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  • Can a Swimming Pool stop a 50 cal?

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

  • Divers Spend Hours Swimming With Man-Eating Sharks

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Imagine enduring two days stranded in shark-infested waters. That is the premise of a new Shark Week special, ‘Sharkwrecked,’ airing Thursday on Discovery. Two divers took part in what’s said to be “the most dangerous experiment ever,” spending 48 hours in open water and facing off against whitetip sharks, which are considered the most aggressive in the ocean. They’re allowed to use life jackets only at night, in case they fall asleep.

  • Otter Cubs Get a Swimming Lesson | BBC Earth

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    These six baby giant otters have one of their swimming lessons, an otter’s number one skill for survival.

  • Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (female) – Guinness World Records

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    The longest distance swam underwater by a female with one breath using fins is 160 m (524 ft 11.21 in), achieved by Veronika Kravtcova (Russia) in Porto Koufo, Halkidiki, Greece, on 3 September 2017.

    See Guinness World Records

  • The Catch – How To Swim Front Crawl | Freestyle Swimming Technique

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Technique

    Swimming fast is a combination of fitness and technique, one is about physical hard work the other more mental. We are going to be looking into the catch part of front crawl and showing how you can improve this important part of the stroke.

  • Beachgoers form human chain to rescue swimmers

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Strangers at a beach in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, linked arms and stretched out into the waves to successfully rescue swimmers caught in a rip current.

  • Brock Turner’s lawyer makes ‘outercourse’ argument

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Crime

    An attorney for the former Stanford University swimmer argued his sexual assault conviction should be overturned because his client was fully clothed and wanted only “outercourse.”

  • Live Stream: British Summer Championships 2018 – Day 4 Finals

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Watch day four finals of the British Summer Championships live from the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield.

  • Measures to Stop Wild Swimmers in Shadwell Basin

    Jul 27, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety, Wild Swimming

    As the heatwave continues, Tower Hamlets council has urged people not to swim at Shadwell Basin.

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