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  • Why I didn’t go to College | Calvyn Justus

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    I think the subject of going to college/college dropouts is quite interesting and a subject I’ve been asked about many times – so I thought I’d add my two cents.

    https://youtu.be/xEdFUWSvibY

  • 7 Times Swimming was the Actual Worst

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Fun

    “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming”, a wise fish once said. But swimming in games is often just the worst thing ever! Here are the times we got annoyed while trying to have a paddle in our favourite games.

  • Expectation vs Reality of Being a Swimmer!

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Fun

    This weeks theme on SevenSuperGirls is Expectation vs Reality! Kaelyn shows you a bunch of different expectations and realities about competitive swimming, since she’s a swimmer! From waking up super early, to crazy hard sets at practice, to forgetting things in her gear bag, stay tuned to find out all the crazy different things Kaelyn talks about!

    https://youtu.be/QeS8ZuYfrCE

  • What being a professional athlete is really like… | Calvyn Justus

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Life as a professional athlete (Swimmer) is incredible but it’s not all glamour – here’s a story about my latest drug testing experience! I highly support drug testing though as I want to compete in a clean sport!

    https://youtu.be/HpAx9WEwBK0

  • Speedo & Eurosport | Swim2Run Mini-Series

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Training

    We’ve teamed up with Eurosport to raise awareness of the benefits of incorporating swimming into regular physical training routines.

    The ‘Swim2Run’ four-part mini documentary series follows the journey of amateur runners Sarah, and Kerry, as they prepare to run the London Marathon 2017. Three-time British triathlon champion, Annie Emmerson, has created training programmes for the runners and leads the marathon coaching.

    https://youtu.be/I3AlR_T1xsM

  • 17-year-old dies after diving into Ocala swimming hole, deputies say

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    A 17-year-old boy died Tuesday morning after he was injured while cliff-diving at a lime rock quarry in Ocala on Monday, making him the second teenager in two months to die from injuries they suffered while trespassing to swim at Marion County swimming  holes, deputies said.

    Trey Austin Dagwan Cardozo, of Largo, was found unresponsive at the quarry on Northwest Gainesville Road around 3:45 p.m. Monday before he was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries Tuesday morning, deputies said.

    Read Click Orlando

  • Swimmers form human chain to save victims from rip current

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Dramatic cellphone video shows strangers linked, forming a human chain. Five people grew to 15 and eventually, around 80 joined hands to reach exhausted victims of a current and pass them, one by one, to safety. Mark Strassmann reports.

  • This is my GOAL for the year! | Calvyn Justus

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    My main focus for the year, what my girlfriend is doing, cinematic swimming, my first race of the year and possible merch?

    https://youtu.be/YMabqV51VlQ

  • 10 days to Budapest

    Jul 12, 2017

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    rokur
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    Published on Jul 4, 2017 – Last week I went to Eindhoven to capture part of the Dutch Swimming team on their way to the World Championships in Budapest.

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