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  • Freediving How to hold your breath longer – Dry static

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    This is the first video in my “breathing technique series”. This is a dry static (on land) practice video There are several other ways of doing this, but this one is the most easy one to get going.

    https://youtu.be/BWRiVNE0spw

  • Gopher Men’s Swimming & Diving Final Day of 2016 Big Ten Championships

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    The Golden Gophers finished fourth at the 2016 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships tonight in West Lafayette, Ind., after totaling 919 points over the course of the meet. Minnesota’s Matt Barnard was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, while Jakub Maly and Manny Pollard were selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team.

  • Oakland Swimming and Diving coach Pete Hovland named Michigan Sports Hall of Famer

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Organization

    While Pete Hovland was leading his men’s and women’s teams to their 38th and 23rd straight conference titles over the weekend, he received a very special call. Brad Galli has more.

  • Swimming: Dolphins team excels at Kenya swimming championships

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Dolphins swim club Kampala has finished the 2016 Kenya Swimming Championships on a high at the Kasarani Aquatics Arena.

    The championships are contested across different categories such as National Age Groups, Open and Relays. Joel Khamadi travelled to the Kenyan capital where he watched the Ugandan team cover itself in glory.

  • LIVE: Michael Phelps in Orlando

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will be in Orlando at the YMCA Aquatic Center off of International Drive. He will take questions from the media around 6:00pm on Wednesday March 2nd.

    Photo by Aringo

  • Andrew Lum on what he learned as a college athlete

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Psychology

    Andrew Lum, a swimmer at Willamette University, discusses the life lessons he learned as a college athlete.

  • Gertrude Ederle

    Mar 2, 2016

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    by

    rokur
    in History

    This was my 2009 History Day project on the English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle.

  • Superfinale Steffen Deibler Halle 2016

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Superfinale (Hasenrennen) über 100m Schmett mit Paul Biedermann als Hase auf den zweiten 50m! :-)
    Schwimmfest SV Halle 27./28.2.2016

    Superfinal (hare race) over 100m Butterfly with Paul Biedermann as hare the second 50m!

  • GoPro: Tahitian Escape with Bianca Buitendag and Johanne Defay

    Mar 2, 2016

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    rokur
    in Wow

    Bianca Buitendag and Johanne Defay talk about their friendship and what it’s like to compete against one another for surf championships all while surfing crystal blue water in Tahiti.

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