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  • The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Not What You Think It Is | The Swim

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Environment

    It’s not an island twice the size of Texas. But it is severely impacting marine life and human health… and incredibly hard to study.

  • Waterford’s Ella Dyjak – The Day’s All-Area Swimmer of the Year

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Waterford’s Ella Dyjak is The Day’s All-Area Swimmer of the Year.

  • New Zealand’s top five swimming spots to cool off this summer

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature, Wild Swimming

    The Breakfast team went on the hunt for the best places the country has to offer.

  • What’s the hardest set you’ve ever done? | Australian Dolphins Swim Team

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition, Training

  • Long Distance Swimming Event by Swim Maldives

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Over 37 participants swam from Kurumba Maldives resort to capital Male on Saturday — covering 5.2 kilometres — as part of an island-to-island long distance swimming event hosted by Swim Maldives. Follow the coverage from our sister publication The Edition: https://edition.mv/sports/8294

  • Gertrude Ederle’s swim suit

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Equipment, History

    In 1926, Olympic gold medalist Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel – and when she did she became, for a brief time, the most famous woman int he world. She is remembered to day a s a pioneer in the gender equity movement.

  • Solo swimmer Martin Hobbs takes on Lake Malawi

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Solo Swimmer Martin is preparing himself mentally, physically and emotionally, to take on a never done before swim from North to South on Lake Malawi, for the challenge, adventure and in aid of Smile Foundation.

  • Berkeley Alum Nathan Adrian video | 2018 Winter Commencement

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Organization

    In his keynote address at UC Berkeley’s 2018 Winter Commencement, gold-medal Olympian swimmer, Nathan Adrian, a 2012 graduate of UC Berkeley, advised the new graduates to graduates set high goals, find mentors, and invest in themselves.

  • ‘The Swim’ Ended With 1,000 New Scientific Samples… Here’s What’s Next | The Swim

    Dec 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Broken sails don’t mean broken spirits for Ben Lecomte and his team. After six grueling months on the water, ‘Seeker’ has landed in Hawaii with a treasure trove of rare data and a commitment to a cleaner future.

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