World champions highlight the winners’ list of the 2015 LEN Awards. European athletes were dominant at last year’s showcase in Kazan, in most disciplines it was a hard call to choose among the best performers.
The winners in swimming came from the same nation: Laszlo Cseh and Katinka Hosszu both represent Hungary. Earlier only the Germans could achieve this double when Paul Biedermann and Britta Steffen won the awards in 2009.
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a device that will heat a pool with the heat produced by an air conditioner.
Canadian Olympic swimmer Ryan Cochrane kicks off the New Year by giving his students a lesson on perseverance. He highlights how failure is never a reason to give up, how perseverance shows up in many forms, and how important it is to practice resilience.
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From the gym to the pool – stage two of the RAF Regiment Pre Gunner Selection Course sees candidates tackle the swim. Do you have what it takes in the pool?
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German athletes who test positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs could now face prison after the country’s controversial new anti-doping law officially came into force.
The legislation, passed by Germany’s Lower House, the Bundestag, and the second chamber, the Bundesrat, in November, passed into the statute books after it was signed into law by President Joachim Gauck.
Under the law, sportsmen and women who test positive for drugs or are found guilty of possession of banned substance can face prison terms of up to three years.
Those who provide them with the substances, including doctors and coaches, can be jailed for up to 10 years.
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It is that time of the year again
Special guest Ross Kudirka, a swim instructor in Boynton Beach, stopped by WPBF 25 news at 9 to talk about the importance of swim lessons.
A three-and-a-half mile, nearly three-hour swim through one of the most heavily polluted bodies of waters in the country can leave you feeling gross.
Designed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Rutgers University, the drone, named the Naviator, is the first amphibious drone ever created, with the ability to both fly in the air and swim underwater, using a series of sensors to move.
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