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  • Introducing the My Learn to Swim app by Swim England

    Sep 10, 2019

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    rokur
    in Organization, Technology

    Bring the fun of swimming lessons home with My Learn to Swim by Swim England, the national governing body for Swimming in England.

  • Stockholm Royal Park Aquathlon & Swim 2019

    Sep 10, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Open Water

  • 5 Most Common Freestyle Mistakes in Swimming

    Sep 10, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Technique

    https://youtu.be/Of01_c_0iTE

  • Learn To Swim Program Honors Page High Student Who Drowned

    Sep 10, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    Page High students who haven’t yet learned how to swim are now getting the opportunity, thanks to the school’s new Learn To Swim Program, honoring the memory of a student who drowned in May.

    Page High School leaders and the school’s Alumni Association partnered with the Greensboro Aquatic Center to teach life-saving water skills.

    See WFMY NEWS 2

  • Car crashes into health club’s indoor pool, injures swimmer

    Sep 10, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety, Swimming Pools

    Police say a car smashed through the window of a health club in Ohio and landed in its swimming pool, injuring one person who was in the water.

    Authorities in the Dayton suburb of Centerville say the person in the pool and the driver were taken to a hospital Monday, but police say their injuries are not serious.

    See WTVM9

  • Day 1 Highlights | London 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz Championships

    Sep 10, 2019

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    Highlights from some of the top moments from day one of the 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz Championships in London, Great Britain.

  • How To Stop Snaking | Tips For Fixing Over Rotation When Swimming

    Sep 9, 2019

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    rokur
    in Technique

    Snaking your way down the pool is not only going to slow you down it will also require more effort. Snaking often originates from mistakes in your front crawl pull or breathing technique we’re going to break down the stroke, explaining why & how to solve it!

  • The Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers – Teaser

    Sep 9, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Organization

    In this small but beautiful North East village, locals know of the legend of a group of cold-water swimmers who brave the bracing North Sea – all year round. Known fondly as the TOS’ers, prepare to meet the Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers.

    https://vimeo.com/357339422

  • Tokyo 2020 official claims typhoon threat at Olympic Games “should be anticipated”

    Sep 9, 2019

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    rokur
    in Notice

    A typhoon devastated parts of Tokyo on the same day as the Ready Steady Tokyo karate test event.

    It has raised concerns for the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee with just 10 months to go until the city hosts the Olympic Games.

    But Yasuo Mori, deputy executive director of Tokyo 2020’s Games operation’s bureau, insisted the Organising Committee would be ready to tackle any possible effects should a typhoon occur during the Games.

     

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