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  • Deer Stranded On Ice Manages To Swim Across NH River

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A deer stranded on a chunk of ice on a river that caused bystanders a lot of anxiety made it across the water, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said.

  • Natalie du Toit nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    Olympic swimmer Natalie du Toit has been nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the last 20 years. Fans from around the world voted for her to take the category in Berlin on Monday.

  • Drunk man dies while swimming at North Beach, Wollongong | 7NEWS

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Wollongong: The chaotic weather took a tragic turn at North Beach yesterday when a 28-year-old man has drowned following a drunken early morning swim.

  • The Monday Morning Grind | Cody Miller Vlogs

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

  • Kansas High School Swimmer With Disability Reaches All-American Status

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Adapted Swimming

    Swimming is a demanding game, even for able-bodied competitors at the high school level. One swimmer from the Midwest is leaving the competition in his wake, proving a disability only stops you if you allow it.

  • John West Great North Swim 2020 | Promo Video

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Hosted at Brockhole on Windermere, it’s a fantastic weekend of open water swimming in the stunning Lake District.

    With distances to suit all levels and abilities, you can enjoy a weekend in the great outdoors with friends and family. Take your pick from 250 metres, 1/2 a mile, 1 mile, 2 miles, 5k or a 10k.

    Entries for the 2020 event are now open: https://fal.cn/2020JWGNS

  • How a competitive swimmer is helping perfect a new amputation procedure

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming, Science

    Bionic limbs, long the stuff of science fiction fantasy, are becoming reality. An extremely rare vascular disease caused New Hampshire’s Morgan Stickney, a pre-med student and elite swimmer, to have both legs amputated. But she underwent an experimental amputation surgery that reconnects muscles and nerves, enabling them to more effectively control prosthetic limbs. WGBH’s Cristina Quinn reports.

    See PBS

  • Long Distance Swim in Aid Red Cross Children’s Hospital

    Feb 12, 2020

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    rokur
    in Charity, Open Water

    We chat to long distance swimmers Abriella and Issataya Bredell live from Muizenberg Beach! Sisters Abriella and Issataya will be embarking on a long distance swim in aid of the Red Cross Children’s War Memorial Hospital.

  • My First Freediving Experience // Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean

    Feb 11, 2020

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    I’m excited to share with you my (beginner) Freedive training with Freediving World Record Holder Carlos Coste in Bonaire!

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