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  • Emotional Fitness: Reflection of an Olympic Swimmer | Michael Jamieson | TEDxUniversityofStrathclyde

    May 1, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, Health, Psychology

    After a career in sports which featured great achievements as well as significant challenges, Michael shares some of his career lessons with the audience. Michael recently ‘transitioned’ out of competitive swimming after 10 years as a professional. He was very privileged to compete and win medals at two Commonwealth Games, European/World Championships and the Olympic Games. Michael‘s competitive career was cut short due to mental ill-health and this is something he has learned to take full responsibility for. Michael is passionate about promoting conversation around psychological health and particularly a personal duty of care in high pressure environments.

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  • Michael Phelps says this morning routine helps him be ‘a better dad, a better husband, a harder worker’

    May 1, 2019

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    rokur
    in Training

    The daily routines of some of the world’s most successful people — from Richard Branson to Oprah Winfrey — include a morning workout. And Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is no exception. In fact, the star athlete says exercise helps him be more successful.

    “Being able to just get out there and sweat is something that I need,” Phelps tells CNBC Make It. “So I kind of have to make sure I get that little bit of time, whether it’s 20 or 30 minutes, to myself. Just to get ready, to get prepared so I can be a better dad, a better husband, a harder worker.”

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    Photo by Gage Skidmore

  • Curious octopus closely inspects scuba diver

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature

    During a dive, the two divers were working their way along a rock wall when one of them noticed something moving behind a very dense kelp growth. Shifting a few of the very large kelp leaves revealed a massive octopus, known as a Giant Pacific Octopus. As you will see, the octopus almost immediately engaged with the diver showing intense curiosity.

    https://youtu.be/VjgdUH0SYzQ

  • Swim From The Heart 2019

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Health, Open Water, Organization

    Sudden Cardiac Death is one of the biggest causes of natural death worldwide for both children and adults, and Rambam Health Care Campus is trying change that. When you support Swim from the Heart, you help to raise the critical research funds that Rambam needs to fight this devastating condition. Click here to join the fight against SCD- https://www.give2gether.com/projects/…

  • Scuba Diving One of Hawaii’s Most Dangerous Cliff Side for Sunken Treasure! (Spitting Caves)

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    In this video I explore Hawaii’s Spitting Cave underwater for lost valuables!

  • I’m BACK Sea Swimming (and Sailing) | Ross Edgley Vlogs

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water

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  • Whale Found Swimming in Arctic With Russian Harness

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Did a beluga whale give away Russia’s secrets? The whale was found swimming in Arctic Norway by a bunch of fisherman. The animal caught their eyes because it seemed to be tied up in something. A closer inspection showed a harness was tightly clipped around its body. The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries says “Equipment St. Petersburg” was written on the harness and it featured a mount for an action camera. InsideEdition.com’s Mara Montalbano has more.

  • Sports Illustrated Makes History By Featuring A Model Wearing A Burkini And Hijab

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue will be a little different this time, with the definition of ‘swimsuit’ widened to include the modesty garment known as a burkini. The full-body swimwear is modeled by stunning 21-year-old Somali-American Halima Aden, who was born in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya before moving to the United States aged 7.

    Via Bored Panda

    Halima Aden makes history as the first model to wear a hijab and burkini for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: https://t.co/8WFD4hHmiH. pic.twitter.com/OsBthnjoLY

    — Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) April 29, 2019

    “I never really felt represented because I never could flip through a magazine and see a girl who was wearing a hijab.” #ShatteringPerceptions pic.twitter.com/EtNfpszcmy

    — Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) April 29, 2019

  • A Day in the Life of KTG – a Stanford Swimmer

    Apr 30, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    A day in the life of a Stanford Swimmer

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