Author: rokur
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FORM Smart Swim Goggles Now Connect to Leading Swim Spas
Through the free firmware update, all swim spa swimmers will now be able to experience FORM’s patented display and optics currently available for pool and open water swimming. Customizable metrics include time, calories, and optional heart rate, displayed in front of a swimmer in real-time. Additionally, through an exclusive connected swim spa experience, swimmers with…
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Ben Fisher
Last week Ben Fisher, a UC Santa Barbara Swimming alum, penned an open letter to Klete Keller that was shared on both Swimming World Magazine and Swim Swam.
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Pioneering Rescue Swimmer Sara Faulkner Details Sexual Harassment in the Coast Guard
Sara Faulkner became the first woman to graduate from the Coast Guard’s helicopter rescue swimmer school in North Carolina and joined the elite group of swimmers 20 years ago. Her problems began almost instantly when she first complained of sexual harassment. Things grew so intense that after 17 years in the Coast Guard, Sara had…
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How Does A Masters Swimmers Do A Comeback For a PR? | Swimmer Strength
Follow along my journey to a PR after a 9 year break from competitive swimming! I will give you direct insights to my training. Find out why and how I train on land to become faster in the pool!
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Inside Look | Swimming With the Manatees in Crystal River, Florida
Come along with us on this once in a lifetime adventure as we swim with the manatees in Crystal River, Florida. The Adventure Center at Plantation on Crystal River invited us for an early morning tour during ‘manatee season’ which is December through March as manatees seek the warm spring waters.
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Championships Record | Nicholas Santos | #FINAHangzhou2018 | 50m Butterfly
At the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup in Budapest, Brazil’s Nicholas Santos broke the short-course world record in the 50m butterfly, in a time of 21.75. A few months later he went on to tackle his own world record with a very close finish of 21.81 and a new Championships record at the 2018 FINA…
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Lapland town of Salla highlights climate crisis with 2032 Olympics campaign
The race to host the 2032 summer Olympics looks set to be one of the most fiercely contested in history. So when the Lapland town of Salla announced its intention to vie with Jakarta, Istanbul and Seoul‑Pyongyang, it was competing against the odds. But the “coldest town in the world†had a secret weapon up…
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Experts Question Florida Bid To Host 2021 Summer Olympics: ‘Mind-Bogglingly Stupid’
Economists and public health experts called into question a top Florida official’s request to the International Olympic Committee to consider relocating the 2021 summer games from Tokyo to his state. In his letter to the sports governing body, Jimmy Patronis ― the chief financial officer for the state of Florida ― cited reports that Japan…