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  • Swim England Synchro Combo Cup 2019 – Choosing music and costumes

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming, Synchronized Swimming

    We go behind the scenes at the Swim England Synchro Combo Cup 2019, to learn more about how teams choose their music and costumes.

  • Family tradition: 4M Swim Club teaches children how to swim

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A near tragedy in a backyard pool in Baltimore County almost 50 years ago led to a mission to teach children how to survive in the water.

  • Swim Up Close With Elephants In This Pool

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature

    At the Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa in South Africa, the outdoor pools are near a busy watering hole where wildlife often gather. The pools are filled with saline as opposed to chlorine, since elephants come to drink out of them almost every day. The five-star lodge is on the Welgevonden Game Reserve in Limpopo, three hours outside Johannesburg.

  • Giant jellyfish spotted by divers – BBC News

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Divers have swum with a huge barrel jellyfish off the coast of Cornwall.

    Lizzie Daly, a biologist with Wild Ocean Week, said the creature was as big as her body.

    It is the largest species of jellyfish which is found in British waters, with the average diameter being about 40cm (16 inches).

    Image by underwater cameraman Dan Abbott.

  • Island Games brought around 70 international press and media to the Rock

    Jul 15, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization

  • On the Rise – Tongan Swimmer Noelani Day

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    16yr old Tongan swimmer Noelani Day made history last year becoming the youngest swimmer to swim the Apolima Strait between Upolu and Savai’i. She swam the Open Water race at the Pacific Games coming 6th overall.

  • Swiss swimmer starts 800-kilometer swim on Baikal

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Environment, Open Water

    51-year-old Swiss extreme swimmer Ernst Bromeis set off on his epic 60-day swim along the length of Lake Baikal in Russia.

    https://youtu.be/n2e0A7X8sJA

  • Worlds Largest Swim Lesson 2019

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    The World’s Largest Swim Lesson was a success! Even Mayor Jane Castor made a splash at the Sulphur Springs Pool to help kids learn life-saving swim safety skills. Thank you, Tampa Parks & Recreation for teaching our city’s kids how to swim! Find a pool near you

  • Lessons Learned with Cody Miller, Kathleen Baker & Caeleb Dressel | Off the Blocks S2 Ep5

    Jul 15, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    A star-studded cast of swimmers – including Cody Miller, Caeleb Dressel, Kathleen Baker, Michael Andrew, Ryan Murphy, Jordan Wilimovsky, Regan Smith, Lilly King and Mallory Comerford – wrap up season 2 of “Off the Blocks” with six lessons we’ve learned this year in the run-up to the FINA World Championships and other major international competitions.

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