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Why the city wants your kids to start swim lessons at 6 months old
Swim lessons hosted by the city of Austin start this week at pools across the city, and the aquatic division is emphasizing the importance of learning to swim at any age.
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Olympic gold medalists teach kids how to swim
Some of the world’s best swimmers of all-time are touring the country right now making sure kids know how to swim.
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UN Warns: Plastics In Oceans Will Be More Than Aquatic Animals By 2050
The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Lagos, has warned that unless the world stops the indiscriminate disposal of used plastics, the number of plastics in the ocean globally would be far and above aquatics animals by 2050.
The global body also disclosed that at least 8 million tonnes of used plastics are thrown into the ocean annually by users.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Muetala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, at the first World Environment Day 2018 celebration organised by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in conjunction with the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Dr. Ronald Kayanja, the Secretary-General of United Nations, who was represented by a Director UNIC, Lagos, lamented that people indiscriminately disposed used plastics.
He said apart from the health hazards to aquatic animals, it also constitutes challenge on humans especially cancer and other ailments.
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Swimming With Men – Official UK Trailer
Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis, accountant Eric (Rob Brydon) joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan (Charlotte Riley) slowly learn to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they get their lives and routines in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship?
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AirAsia present’s Ben Proud’s Talent Pool 2018 – Manila Clinic Recap
Back for its second year, AirAsia presents Ben Proud’s Talent Pool 2018 started in Manila, Philippines. The clinic aimed to bring world class coaching to young, aspiring swimmers in the Filipino capital so that these swimmers can #DareToDream. We hope this clinic initiative will help drive future swimming success across the region.
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Miller Swim School says drownings on the rise
Miller Swim School says drownings on the rise
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Extreme swimmer aims to swim for 100 days around British coastline
Extreme sportsman Ross Edgley is aiming to swim all the way around Britain’s coastline without touching dry land once. It’ll take 100 days and he’ll burn 1 million calories during his 2000-mile venture which, if all goes well will end in London on the 8th of September. In a recent swim he managed to get trench foot after swimming for 48 hours non-stop.
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Phillips 66 National Championships #FiredUp
Get Fired up for the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships July 25 -29 in Irvine, Cal. Get tickets now to watch the fastest swimmers in the nation attempt to qualify for the Pan Pacific Championships