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  • 5 Exercise Myths You Might Be Believing

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Dryland

    Does cooldown really reduce muscle soreness after workout? Is body weight more important than resistance training? Are burpees the ultimate single exercise? Are planks better than crunches when trying to slim your waist?

    Exercise scientist Sandra Hunter, physiologist Fabio Comana, and researcher Harry Dorell give a scientific and logical answer to these questions. Spoiler alert: the answers to the questions above are all no. The scientific reasons behind these answers could be found over at Discover Magazine.

    Via Neatorama

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  • Girl tries to save squirrel from swimming pool, plan backfires

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Fun, Nature

    “I called my daughter outside to see a squirrel trapped in my granddaughter’s kiddie pool; and of course, being the animal lover she is, she had to attempt a rescue. The squirrel was not quite as grateful as she had hoped! It leaps at her face as she recoils in horror and runs away screaming. She came away with a scratch on her arm, and after a cautious second attempt, she did indeed rescue the squirrel.”

    https://youtu.be/mDe6HQu3HfA

  • Swimmers Strength Workout | by Swim Ireland’s Paul Talty

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Dryland

    Paul Talty, Swim Ireland’s associate head of performance services, is here to deliver another of the strength workouts he has prescribed to his elite swimmers, while they have been confined to dry land.

  • Swim Swift Elite Episode 12 – Lizzie Simmonds

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Double Olympian, Double European Champion, World and Commonwealth medalist, and now Blogger, Speaker, and Mentor Lizzie Simmonds speaks with Swim Swift Elite. We cover her career from being at a high level so young and how this impacted education, pressure and expectation, an agonising 4th place finish at the Olympics, transitions into the ‘real world’, and finally her current roles, goals, and ambitions for herself outside of swimming.

  • Local fire departments see increase in drownings, distress swimmer calls by the Potomac River

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    An increase in drownings in the Potomac River has led local fire departments to remind swimmers that it is not only dangerous but illegal to swim in certain areas.

    D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo said with pools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, more people are going to the river for a swim. However, the department reports two drownings have happened recently.

    โ€œThe river, although it appears to be calm, can be very treacherous, itโ€™s very deceiving,โ€ Maggiolo said.

    Read WTOP News

  • Two Men Who Died While Swimming At Lake Pueblo Were Ft Carson Soldiers

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    The Pueblo County Coroner confirmed the identity of two men who died Friday at Lake Pueblo.

    The bodies of Zion Thomkins of Philadelphia and Michael Carter, hometown unspecified, were recovered by search crews about three hours after the first call to 9-1-1.

    Both men were 21 years of age.

    Read CBS Local

    https://youtu.be/hdQAO88cODk

    Coroner identifies drowning victims as Ft. Carson personnel

     

  • Swimsight – Research and Development

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Adapted Swimming, Equipment

    Visually impaired swimmers often need to hire โ€˜tappersโ€™ in order to train safely. โ€˜Tappersโ€™ are individuals who stand at the end of a lane and hit the visually impaired swimmer using an improvised rod, alerting them when to turn. Swimsight enables visually impaired swimmers to train independently. The system uses computer vision to track lane markings and calculate the userโ€™s trajectory. If the swimmer drifts off course or reaches the end of the lane, haptic motors activate, alerting them at the exact moment they need to take action. Thus, Improving conditions for these swimmers and saving them money.

    SWIMSIGHT – Research and Development

  • Swimming lesson options decrease due to coronavirus concerns

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

  • Artistic Swimming: Team Tech | Rio 2016 Replays

    Jun 14, 2020

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming

    Relive the full Team Technical competition in Artistic Swimming of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro! Russian superstars Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Svetlana Romashina, and their team were the hot favorite for the title. The teams of China and Japan made it to the top 3 as well. Enjoy watching and find out who won the Gold medal!

    Artistic Swimming: Team Tech | Rio 2016 Replays

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Rรณkur รญ Jรกkupsstovu // Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT guy, spare-time aquatics aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson & a wife. Bureau Member of European Aquatics, liaison to Water Safety, Media & Data Management. Likes to run :-)


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