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  • This Egyptian swimmer broke boundaries for women | Words of Olympians

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, History

    Rania Elwani broke boundaries and inspired the world. In “The Golden Fish”, the Egyptian tells how she became the first Arab woman to swim in an Olympic final.

  • Artistic Swimming – Mixed Duet Free | Top Moments | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming

    Spectacular entertainment as Russia’s Mayya Gurbanberdieva and Aleksandr Maltsev took the gold medal at the FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju. Italy won silver and Japan came in third.

  • Diving Mixed – 3m Synchro | Top Moments | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Diving

    Nerve racking drama in the 3m Mixed Synchro at the FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju as Australia’s Matthew Carter and Maddison Keeney win the gold medal by 0,78 points ahead of Francois Imbeau-Dulac and Jennifer Abel of Canada.

  • Cool off with Ithaca’s favorite swimming holes

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature, Wild Swimming

    Summer in New York can be sweltering, so finding top spots to escape the heat are important. Three swimming holes in Ithaca deliver cool dips to splash the time away.

  • Mongolian swimmers participating at the FINA World Championships

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    More and more new countries participate at the FINA World Championships. Mongolia, for example, has 4 swimmers participating. We were curious where Mongolia stands in water sports and their plans are for the future.

  • A real-life mermaid

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    The average person can hold their breath for two minutes; Beth Neale can hold hers for six. The South African plans to put the skill to use in September when she will attempt to free dive 164ft without fins, to raise $20,000 for the Bermuda Zoological Society.

    See The Royal Gazette

  • Tupelo hosting state long course swimming championships

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

  • All You Need to Know About Swimmers Ear

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Health

  • The Strongest Man in History: Swimming Challenge | Exclusive | History

    Jul 20, 2019

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Eddie challenges the other Strongmen to test their swimming skills in this digital exclusive from “One Ton Lift”. #StrongestMan

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