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  • HSBC – The Swimmer

    Sep 8, 2017

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    rokur
    in Training

  • A lifeguard drone to increase safety on beaches | Andalusian Stories

    Sep 8, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety, Technology

    The Malagan Council of Fuengirola has introduced a pioneering service on its beaches with a drone that carries a life jacket. The service can locate a swimmer in difficulty and drop this life jacket down to them, which inflates in a matter of seconds. It provides extra coverage and support for the lifeguards on these beaches.

  • Albion Athletics: Swimmers Prepare For Open Water Championships

    Sep 8, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Albion College will be sending several swimmers to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America’s Open Water Championship at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas. Swimmers Kyle and Megan Harvey and Coach Jake Taber provide a preview of the Sept. 16 meet. Video by Ari Ruiz, ’19.

  • Mark Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals with Seven World Records | Throwback Thursday

    Sep 8, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition, History

    On Mark Spitz earns superstar status by winning seven gold medals and setting seven world records in the pool at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.

  • Sharks Found Swimming Inside Dutchess County Home

    Sep 8, 2017

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    rokur
    in Nature

    State wildlife officers made a bizarre discovery in a Hudson Valley home. They pulled 10 sharks out of a basement swimming pool. TV 10/55’s Richard Rose explains.

  • Tom Daley | Dustin Lance Black | Stranger Things | GQ Men Of The Year Awards

    Sep 8, 2017

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    #StrangerGames Tom and Lance switches jackets with Stranger Things boys at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards at Tate Modern on September 5, 2017 in London, England.

  • Meet Sally – The Cross Channel Swimmer

    Sep 7, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

  • Now these are some clean dives. | Red Bull Cliff Diving Texas, United States 2017

    Sep 7, 2017

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    rokur
    in High Diving

    Rocking crowds and roaring action in the US – the best moments from a fun-filled and unforgettable climax in Texas. Hell’s Gate combined a wild lake party with world class cliff diving at the fourth stop of the season in the USA, as a rocking and raucous crowd help to spark one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the World Series.

  • Fisu Athlete stories: Anna Hopkin part 2 – Swimming – 29th Summer Universiade 2017, Taipei

    Sep 7, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Taipei – Anna Hopkin on her aspirations, Keira Knightley and Olaf from Frozen…

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