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  • Researchers find virus that causes COVID-19 in Lake Superior beach water

    Sep 30, 2020

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    in Beach Life, Health, Open Water

    U of M Medical School researchers say it’s the first time they know of the virus being found in lake water anywhere in the country. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/h…

    Researchers find virus that causes COVID-19 in Lake Superior beach water
  • Unbelievable Lilly King Story | Cody Miller Vlogs

    Sep 30, 2020

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    in Competition

  • Inside with Brett Hawke: Fred Bousquet

    Sep 30, 2020

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    in Competition

    Fred was the first man under 19 seconds in the 50 SCY Free and the first man under 21 seconds in the 50 LCM Free.

    Inside with Brett Hawke: Fred Bousquet
  • Body of drowned man found at 1,565 feet in Lake Tahoe, the deepest recovery in US history

    Sep 30, 2020

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    in Safety

    The body of a 29-year-old man who went missing while boating on Lake Tahoe in August was found Saturday at 1,565 feetย โ€”ย the deepest recovery ever recorded in the U.S.

    Bruce’s Legacy, a nonprofit organization that specializes in underwater body recovery, and its founder Keith Cormican, were recruited by the family of Ryan Normoyle after several days of searching with no results.

    The recovery at Lake Tahoe, the second-deepest lake in the U.S. and fourth-deepest in North America with a maximum depth of 1,645 feet, was the deepest in American history, Cormican said.

    The previous deepest recovery in Lake Tahoe was Sept. 17, 2018, when the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office marine unit recovered a body from 1,062 feet below.

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  • The Invisible Threat Orcas Face In Norway

    Sep 29, 2020

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    in Environment, Nature

    Noise pollution caused by whale-watching boats and other human activity can interrupt orca communications and disorient the marine mammals. Scientists with the nonprofit Ocean Sounds are working to make Norway’s Lofoten archipelago a marine protected area, which would limit noise pollution and prevent oil drilling around the Arctic island chain.

  • Olympians Who Are “One In A Thousand”

    Sep 29, 2020

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    in Competition, History

    Watch and Listen to Mark Spitz, Janet Evans, Dara Torres, Vladimir Salnikov, Brenda Villa, Greg Louganis, Anthony Ervin, Elvira Khasyanova, Jason Lezak, and Rowdy Gaines. Become a supporter of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and become One In A Thousand!

  • Caeleb Dressel | Dive and Glide Challenge | Propulsion Swimming

    Sep 29, 2020

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    in Competition, Technique

    This week we are not only going to be taking on the Caeleb Dressel Dive and Glide Challenge, but we are also going to break down for you guys at home why Dressel was able to go 24.9m on his own attempt!!

  • Improve your Breaststroke Technique feat. Breeja Larson | Olympians’ Tips

    Sep 29, 2020

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    in Competition, Technique

    Enjoy watching Olympic Swimmer for Team USA and Olympic Gold Medallist of London 2021 Breeja Larson teaching you how to improve your Breaststroke kick! The Breaststroke kick is what makes this stroke so powerful. If you want to refer it to a land exercise, the breaststroke kick would be more like a jumping squad. Therefore, the legs movement needs to be precise and very symmetrical. The cool thing about swimming is you can do the same repetition a hundred times without getting tired.

    Remember:

    1. Keep your body in a streamlined position
    2. Keep your knees closer together
    3. Flex heels outwards
    4. Push water back
  • Florent Manaudou’s World Record at Doha 2014 | FINA World Championships

    Sep 29, 2020

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    in Competition, World Record

    France’s Florent Manaudou smashed the 50m Freestyle Final at the 2014 edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Doha claiming a Gold Medal and a new World Record with a time of 20.26. Relive this epic final with the best sprinters in the world racing head to head!

    Florent Manaudou's World Record at Doha 2014 | FINA World Championships
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