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  • Ryan Lochte & Kayla Rae Reid Welcome a Baby Girl! | E! News

    Jun 18, 2019

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    The Olympic swimmer and his model wife Kayla share the first picture of their daughter and reveal her name. See for yourself!

  • India Stuntman Goes Missing During Stunt

    Jun 18, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety

    An Indian stuntman who entered the Ganges river tied up with steel chains and rope went missing, Sunday, June 16, police said. Chanchal Lahiri, also known as “Wizard Mandrake,” was lowered into the river with family, media and police standing by, but the 40-year-old never emerged. He told AFPTV it would be “tragic” if he was unable to open the ropes and chains.

  • Placer Sheriff To Swimmers: Stay Out Of Rivers

    Jun 18, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety, Wild Swimming

    Deputies are searching for a swimmer who went missing at the American River confluence.

  • How to find your best starting position for dives with Chloe Sutton

    Jun 18, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, Technique

    Without the proper starting position, you’ll never have a fast start! Watch my video about how to set up on the block so that you can explode forward with more speed and efficiency on every dive.

  • 50 Ways to Swim

    Jun 17, 2019

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    rokur
    in Fun

    I know, I know. I’m a really bad swimmer. But I tried! Thought I’d finally take the plunge and tackle 50 Ways to Swim to kick off the summer.

  • Swimming – Not Just For Summer

    Jun 17, 2019

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

  • Can You Swim in Shade Balls?

    Jun 17, 2019

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    rokur
    in Science

    I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear.

    What are shade balls?

  • Retired UNC professor presumed dead after disappearing during 120-mile NY swim

    Jun 17, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Safety

    Rescuers swept the Hudson River again on Sunday for a N.C. Moral Monday activist from Chapel Hill who disappeared Friday during a 120-mile marathon race.

    The New York Post reported Charles van der Horst, 67, vanished on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge around 3:10 p.m. Friday. The search is now a recovery, said the U.S. Coast Guard, which is working with New York City police.

    Van der Horst was in the second-to-last stage of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, which organizer New York Open Water called “the longest marathon swim in the world.” Friday’s leg spanned 15.7 miles, from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the George Washington Bridge.

    Van der Horst was finishing Friday’s race when he went under, the group posted on Facebook. That part of the river “is a fan favorite thanks to the fast currents and beautiful views of the Palisades,” the Friday morning post said.

    NYOW shared a statement from van der Horst’s family Saturday afternoon.

    “The family of Charles Van der Horst of Chapel Hill, NC, is deeply saddened to confirm the loss of our beloved Charlie. He was participating in several stages of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim when he went under at the finish of Stage 6,” the statement said.

    Read The News & Observer

  • Hundreds turn out for Flowers Sea Swim

    Jun 17, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Around 900 swimmers of all shapes, sizes and ambitions, took to the waters off Seven Mile Beach Saturday for the latest instalment of one of Cayman’s favourite sporting events.

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