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  • ‘I’m not a racist’ | Man blames autism for calling police on black women at swimming pool

    Jun 26, 2019

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    rokur
    in WTF

    A man called police on two separate groups of black women at an apartment complex, and the ladies believe their race played a factor.

  • Water safety with Swimtastic Swim School

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    Swimtastic Swim School offers water safety tips for all ages as most Southwest Floridians head to the beach or pool this summer.

  • What’s The Perfect Swimming Pool Temperature?

    Jun 26, 2019

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    What’s the perfect pool temperature? There’s not just one answer. It depends on who’s using it, and for what purpose—and how much you want to deal with algae and bacteria invading your pool.

  • Trying to Swim in an Edwardian Bathing Dress

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Equipment, History

    In this video I attempt to swim in an Edwardian Bathing Dress that I made. It actually went better then I expected.

  • Avoid Summer Tragedy With These Swimming Tips

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    Stew Leonard Jr. and his wife Kim had made water safety their mission after losing their son to a drowning accident.

  • Aarhus launches water drone to clean up city river

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Equipment

    ‘It functions exactly like the lawn mowers that you can have at home in the garden. It sails around within an area that we have decided, and collects the waste that it finds on its tour.’

    See DR (in Danish)

  • Jasper and Errol Attempt Synchronized Swimming | JASPER & ERROL’S FIRST TIME

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming, Fun

    Jasper, Errol, and Jasper’s dad, Dark Shark, learn that air is overrated when they try synchronized swimming, a hybrid of swimming, dance, and gymnastics that looks easier than it is.

  • Nash County off-duty police captain rescues girl struggling to swim

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Safety

    Nash County off-duty police captain rescues girl struggling to swim

  • Women stage protest against burkini ban swim at French swimming pools

    Jun 26, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Equipment

    The Citizen Alliance of Grenoble in France launched “Operation Burkini”, to convince Grenoble’s Mayor Eric Piolle to reform the laws that prevent women from wearing burkinis in public swimming pools.

    Read Women in the World

    Désobéissance civique des musulmanes grenobloises pour des piscines publiques qui respectent la liberté de conscience. @_Pourquoi @EricPiolle #burkini #islamoféminisme pic.twitter.com/nyAvjsryKK

    — AllianceCitoyenne (@alliancecitoyen) June 23, 2019

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