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  • Aruba offers great snorkeling with lots of tropical fish, nice corals and even turtles! Turtles can be found all over the island, but there are beaches where you have higher chance to spot them. Aruba turtle snorkeling is a great activity that can be enjoyed by young and old. Watch this video to know the Best 5 Aruba beaches to snorkel with turtles!

  • It’s been more than a year since former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after a campus party. Watch the video to see how the case unfolded. http://abc7ne.ws/2iQwgJm

  • Olympic swimmer Mark Foster shares why he chose now to come out as gay even though everyone in his private life already knew.

  • Navy men’s and women’s swimming and diving will host Army West Point on Thursday afternoon for their annual star-series match. Both the men’s and women’s teams sit at 7-0 on the season.

  • Brown University said it has launched an investigation into alleged hazing on the men’s varsity swimming and diving team at the Ivy League school, after a probe by its student newspaper.

    The Brown Daily Herald reported that it reviewed text messages, emails, photos and recordings of conversations among team members, who described Oct. 7 as a night of “initiation” or “hazing,” with heavy drinking, vandalism and other activities.

    The newspaper found that multiple first-year members of the team vomited that night and team members vandalized a statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius seated atop a horse by climbing on it and smashing Smirnoff Ice vodka bottles against it. A swimming and diving captain described it on an audio recording as a tradition of “smashing the ‘Ices’ against the statues.”

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  • Guest post by Anabel Cooper

    There are quite a few swimming strokes or different styles out there, however, the most used ones are the ones that are also used in international competition. If you were curious about which one is best and what is the advantage of each and every one of them, keep reading and you’ll be amazed.

    Breaststroke

    The breaststroke is the extremely popular with athletes but can also be performed by hobby swimmers as well. In this style, both of your arms do semi-circular movements while underwater, just in front of your head. The recovery also takes place underwater and the legs execute a sudden whip. The advantage of this stroke is that rookies can swim while keeping their head above water, thus avoiding orientation and breathing issues. Unfortunately, the breaststroke is one of the slowest in all swimming styles, so you have to decide what works best for you.

    Butterfly Stroke

    This is one truly spectacular stroke with an impressive technique. It is based on a symmetrical arm stroke and a recovery that happens above water and also a wavy movement of your body, similar to a dolphin kick. This is the second-best stroke when it comes to speed and it is considered to be one of the most exhausting. Once mastered, though, it can mean a lot of fun.

    Freestyle

    The freestyle stroke is, perhaps, the preferred style for swimmers that already gathered some kilometres in the pool. By alternating arm movements with the flutter kick of the legs and an above water recovery, this technique is quite efficient and fast. It just might be the fastest of all swimming strokes and that’s the main reason why it is used in freestyle competitions.

    Backstroke

    Just as the name indicates, the backstroke is swimming backwards. Well, not that literally but it does use circular arm movements above your head while sitting on your back. This form of swimming is usually indicated by physicians to treat various back problems or even for spinal accidents recovery.

    Sidestroke

    The sidestroke is, perhaps, one of the oldest forms of swimming and it uses a scissor kick as well as a couple of asymmetrical underwater movement of the arms. Although it is not being used in swimming competitions, it is easy to learn and it provides a very good alternative to the previous strokes detailed so far. Another thing that differentiates the sidestroke from all other strokes is that it’s the type of swimming used by lifeguards to take victims ashore.

    Elementary Backstroke

    Similar to the backstroke, this style of swimming has a spin to it. It is swum on the back as well, however, it is mostly based on a reverse breaststroke kick and just a very basic synced movement of the arms while underwater.

    This elementary style can be easily taught to children in the process of learning how to swim. It can also be used for elderly persons that do not have enough strength to try the other styles but still want to enjoy some time in the water.

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  • Swimming superstar Michael Phelps beat fellow American Mark Spitz with a record eight gold medals won at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

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