cold Water Swimming at https://beyondswim.org/discover/
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Teen Swimmer Who Had Foot Amputated Makes School History | ABC 7 Chicago
When Naperville North Swimmer Reese Navarro tried out for the swim team, she didn’t know she would be making school history. “I just love the feeling of being able to glide through the water,” she said. The freshman is the first swimmer at the school to compete in the athletes with disabilities swimming events. Now…
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Interview Challenge: Fitting Random Phrases in Interviews | USA Swimming
Watch what happens when we gave our athletes random phrases to incorporate into their post-race interviews If you ordered a pb&j sandwich would you hold the peanut butter or jelly?
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To Compete in Artistic Swimming, You Must Accept the Pain | Los Angeles Times
What does it take to swim, dance, and move in tandem with a group of swimmers all at the same time? A lot. Members of the USA Artistic Swimming take part in a recent practice session at UCLA. The U.S. is prioritizing the development of the U.S. artistic swimming program in order to compete with…
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Best Friends in Their 90S Still Swim in Their Hometown River Every Chance They Get | CBC Docs
Noreen Spence has lived in the rural village of Baie Verte, N.B. (population 300) almost her entire life. The 90-year-old raised her family here and still lives in the grand Victorian home where she grew up. Her 93-year-old friend Flora Annand grew up in the village too, in a family of 12 children. Annand says…
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Container-Turned Swimming Pools Help South African Children Learn Drowning Prevention Skills | Switch TV News
The national sea rescue and survival swimming centers have a new and unique approach to combat the dangers facing school children such as drowning. Youth are being given the skills to be confident around bodies of water and are taught to self-rescue if the need arises.