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  • Folsom swimmer follows his dream, sets world record at Deaflympics

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Adapted Swimming

    Matthew Klotz, a swimmer from Folsom, followed his dream to the Deaflympics, where he shattered a world record in the pool.

  • CPR and swimming lessons for migrants traumatized by crossing

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety

    The program, which started in May, aims to teach basic first aid, and rescue and diving skills to the about two dozen teenage boys who live together in a dormitory at Basilica di Sant’Antonio in Messina, Italy.

  • Brothers dominate swim

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Three brothers from Coquitlam took the top three times at the 69th annual Across the Lake swim Saturday.

  • Husband Films His Wife Relaxing In The Ocean, Getting Wrecked By A Rogue Wave

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Fun

    “I tried screaming for her to brace herself, but it was too late,” said the husband. Sure dude.

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    https://youtu.be/qgWt9ji2Juk

  • Bellevue family finds man in underwear swimming in their sons kiddie pool

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in WTF

    Police said a man wearing only his underwear jumped the fence of a Bellevue home, sat down a towel and went for a dip in a kiddie pool on the porch.

  • Rebecca Adlington’s surprise swim session with TUI FAMILY LIFE | TUI

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Olympic gold medallist, Rebecca Adlington, OBE, runs a surprise swim session at the TUI FAMILY LIFE Bellevue Resort in Croatia. Think a fun-filled swimming lesson, an inflatable race, an awards ceremony and more…

  • Ex-swimming champ left paralysed after daredevil jump

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A former Waikato swimming champ has been left paralysed after a daredevil jump from a waterfall went horrifically wrong.

    Newlyweds Ephraim Gudgeon and his wife Arian were enjoying a road trip on Waitangi weekend, stopping at Omanawa Falls near Tauranga for a swim.

    Ephraim decided to jump off the waterfall, a 35-metre plunge.

    “As soon as I was in the water I couldn’t feel my legs at all, my back was real sore, it felt like my back had been bent, it was hard to breathe,” he says.

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  • Note in your agendas: Kazan 2022 and Budapest 2024

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Competition

    The cities of Kazan (RUS) and Budapest (HUN) were awarded today the organisation of the 2022 and 2024 editions of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), respectively. The announcement of the Host cities followed the FINA Bureau vote and the formal presentations of the four bidders for these events: besides the Russian and Hungarian metropolis, Hong Kong (HKG) and Taipei City (TPE) were the two other candidates.

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  • 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres reveals 6.5-minute ab workout

    Jul 17, 2017

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    rokur
    in Dryland

    Five-time Olympic swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres demonstrates her ultimate ab workout that keeps her in amazing shape. Torres has teamed up with SHOW MORE OF YOU from Celgene and Otezla — a campaign that is shining light on the psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.

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