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  • Day 6 Finals – 2016 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships

    Apr 12, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Live from SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre.

  • Cameron McEvoy – 100m Freestyle – 47.04

    Apr 12, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

  • GoPro: Finding Missy – Part 1 Hawaiian Escape

    Apr 12, 2016

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    On Part 1, We find Missy in Hawaii while she is there on a training trip. Being in Hawaii gives Missy the chance to escape the cold of Colorado, focus on mental conditioning, and swim in the ocean instead of just the pool.

  • SSAC16: Reject Conventional Wisdom: Don’t Swim Like Phelps

    Apr 12, 2016

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    rokur
    in Science

    Coaches are generally and justifiably skeptical about scientific information. This presentation will explain how the status quo in technique, training, skill learning, and injury prevention limits performance and how the application of science can produce faster swimming much sooner than by adhering to conventional wisdom.

  • Meet Abeiku Jackson

    Apr 11, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Meet 16 year old swimmer, Abeiku Jackson, current Ghana National Record holder of Men’s freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke for 50m, 100m and 200m.
    Captain of the Gh Dolphins Swimming Club, Abeiku is going to Rio 2016 Olympic Games to represent Ghana.

    https://youtu.be/HBsyBdznR9A

  • Jerry McCormick’s Adult Learn-to-Swim Experience

    Apr 11, 2016

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Jerry McCormick and USMS-certified adult learn-to-swim instructor, Chris Holley, tell this inspiring ALTS story in their own words. They share their weight loss journeys and the impact swimming has had on both their lives.

  • 24min 3sec Guinness World Record longest apnea with O2 by Aleix Segura

    Apr 11, 2016

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    On february 28th during the 17th Mediterranean Dive Show held in Cornellà, Barcelona, Aleix Segura Vendrell has broken the Guinness World Record holding his breath underwater for 24 minutes and 3 seconds. This longest breath hold ever reported has been achieved after inhaling pure oxygen, differently than apnea sport competitions.

  • 2016 Coaches Rave – All the Coaches were Kung Fu Fighting

    Apr 11, 2016

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    rokur
    in Fun

  • From Wheelchair to Podium – Winning the Gold

    Apr 11, 2016

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    In 2008 an epidural shot went wrong and left 18 year old swimmer Mallory Weggemann paralyzed from the waist down. Despite thinking she was never going to swim again, Mallory began her journey, not just to the pool, but to winning the Paralympic gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle.

    https://youtu.be/KCpxP8absKc

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