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  • Angel More – Round Trip Angel Island

    Sep 4, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    10-mile San Francisco marathon swim – loop around Angel Island from Aquatic Park

    https://vimeo.com/288082050

  • We Turned a Volvo into a Swimming Pool

    Sep 4, 2018

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

  • Why swimming is banned from the Woodward Reservoir until April after Labor Day

    Sep 4, 2018

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    rokur
    in Environment

    Labor Day is the final day for swimming and most water activities at the Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale.

  • The Hannah Miley โ€˜HUET Challengeโ€™

    Sep 4, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

    On Saturday 1st September Scottish swimmer Hannah Miley, along with fellow British Olympian Ellie Faulkner and 10 other volunteers, took on Helicopter Underwater Escape Training at the Survivex training centre in Dyce, Aberdeen in aid of local charity ‘Sands’.

  • Meet ‘Super Swimmer’ Pat Gallant-Charette

    Sep 4, 2018

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Golfer Jack Nicholas won his last major at the age of 46. Baseball Hall of Famer pitchers Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson both retired at the age of 46. But, today we have a story about an athlete who, at the age of 46, was just getting started.

    Only A Game’sย Karen Givenย (@klgiven) tells us about Pat Gallant-Charette, whoย completed her second successful English Channel swimย โ€” becoming the oldest woman to do so โ€” last June, despite cold water, oil tankers and an ocean sunfish with a dorsal fin that looked like a shark’s.

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    Pushing the Limits: This Grandmother Became Oldest WomanTo Swim The English Channel | TODAY

  • Lifeguard gives tips, signs to watch for while swimming

    Sep 3, 2018

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    rokur
    in Safety

    While children are off from school for Labor Day, many may be spending the holiday by the pool. A Roanoke lifeguard is offering tips and signs to watch out for while swimming.

    https://youtu.be/w21F215Yh74

  • Survival Mode – Trailer

    Sep 3, 2018

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    rokur
    in Competition

    The trailer for Survival Mode, a documentary following the career of Rina Krupsky, a Wisconsin swimmer. Through testimony, experimental documentation, and archival footage, Rina tells us her origin story, her wild ride of a career, and what brought her to retirement.

  • Finals: World Championships Death Diving 2018 (Canon Balls, Staples, Suicide jumps)

    Sep 3, 2018

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    rokur
    in Diving, WTF

    Here you can see the 8 final jumps in this year’s World Championships in Death Diving. (VM i dรธds 2018)

    FINALS 2018! World Championships Death Diving!

  • Civil suit filed against former Raleigh swim coach accused of sex offenses

    Sep 3, 2018

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    rokur
    in Crime

    Civil suit filed against former Raleigh swim coach accused of sex offenses

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