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  • State: Don’t fish or swim in water near deadly Scottsboro dock fire

    Jan 28, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    State: Don’t fish or swim in water near Jackson County Park following deadly fire

  • Cardinal Swim and Tennis Club vandalized; sheds, tennis courts damaged

    Jan 28, 2020

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    by

    rokur
    in Crime

    Tennis courts were torn up, and a shed filled with equipment was trashed at the Cardinal Swim and Tennis Club in Greensboro.

  • Outback Australia Swimming Holes | Mataranka

    Jan 28, 2020

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Join me on a day adventure down to Mataranka Northern Territory. Checking out bitter hot springs and Mataranka thermal pool.

  • Insane Polar Plunge | Way Too Cold

    Jan 27, 2020

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    POLAR PLUNGE! We’ve done it before, and we came back for another go at it 2020 style. Our family AGAIN took the POLAR PLUNGE CHALLENGE to kick off the new year right. It was fun, it was crazy, it was wild, it was FREEZING, it was exhilarating! Join us next year???

  • The Conspiracy Behind Asia’s Lost City of Atlantis

    Jan 27, 2020

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Is it a city so ancient it defies our understanding of history?

    Or just a rock? I took a little swim around so you could decide. This is Yonaguni monument.

  • Earlier is better to teach kids water safety, swimming

    Jan 27, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children between the ages of 1 and 4, but the chances of a drowning accident are drastically reduced when kids are enrolled in formal swim lessons.

  • How To Swim Backstroke | Technique For Back Crawl Swimming

    Jan 27, 2020

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    rokur
    in Technique

    Backstroke can be challenging to learn, it’s the only stroke where you can’t see where you’re going and it requires good coordination and timing. With a bit of practice, however, you’ll be swimming backstroke confidently in no time, and this video is a great place to start when learning the stroke!

  • Swimming With Orcas & Penguins

    Jan 27, 2020

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    Wildlife cameraman has an up close and personal encounter with filming Orcas hunting penguins.

  • Monday swim in Beijing

    Jan 27, 2020

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    by

    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    Its a Monday in January 2020 in Beijing. This quick video is a glimpse in time.

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