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  • BIC Soleil Sensitive Advanced & Simone Manuel – Game On

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Equipment

    We couldn’t be more excited to begin our role as the official razor of USA Swimming. Through our “Game On” campaign with gold medalist swimmers Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel, both fans of the new Soleil Sensitive Advanced razor, we look forward to spreading a message of positivity and celebrating the confidence and fierce competitive edge that exists inside all women.

  • Open Water Swimming: Are You Doing It Safely? | The GTN Show Ep. 145

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Triathlon

    Fraser, Heather & Mark are back together for a stacked show! We’ve got an update and tips if you plan to go open water swimming in the UK, news on the Ironman World Championship, loads of race news & a pro retirement. We’ve also got your awesome pictures and of course, the CAPtion comp!

  • Body found on Venice Beach identified as former WWE star Shad Gaspard

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A body discovered May 20 along Venice Beach has been identified by authorities as that of former WWE star Shad Gaspard, who disappeared while swimming in the ocean May 17. Steve Kuzj reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 20, 2020.

  • Community Swim Class: Researcher supports Rett syndrome community

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health

    Michela Fagiolini, PhD is a neuroscience researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital studying Rett syndrome and other autism-related disorders. A meeting with a family affected by Rett syndrome inspired Dr. Fagiolini to create a volunteer swim program to give individuals with Rett syndrome more freedom and mobility.

  • Can coronavirus spread in swimming pools? Here’s what you need to know

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health

    With swimming pools given the green light to open in Ohio, what does that mean for those people concerned about the spread of coronavirus? Here’s what experts say.

  • Mark Garden paddles his canoe in the swimming pool

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Dabulamanzi Canoe Club members have been finding their own ways to remain active in stage four and five of the lockdown.

  • Iceland’s beloved swimming pools reopen after two-month shutdown | AFP

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health, Swimming Pools

    Swimmers return to Laugardalslaug open-air pool in Reykjavik after the government allowed the facilities to reopen as coronavirus restrictions were lifted.

  • Man rescues trapped whale calf, allegedly fined by authorities

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A man who took matters into his own hands after seeing a young humpback whale caught in shark nets said he got fined for performing the rescue.

    Django, whose full name was withheld, said he was freediving when he saw the entangled humpback whale calf off Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, as per local radio station ABC Gold Coast yesterday, May 19.

    The freediver then rushed his small boat toward the area and jumped into the waters to free the whale himself.

    “Adrenaline just sort of kicked in,” Django was quoted as saying. “Basically I just tried to untangle him.”

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  • Can you get COVID from Swimming Pools?

    May 20, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health

    Dr. Galvin talks about some novel therapeutics using antibodies to prevent Covid. Some vaccine news and a discussion about whether you can catch the virus from swimming pools.

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