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  • Solo Swimmer, Martin Hobbs to take on Lake Malawi

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Charity, Open Water

    Solo Swimmer, Martin Hobbs will challenge himself in February 2019 as he takes on lake Malawi in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record of 480-kilometres swim across cross this the continent’s Great Lake. Martin will be face huge swells, strong currents, and a chance of encountering Africa’s most deadly inhabitants in an effort to raise money for the Smile Foundation. He is in studio with us this morning to tell us about his forthcoming journey.

  • Liberty North’s swim team ready to compete for conference title

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Liberty North’s girls swim team is rewriting the school’s record books.

  • Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz on Never Forgetting The Holocaust

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, History

    For more information go to Holocausteducationfilmfoundation.com.

    This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Thursday, January 31, 2019.

  • John Legend Learning To Swim | The View

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety

    https://youtu.be/qxcn5-j26LY

  • Experience a College Swim Meet | Cody Miller Vlogs

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, Training

  • Carson Foster, the young US swimmer who broke Michael Phelps’ record | Heroes of the Future

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Carson Foster is one the world’s fastest young swimmers. At the age of 10, he broke one of his idols records: Michael Phelps.

  • One Breath Around The World

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    Our new short film (12 min) is finally out. Turn out the light, put your headphones and freedive with me around the world.

  • The Point: Sunday Times report on Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has ‘gone haywire’

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, Doping

    Chinese three-time Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang is reserving the right to sue British newspaper the Sunday Times for defamation. What is the full story?

  • Michael Phelps’ 1st Olympic Gold Medal | Throwback Thursday

    Feb 3, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition, History

    At the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Michael Phelps claimed his first Olympic Gold Medal. In the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps easily won with a world record time of 4:08.41!

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