UMass swimmer Owen Wright has success in the pool while dealing with cystic fibrosis.
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Bradley Vincent to Rio
Introducing the Mauritian swimmer Bradley Vincent.
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This Wristband Can Repel Sharks While You’re Swimming
Sharkbanz deploys a small electrical field that deters sharks without harming them.
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Ocean Lava Montenegro 2016 – SWIM
EPIC slo-mo video from Ocean Lava Montenegro 2016. 1.9k swimming in one of the most beautiful bay in the world, Boka bay.
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Physical Activity Boosts Kids’ Brain Power And Academic Prowess
Exercise boosts kids’ and young people’s brain power and academic prowess, says a consensus statement on physical activity in schools and during leisure time, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Time taken away from lessons for physical activity is time well spent and does not come at the cost of getting good grades, say the 24 signatories to the statement.
The Statement, which distils the best available evidence on the impact of physical activity on children and young people, was drawn up by a panel of international experts with a wide range of specialisms, from the UK, Scandinavia, and North America, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April of this year.
It includes 21 separate statements on the four themes of fitness and health; intellectual performance; engagement, motivation and wellbeing; and social inclusion, and spans structured and unstructured forms of physical activity for 6 to 18 year olds in school and during leisure time.
It says that:
- Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are good for children’s and young people’s brain development and function as well as their intellect
- A session of physical activity before, during, and after school boosts academic prowess
- A single session of moderately energetic physical activity has immediate positive effects on brain function, intellect, and academic performance
- Mastery of basic movement boosts brain power and academic performance
- Time taken away from lessons in favour of physical activity does not come at the cost of getting good grades
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The Isles of Scilly swimrun: a new wild adventure
“It’s going to be incredible,†I overheard a local explaining. “They’re going to swim all the way to Tresco and back again.†Actually, it’s worse than that, I thought to myself, as I tried to walk off my pre-race nerves. We’d be alternating between swimming and running across six of the Isles of Scilly, off the southern tip of Cornwall. No stopping. No change of clothes. Just a wetsuit and a pair of trail shoes. Welcome to the sport of swimrun, invented by two Swedish adventurers with a penchant for drunken bets.
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Scottish National Swimming Championships 2016 – Day 4 Highlights
As the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships drew to a close, recap some of the highlights from the final session.
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12 Most Breathtaking Swimming Pools From Around The World
https://youtu.be/FesddS3GFXM
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Rio Olympics 2016: Mutilated body parts wash up next to volleyball venue on Copacabana beach
Parts of a mutilated body have washed up on a beach in Rio de Janeiro where beach volleyball teams will be competing within weeks at the Olympics.
Police said a foot and other parts had been found on the famous sands of Copacabana beach on Wednesday, being cordoned off by officers and covered in black tarpaulin next metres from a new stadium for August’s events.
The gruesome discovery came after more than a week of deadly gun battles in the city’s slums amid attempts to capture a Brazilian drug trafficker who escaped a hospital recommended to tourists.
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