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  • Jones Engineering Liffey Swim 2019

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in History, Open Water

  • Swimmer Strength Tech Tip: Age & Training

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Dryland

    Dryland Training for Swimmers: What is a good age for swimmers to start dryland or strength training? This is perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions I have received from parents and discussed with swim coaches. Presented by Swimmer Strength Coach Deniz Hekmati

  • The Olympics Are Coming To Tokyo, And So Is The Movement To Kill The Games Forever

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Organization

    This gathering of activists is unprecedented in the history of the Games. In recent years, the Olympics have been consistently and successfully rejected by specific cities, but those anti-Olympics efforts always focused on what the event would do to one place. What this gathering aimed for was a coalescence of the disparate anti-Olympics movements for the sake of making a far more focused argument: The Olympics are untenable for any city.

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  • Recap | Jinan #SWC19 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Competition

    Enjoy the highlights from the second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Jinan. Don’t miss the rest of the upcoming events:

    15.08. – 17.08.2019 #3 Singapore (SGP)
    04.10. – 06.10.2019 #4 Budapest (HUN)
    11.10. – 13.10.2019 #5 Berlin (GER)
    01.11. – 03.11.2019 #6 Kazan (RUS)
    07.11. – 09.11.2019 #7 Doha (QAT)

  • Winning a Medal: A Team USA Experience | Cody Miller Vlogs

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Competition

  • M75 Unmanned Surface Vehicle Rescuing Troubled Swimmer On Sea

    Aug 14, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    M75 can be deployed with rescue equipment like ejectable life-raft, remote controlled life bed or lifebuoy to conduct rescuing missions in different water environment. M75 details: https://www.oceanalpha.com/product-it…

  • Uniquely Baton Rouge: Swimming into the Golden Years

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Health

  • Why So Many Black People Can’t Swim | AJ+

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Safety

    In the United States, 64% of Black children can’t swim. As a result, they are 3x more likely to drown than white children their same age. But how did this happen? We take a look at the social history of America’s pools and how racial segregation shaped the current climate in pools across the country. #swimming #segregation

  • Lake Nokomis beaches to close after swimmers become ill

    Aug 14, 2019

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    in Environment, Health

    Officials are set to close two Lake Nokomis beaches due to E. Coli concerns regarding three children who recently swam at the beach.

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