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  • The world cannot be afraid of ‘over-sensitivity’ from China

    Mar 8, 2020

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Australian swimmer Mack Horton has been inundated with apologies following the decision to ban rival Sun Yang for eight years, but The Institute of Public Affairs’ Gideon Rozner says it goes to show “you can’t criticize” China “for anything”.

  • Michael Mcglynn wins 2020, 10 kilometre National Open water swimming championship

    Mar 8, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Michael Mcglynn has won 2020, 10 kilometer National Open water swimming championship in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape.

    His win secures him a place in the team that will represent South Africa at the Tokyo Olympic Games, as well as the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. In second place was Danie Marais.

    Favorite Chad Ho, who won gold at the 2015 World Aquatic Championships 5km race, led for the first five laps but dropped back ending with a disappointing sixth place.

  • Winter Swim Biathlon 2020

    Mar 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    Winter Swim Biathlon 2020, Radešínská Svratka, biatlon, závod, otužilci, 6.3.2020

     

  • Conway Boys Swim Team | 2020 State Champs

    Mar 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

  • The Milwaukee veteran synchronized swimmers

    Mar 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health

    At the bottom of the Milwaukee VA, a group of veterans is perfectly in sync. You never would guess that there is a synchronized swimming team comprised of veterans in Milwaukee.

  • Boater arrested for hitting killing swimmer off Naples beach

    Mar 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

  • Sun Yang backlash: Chinese fans turn on their hero and apologise to ‘hated’ Aussie Mack Horton

    Mar 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Doping

    The tide appears to have turned on triple Olympic champion Sun Yang as social media users have begun to apologise to his great rival, Mack Horton, after the widespread publication of the Court of Arbitration for Sport report. Horton, who has been feuding with Sun since 2014 over the China star’s drugs ban, has long been the target of Chinese swim fans as they defended their hero. , that has changed since the publication of the 78-page CAS report of its findings from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal against Sun and swimming governing body Fina.The report listed a variety of indiscretions against the swimmer and his support team, including witness tampering and a refusal to admit contrition, over the out-of-competition test at his home in September, 2018, that ended with Sun assisting his security guard in smashing a blood sample vial with a hammer.

    Read The South China Morning Post

  • John Myatt | World Champion Ice Swimming Interview [Podcast]

    Mar 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we interview John Myatt, World Champion Ice Swimmer!! John won Gold in his age group at the Ice Swimming World Championships in Murmansk, Russia 2019.

  • Cold Water Swimming in London

    Mar 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    In today’s vlog, we head for some cold water swimming in London!

    I was joined by online health and fitness coach Max Lowery and mate Alex Sharp as we took a dip in 5.5c water, and I had a chat with Max about both the physical and mental benefits of cold water therapy / cold thermogenesis!

    https://youtu.be/z1j6NY0a7B8

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