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  • Guy Helps Squirrel Trying To Swim In Lake | The Dodo

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

  • Drivers ticketed for crash that ended with school bus in swimming pool

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

    An Orange County school bus driver is one of two people being blamed for a crash that ended with a school bus in a swimming pool.

  • Cardio training (Swimming Exercise) for big guys is unique. – Eddie Hall

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Training

    https://youtu.be/AGtag2ezJwI

  • How to Survive in Open Water: 7 Basic Swimming Skills Everyone Should Know

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Safety

    Drowning is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Learning how to swim can be scary when you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t worry though — there are things you can do to make learning how to swim less daunting. Once you get the hang of it, swimming will be a breeze.

    Here are 7 basic swimming skills everyone should remember.

    https://youtu.be/BbsjUhUDBB0

  • A Day In The Life Of Olympic Swimmer Mack Horton

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    When GQ shadowed Horton in Melbourne for the day we anticipated a day filled with laps, gym sessions, maybe a coffee or two, and a four-hour roll out in front of the television. Little did we know we should have brought a Vespa, a Camelbak of hydrolytes and a well-appointed timekeeper to ensure we kept up.

  • Memorial swim to honour the memory of Theodore Yach

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Theodore Yach, veteran cold-water swimmer, and Robin Island record-holder, passed away suddenly last week from asthma complications. He was 60.

    Read The South African

  • This Is the Only Proven Way to Deter a Great White Shark | The Swim

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature, Open Water, Safety

    Ben Lecomte was followed by a shark for five days during his Atlantic swim in 1998. As he plans to venture into Pacific white shark habitat this time around, can the crew of The Swim expedition lower his odds of a dangerous encounter using deterrent technology?

  • Hong Kong cross-harbour swim 2018: 3,600 take to the water

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    About 3,600 swimmers took part in Hong Kong’s annual cross-harbour swimming race as it returned to the heart of the city for a second time – continuing last year’s route change to commemorate the iconic event. The 1km route runs from Tsim Sha Tsui public ferry pier to Golden Bauhinia Square pier in Wan Chai.

  • Oman’s first female Olympic swimmer makes history

    Oct 22, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Oman’s Lara Al Yafei has made history by becoming the first Omani female swimmer to represent her country at an Olympics event.

    The 16-year-old represented Oman at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    She finished third among eight competitors in the opening heat of the 50 m breast stroke competition with a personal best of 37.35 seconds.

    See Times of Oman

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