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  • Long Swim: Is Lewis Pugh ready?

    Jul 11, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Endurance athlete Lewis Pugh will begin to tackle an unprecedented swim across the entire English Channel.

  • Aspiring Model Goes Swimming With The Sharks And Gets Bit

    Jul 11, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Aspiring model and college student Katarina Zarutskie was bitten by a nurse shark and dragged under. Suzanne Marques reports.

  • TOO cold to SWIM fast | Cody Miller Vlog_51

    Jul 11, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Some times you’ve gotta stick it out when the pool is freezing. DEAL WITH IT

  • 12-year-old Battling Bone Cancer Achieves Dream To Swim In Ocean

    Jul 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Health

    It was 12-yr-old Ailani Strong’s dream to see the ocean and go paddle boarding. Ailani is battling bone cancer and has gone through five rounds of chemotherapy. But she came all the way from Chicago to see the sea at Deerfield beach in Florida. Her diagnosis didn’t stop her from achieving her dream and learning how to paddle board.The fun in the sun was a moment for a Ailani to make a splash and dive in to what to means to just be a kid for a day.

  • English Channel Swimmer Chats With Vern Glenn

    Jul 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Mill Valley’s Melissa Blaustein discusses her 21-mile journey from England to France. (7-9-18)

  • Carmel Swim Coach in Custody Follow Up

    Jul 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Crime

    Federal prosecutors want a now-former Carmel swim coach to stay in custody as he faces charges of child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography.

  • Paula Simons: A first swim in Edmonton’s natural outdoor pool

    Jul 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Environment, Nature

  • The Long Swim

    Jul 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Oceans Campaigner Lewis Pugh aims to swim from Land’s End to Dover in 50 days.

    How will he survive along this treacherous coastline?

  • Thailand Cave rescue: 12 boys and their coach are out

    Jul 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety, Wow

    The Navy Seal team in charge of the rescue says that the 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in the cave have been brought out, completing an extraordinary and arduous rescue operation that captivated the world.

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