Category: Health
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Invictus Swimming with Prince Harry
Prince Harry meets swimmers preparing for the 2016 Invictus Games. With 50 days to go to the start of the Invictus Games 2016 in Orlando, Prince Harry today joined wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans at Aldershot Sports Centre. Prince Harry watched a speed training session in the pool, catching up with familiar…
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Contaminated Water Plagues Rio
With the Summer Olympics set to take over Brazil in August of this year, issues surrounding water pollution along some of Rio’s beaches and waterways are being cast into the media spotlight. For years, surfers and beachgoers who frequent Rio’s gorgeous shorelines have complained of falling ill due to poor water quality. Prior to the…
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Natalie Coughlin: Good Food Sparks Change
World Champion Swimmer, Natalie Coughlin, talks about her passion for nutrition and why she chose to partner with Luvo.
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How be prepared for a swimming trip with a baby
Swimming with a baby is a great activity to do, especially early in the mornings. Why? Because most swimming pools open early. Plus, it’s a great way to bond with your baby. So dads, follow these tips and get yourself to the pool for a dip. http://www.thedadnetwork.co.uk
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Alicia Coutts: ‘It sucks the life out of everybody around you; it is pure evil’
I was six months old when my dad was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Being so young and seeing my dad go through his fight with cancer was hard to really understand. He passed away on the day of my first ever swimming carnival. I was just seven years old. My mum said I wasn’t going…
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The March Charge Ambassadors – Alicia Coutts
Alicia knows the cost of the War on Cancer. She wants to obliterate it. Will you help? 1/3 of cancers can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle. This March, push yourself 1/3 FURTHER/FASTER/HARDER and let’s obliterate cancer once and for all. See Alicia’s story now at: http://www.themarchcharge.com.au/ https://youtu.be/erllyCC2oAo
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Dangerous Places You Wouldn’t Want to Swim
Take a look at 5 of the most dangerous places to swim in the world, courtesy of Simply Swim Often we talk about the best places to swim, whether that be in open water, or our favourite water parks. But today we’re going to be counting down the top five places NOT to swim! Photo by sidibousaid60
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European Masters Games 2015 Nice – Disabled swimmer feature
This is a small promotional video to undestand better the athlete’s perspectives about masters sport. It was made during the European Masters Games 2015 in Nice, France.
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Ian Thorpe joins athletes calling for an end to homophobia in sport
Six champions united at the Mardi Gras Film Festival to share their stories of coming out and changes they want to see in their sporting codes. Audience members listened Sunday evening to Ian Thorpe, Matthew Mitcham, Sally Shipard, Daniel Kowalski, Shelly Gorman-Sandie and Casey Conway at a special screening of Out To Win: a film…