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  • On the Record: Former Singapore swimmer Joscelin Yeo

    Mar 11, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Joscelin Yeo may have made Singapore proud with her triumphs in the pool, time and again. But now retired, she says she doesn’t miss competitive swimming – or the limelight that came with it.

  • Tunisia: Veteran Mellouli not slowing down ahead of Mediterranean Games

    Mar 11, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    At 34, Oussama Mellouli is the most talented professional swimmer in Tunisia. He was the 1,500 meters freestyle World champion at the 2009 Wold Aquatics Championships and won 3 gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Now he’s in Tunis to prepare for the 18th Mediterranean Games.

  • Trump on Olympics: ‘Hard to sell tickets when you think you’re going to be nuked’

    Mar 11, 2018

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    rokur
    in Organization, WTF

    President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited him with the success of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and threw out a line about the North Korean nuclear threat.

    “President Moon of South Korea said without Donald Trump the Olympics would have been a total failure,” Trump said. “It’s true, true. You know. Might as well say it.”

    He added, “It’s a little hard to sell tickets when you think you’re going to be nuked.”

    See CNN

  • AMA – a short film by Julie Gautier

    Mar 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    “Ama is a silent film. It tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestions.
    I wanted to share my biggest pain in this life with this film. For this is not too crude, I covered it with grace. To make it not too heavy, I plunged it into the water.
    I dedicate this film to all the women of the world.”
    Julie

  • 10 of the Scariest Man Eating Sea Creatures

    Mar 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Who will eat you when swimming? A shark? A seal? A killer whale? Divers beware! Top 10 Man Eaters From The Deep Sea that will

  • Jason Lezak talks about his team’s performance in the second round of the 2018 #USASwimSquads

    Mar 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    #USASwimSquads captain Jason Lezak talks about what went right and what went wrong in the second round in Atlanta.

  • Saturday winter swim

    Mar 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    A cold dip in a frozen lake outside Gothenburg. Chilly!

  • Training for Red Bull Neptune Steps

    Mar 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Winter Swimming

    Caitlin getting used to 2 degree water in preparation for the Red Bull Neptune Steps event with Arena wetsuits.

  • Diver Films Himself Swimming in Trash

    Mar 10, 2018

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    rokur
    in Nature

    British diver Rich Horner posted a video on social media March 3 which shows him engulfed in plastic trash while swimming off the cost of Bali.

    https://youtu.be/R7UAn0LIG88

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