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  • Infant swim class teaches tots to save themselves

    Jul 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Infant swim class teaches tots to save themselves

  • Swimming Workouts to Build Running Endurance

    Jul 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Training

    Swimming is a tremendously effective form of cross-training for runners. And yet, if you ask a room full of them how many swim as part of their training, you’re not likely to see a large show of hands.

    Why is that? Well, the runners I know seem to have two major concerns when it comes to swimming for fitness. They tend to either think it’s boring, or they find it too hard. As a certified U.S. Masters Swim (USMS) Adult-Learn-to-Swim instructor, I believe they’re just doing the wrong workouts.

    Read Competitor Running

    Photo by ellyn.

  • Hero grandad rescues Commonwealth Games legend from swimming pool

    Jul 18, 2018

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    in Safety

    A 78-year-old West Dunbartonshire grandad has become a hero after coming to the rescue of a former Olympian.

    Benjamin Scullion, 78, pulled Lachie Stewart, 75, from the bottom of a swimming pool when the Commonwealth Games gold medallist fell unconscious in the water.

    Benjamin’s quick thinking saved the sporting legend who is now recovering in hospital.

    Lachie Stewart won gold for Scotland at the 1970 Commonwealth Games.

    The incident happened at The Meadow Centre swimming pool in Dumbarton on 2 July.

    Retired shipyard boiler-maker Benjamin told the BBC: “I’ve known Lachie for a while, mostly from the baths. We’d have a chat when we met at the pool.

    “I was doing my usual number of lengths and remember he was at the other end of the pool. I was chatting to someone and I don’t know what happened but he just disappeared.”

    Read BBC

    https://youtu.be/w1XsjPsN6IQ

  • South Shore Classic levels playing field for swimmers

    Jul 18, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    South Shore Classic levels playing field for swimmers

  • Man Rescues Baby Deer From Drowning in Swimming Pool

    Jul 17, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    This guy jumped into action after watching a baby deer fall into his swimming pool. After running to the pool and fishing the deer out, he gently placed the animal back on the grass. In the end, the deer was completely fine and ran off to reunite with their mother.

  • A wild California black bear swims in backyard swimming pools in Granada Hills

    Jul 17, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A wild California black bear swims in backyard swimming pools in Granada Hills

  • Thousands of swimmers join this year’s International Yangtze River Crossing Festival

    Jul 17, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    The 44th International Yangtze River Crossing Festival was held in Wuhan City in central China’s Hubei Province on Monday. 4,700 swimmers joined this annual competition. The yearly activity commemorates the day in 1966 when Chairman Mao swam in the Yangtze River at the age of 72.

  • Swimming From Alcatraz to San Francisco 48 Times

    Jul 17, 2018

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    in Open Water

    The waters between San Francisco and Alcatraz, a former prison, are rife with urban legend. Some say the water is too dangerous for swimming, but Mitali Khanzodé, 16, and her sister Anaya, 12, see the water as a place to make and break open water swimming records. Anaya currently holds the record as the youngest person to swim the span of the Golden Gate Bridge, which was previously held by her sister. Although the waters can be rough and extremely cold, both sisters cannot imagine a life where open water swimming isn’t part of their weekly routine.

  • Football and swimming top Southwest Montana’s A-List

    Jul 17, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    From state swimmers to NFL stars, KBZK and KXLF bring you the best sports moments from the past week

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