Author: rokur
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Teen suffers shark bite swimming on the Outer Banks
A 16-year-old boy suffered a non-life-threatening injury Thursday from a shark off Cape Hatteras National Seashore on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The bite occurred about 4 p.m. Local authorities notified Cape Hatteras National Seashore park rangers that the teen from Oak Ridge, N.C. was being treated at a medical facility in Nags Head for an…
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Record-breaking Masters swimmer Gina Heyn’s lockdown training
Record-breaking Masters swimmer Gina Heyn has revealed how a 10kg bag of rice has helped her keep fit during lockdown.
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Illinois Swimming and Diving Gets Creative With Training
With public swimming pools closed during the pandemic, Illinois swimmers are getting creative with their training. Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan, public pools won’t be open until Phase Four, so in the meantime, the Illini have turned to alternatives for their off-season training.
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2020 Midwinter subzero swim
After weeks of living without the sun, expeditioners at Australia’s Antarctic stations are celebrating midwinter’s day with a subzero swim through a hole cut in the sea ice! Brrrrr!!!
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Midsummer Swim in the Arctic
A swift and cool celebration of midsummer, in meltwater from the mountains of North Norway!
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Swim Out for Black Lives Matter
Juneteenth 2020 saw swimmers from the San Francisco Bay Area come together in solidarity with the fight against Social Injustice. A swim out to start actively elevating Black voices and committing to non-complacency.
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Spain’s Long, Hot Coronavirus Summer Sparks Swimming Pool Craze
Sales of swimming polls have shot up by 400% in Spain, according to manufacturers.
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