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  • Swim With Manta Rays, the Ocean’s Peaceful Giants

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Nature

    For as long as she can remember, Dr. Andrea Marshall wanted to be a marine biologist. Now, she’s living out her dream with one of the ocean’s most amazing creatures. That is, Marshall studies and helps protect giant manta rays. While Marshall’s work takes her around the world, she calls the vast, undeveloped coastline of southern Mozambique her home. There, she dives, photographs and interacts with these enormous, gentle, intelligent creatures. Strap on your fins, we’re going diving.

  • Rescued swimmers surprise beachgoers who rescued their family

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Bryan and Roberta Ursrey say “thank you” in person to the strangers who formed a human chain to pull their family from a rip current at Panama City Beach, Florida.

  • Gator attacks Peace River swimmer in Arcadia

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Nature

    This is one of several attacks to have occurred in the past 10 days and the second attack in the area.

  • Infants learn swim survival skills at Sacramento-area pool

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Infants who may not even be able to walk are being taught life-saving lessons at a Gold River pool that they can use to prevent them from drowning in case they were to accidentally fall into a pool.

  • 2,000 People Swim Across Qiantang River in East China

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Around 2,000 swimming enthusiasts on Sunday joined the annual event of crossing the Qiantang River in Hangzhou City of east China’s Zhejiang Province.

  • SwimOutlet.com Supports Climate Change Awareness with the #WINTERISNOTHERE Suit Collection & Campaign

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Equipment

    Everyone’s favorite “winter-is-here” TV show is back and what better way to celebrate its return then using that excitement to raise awareness for the important issue of climate change.

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    To that end, SwimOutlet.com, has come up with a unique collection of three suits that provide a message about the importance of fighting global warming with a little satire poking fun at climate change deniers.

    And 100% of the profits from the #WINTERISNOTHERE product sales will be donated to charities focused on the issue of climate change. After all, even a sun-loving swim retailer like SwimOutlet.com yearns for the cold of winter every year!

    Help protect our winters and raise visibility in the fight against greenhouse gases and carbon emissions with the “#WINTERISNOTHERE” collection at SwimOutlet.com.

    Visit http://www.swimoutlet.com/winterisnothere to view the campaign.

    Press release from SwimOutlet.com

  • Freediving with Orcas Ft. Underwater Photographer Jacques de Vos

    Jul 18, 2017

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    Jacques de Vos is an underwater photographer who spends most his time freediving with orcas.

    Helped by his crew, this South African became an expert in finding these incredible creatures in the ocean and spending a few seconds swimming with them underwater.

    We followed the man who freedives with orcas on one of his most beautiful expeditions, completed recently in Norway, and had the opportunity to ask him all about it.

  • Look around #FINABudapest2017 World OWS Championships Venue

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    A look around the venue at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Balaton in Hungary. I was providing the commentary for the TV on the open water, so I thought it would be interesting to film around the venue, as its such as amazing set up.

  • Recap Day 3 #FINABudapest2017

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Get some of the action that happened on day 3 of the FINA World Championships 2017 in Budapest. Watch the whole event live on FINA.tv: https://www.finatv.live

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