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  • Black Bear Goes Swimming in Bethlehem, PA Backyard Pool

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature

    After the bear spent the morning climbing over fences and spending time in the warm weather, it apparently became hot and even “decided to take a dip in a nearby swimming pool” says Bethlehem Police Chief Mark A. DiLuzio.

    See NBC Philadelphia

  • Teen swimmer has leg amputated following North Carolina shark attack

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A GoFundMe account has been established to help Paige with her medical costs and other expenses.

    Family members reported that Winter’s leg was amputated above the left knee due to the severe wounds she suffered.

    Read WCYB

  • Kendra Wilson | #AskASwimPro Show

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    On this episode of the #AskASwimPro show, we’re in Mesa, Arizona at the 2019 U.S. Masters Nationals Championships. Ambassador Kendra Wilson joins us to share her story and her advice for new swimmers!

  • Netani Ross in action at Fiji National Schools Swimming Championship

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Two records were broken by Fiji rep Netani Ross of Swami Vivekananda College in the 17-19 100m freestyle and the 17-19 50m butterfly events at the Fiji National Schools Swimming Championship in Suva.

  • In Open Water | Documentary

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    https://vimeo.com/336462112

  • As a swimmer if you could go back in your career and change one thing, what would it be?

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, Nutrition

  • Concord Swim Team Learns It Will Need To Find A New Home

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, Swimming Pools

    Susie Steimle reports on HOA ordering East Bay swim team to find a new community pool for its home base in 60 days

  • Adam Peaty (Loughborough University) and British Swimming. Interview in Tenerife Top Training.

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Adam Peaty (Loughborough University) and British Swimming. Interview in Tenerife Top Training.

    Today we have a chance to follow the training session of Adam Peaty and Loughborough University team.

    Adam George Peaty, MBE (born 28 December 1994) is a British competitive swimmer from England who specializes in breaststroke. He has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, FINA World Championships, and European Championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Olympics, the first by a male British Swimmer in 24 years. He is the current holder of the world record in 50 and 100m breaststroke.

  • Dive Into These Five Stories About Swimming

    Jun 4, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature, Open Water, Safety

    Ready to take the plunge? We’ve got five stories about swimming to share, including a trio about swimming with manta rays, whales and even jellyfish; one about a Navy SEAL who swam the entire length of the Mississippi River; and another about an Olympic gold medalist who is teaching kids how to swim in hopes of saving them from drowning.

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