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  • ‘The Hottest Take’: Olympics | Rodger Sherman Wants to Get Rid of the Swim Strokes

    Nov 8, 2019

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    in Organization

    In this episode of The Hottest Take, Rodger Sherman says the Olympics needs to make a change, and there are two options.

     

  • Starlight Super Swim | 60 s

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Charity

    Join us in 2020 to go the distance and fundraise for sick kids as part of the Starlight Super Swim, and your super efforts will help bring a splash of happiness to their lives.

    Register your interest in the Super Swim challenge 2020: https://superswim.org.au/

  • Singer Alex Fong raises over US$1 million for charity by swimming around Hong Kong Island

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Charity, Open Water

    Former Olympian and Canto-pop star Alex Fong Lik-sun has raised more than HK$8 million (US$1 million) for a local charity by swimming around Hong Kong Island.The beneficiary, “A Drop of Life”, works to provide drinking water for impoverished communities in China, Nepal, and Cambodia.The 39-year-old celebrity swimmer says “education can eliminate poverty” and that having access to clean water is a basic start for children to study better.

  • Why Blake Pieroni loves the ISL | LA Current

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    https://youtu.be/NSYfvS8PASc

  • This Week on Brian Ross Investigates – USA Swimming / Donald Trump’s Tax Returns

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Crime

    As USA Swimming prepares for next summer’s Olympics, the sport is entangled in both criminal and civil legal problems over its handling of sex abuse by its coaches.

  • Students swim in plastic-filled swimming pool | The Straits Times

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Environment

    Students at international school GEMS World Academy (Singapore) learnt about the plague of plastic in the oceans by literally swimming in rubbish earlier this week.

  • Instabeat Swim Tech Review

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Equipment, Technology

    The Instabeat is a swim tech hardware that you wear on your goggles that gives you real-time HR Feedback, stroke detection, and more! It is an amazing product and I am excited to share today’s review with you!

    I was also fortunate enough to do a podcast interview with the Founder of Instabeat, Hind Hobeika. In this Podcast we discussed the roots of Instabeat, how it was developed, how to best incorporate it into your training, swim tips and so much more; so if you want to tune into that Podcast episode, you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

     

  • Nation’s top swimmers converge on Greensboro Aquatic Center for TYR Pro Swim Series

    Nov 8, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Some of the nation’s top swimmers are diving in the pools at the Greensboro Aquatic Center for the TYR Pro Swim Series.

  • 38 Pools You Need To Add To Your Bucket List | The Ultimate List

    Nov 7, 2019

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Whether they’re beautiful natural pools like Brazil’s rainwater sand dunes or fun man-made pools like Singapore’s rooftop infinity pool, here are 38 pools to add to your bucket list.

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