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Hosszu, Andrew and Murphy inspire Hungarian school children | ISL | Budapest
Katinka Hosszu (Team Iron), Michael Andrew (NY Breakers) and Ryan Murphy (LA Current) spent a day at a Budapest school, hoping to inspire the next generation to take up swimming.
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Swimming with Wild Manatees
The West Indian manatee, also called the sea cow, or as I like to say, the water potato, or maybe it’s more of an ocean blimp? Regardless, this spirited gentle giant is one of just 6,000 manatees living in Florida and the first one I’ve ever swam with!
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Winter Swimming – Polish Walruses – Poland In
Have you ever done winter swimming? It’s a pretty popular activity in Poland! Taking a dip in an ice-cold lake or river might sound extreme but so-called “Walruses” (winter swimmers) says it can improve your health and just feels amazing!. Watch our video to find out more!
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Home Renovation for Blind Teenage Swimmer | George to the Rescue feat. Molly Burke
15-year-old Anastasia Pagonis, a life-long swimmer who struggled with vision impairment for most of her life, won’t let complete vision loss stop her from achieving her dreams. Hoping to inspire others who are visually impaired and face their own personal challenges, she overcomes her disability on a daily basis, and is currently training for the 2020 Paralympics. But with this impairment comes recurring struggles, like mobility and light sensitivity, problems which are not helped her current living space. George to the Rescue, just like Tas, makes the impossible possible with a tactile bathroom and bedroom makeover, as well as a few very special surprises for an aspiring athlete.
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UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars
Because we live on a divergent Hellworld timeline where everything is too comically absurd to be real except for the fact that it is, the BBC published an article about the need for asthmatics like me to step up our roles in fighting climate change. This is just the very beginning of it:
Many people with asthma could cut their carbon footprint and help save the environment by switching to “greener” medications, UK researchers say.
Making the swap would have as big an “eco” impact as turning vegetarian or becoming an avid recycler, they say.
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Kettering:60 – Swim Carefully
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Real Jobs: Ellen is on a mission to get people swimming through inclusive design
Ellen Harper, a University of Strathclyde masters’ student and product design engineer at Poolpod, is on a mission to get people with restricted mobility swimming through inclusive design.
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3x Olympian Elizabeth Beisel | The #AskASwimPro Show
In this episode of the #AskASwimPro Show, we’re in Detroit, Michigan with 3x Olympian, Elizabeth Beisel! Learn more about Elizabeth as she discusses her Olympic swimming career, Survivor, her book and much much more!