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  • Experience: TYR Pro Swim Iowa | Cody Miller Vlogs

    Mar 13, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

  • Synchronized swimmer Anita Alvarez is training for 2020 Olympics

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming, Synchronized Swimming

    Synchronized swimmer and Olympian Anita Alvarez is training for the duet competition for 2020. But she also has big plans to help send a synchro team for the first time since 2008.

    https://youtu.be/APeERQujytA

  • 7 Mistakes Beginner Triathletes Make Swimming

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Triathlon

    These seven mistakes that beginner Triathletes Make Swimming include not being comfortable breathing in the water, know when to use toys and tools and how, doing the right swim drills at the right time can improve a triathlete’s progress in triathlon swim training.

  • Strategies for a Faster Open Water Swim Time

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    In this video Lukas shares pro strategies on how you can improve your open water swim time. From learning how to use a swim pack to your advantage to what to do when you have another swimmer annoying during the race. These strategies are proven to work and dont require extra swim fitness to knock off precious time in your next race!

  • Well Preserved | The Morning Swimmers of Sandagerði

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Faroe Islands, Health, Open Water, Winter Swimming

    There is no better way to start the day than an early morning sea swim. It’s physical, mental, spiritual, communal – all wrapped up in a simple dip in the sea. A group of women, who call themselves the ‘Morning Swimmers of Sandagerði’, brave the icy waters of the North Atlantic, along the coastline of the Faroe Islands, for their morning dip in the ocean. They go in every day of the year, sunshine or snow, unless a storm roughs up the water too much. And for them it is as much about connection and friendship as it is about exercise and invigoration.

  • How to Survive Quicksand

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Quicksand is a mixture of solid particles (like sand) and water. When your foot presses down on it, your weight squeezes the water out from between the particles. That leaves you trapped by mud that feels nearly solid. Check out this video, where the host walks onto what looks like solid ground, and sinks. Within a few minutes, he’s surrounded by a puddle of displaced water. Also, he is a little more trapped than he expected to be

    See Lifehacker

    Photo by DaveBleasdale

  • No Thanks: Diver Briefly Gets Stuck In Whale’s Mouth

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Nature, WTF

    Seen here doing his best Johah impression, this is a video of 51-year old dive tour operator Rainer Schimpf discussing being accidentally (and thankfully only very briefly) stuck in the mouth of a Bryde’s whale while it was feeding during a sardine run off the coast of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

    See Geekologie

    https://youtu.be/ChcEb6mlEUo

  • What If You Could Swim in Titan’s Lakes?

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Science

    What if…. you could swim in Titan’s lakes? Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is unique. It has its own atmosphere.

  • Every Breath Counts | The Extraordinary Story of Sandra Rutz – Miličević

    Mar 12, 2019

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    rokur
    in Health, Open Water

    Sandra is the first woman to swim across the Vis Channel, Croatia, setting a record as the first female swimmer to do that. She did it in July 2018, after winning a battle with breast cancer. This is her extraordinary story.

    https://youtu.be/VMmB2a8Y9Zo

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