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  • Michael Phelps on managing depression: “It’s OK to not be OK”

    Sep 17, 2018

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    in Psychology

    Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. He has gone to five Olympic Games and won consecutively. Phelps joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his water conservation initiatives, fatherhood, and how he learned to manage depression.

  • Seaside Heights: Swimmer killed by wave in front of wife and child

    Sep 17, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Detective Steve Korman said Sunday it’s still unknown what caused the man’s death. But Police Chief Tommy Boyd told the Asbury Park Press on Saturday a wave may have broken the man’s neck.

    See app and read nj.com

    Photo by SurFeRGiRL30

  • Shark Attack Kills Cape Cod Swimmer in His 20s: ‘It Was Like Right Out of Jaws,’ Says Witness

    Sep 17, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Massachusetts saw its first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years on Saturday when a male swimmer died in Cape Cod.

    In a Facebook post shared Saturday afternoon, the Wellfleet Police Department announced that a male swimmer in his mid-20s “was bitten by what is believed to be a shark” around 12 p.m. at Newcomb Hollow Beach.

    “I was that guy on the beach screaming, ‘Shark, shark!’ It was like right out of that movie Jaws,” Joe Booth, a local fisherman who was on the shore when the attack happened, told the Associated Press. “This has turned into Amity Island real quick out here.”

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  • Can cold water swimming treat depression?

    Sep 15, 2018

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    rokur
    in Health, Winter Swimming

    Jumping into the sea in winter is the most alive and present I ever feel. I get in fast – a dangerous approach if you’re a beginner – when the cold shock response provokes an uncontrollable urge to inhale.

    Underwater, I feel an intense mixture of burning pain and, even after doing this for years, a little panic. But it’s the only time the anxious negative chatter in my head is truly silenced.

    After two minutes, as my skin reaches the same temperature as the water, I start to feel comfortable and my breathing slows. After even a brief swim, I feel elated for hours and calm for days.

    Like many other people who swim in cold water regularly, I love it, but I also believe it has mental health benefits.

    And the first case report on cold water swimming published in British Medical Journal Case Reports shows that it may be an effective treatment for depression.

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  • It’s time to Swim & Skate at NVRC!

    Sep 13, 2018

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Jump into fall with public skate and swim sessions at our 3 rinks and 4 pools! It’s a great way to be active and fun for all ages too!

    https://youtu.be/X3X5_4pHY2Q

  • Virtual reality lets patients swim with dolphins

    Sep 13, 2018

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    rokur
    in Health, Technology

    Gulfside Hospice is testing out virtual reality technology to let patients deal swimming with dolphins or travel to London.

  • Swimming Through the Wall of Sharks

    Sep 13, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    The pristine waters of French Polynesia draw visitors from all over. Turns out grey reef sharks are pretty fond of them, too—so much so that the Island of Fakarava’s southern pass is called the “grey shark wall.” Fancy a swim?

  • Swim Running in Pembrokeshire

    Sep 13, 2018

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    rokur
    in Swimrun

    Swim Pembrokeshire offer guided swimruns around the beautiful county of Pembrokeshire, Wales

  • 2018 Modern Pentathlon World Championships – Mexico City – Women’s Individual – Swimming

    Sep 13, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    https://youtu.be/ptKLosMHbb0

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