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  • Alligator may have killed swimmer, officials say

    Oct 20, 2015

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    rokur
    in Safety

    An alligator has been shot and killed in a Central Florida state park and wildlife officials say it may have killed a swimmer.

    https://youtu.be/jHQk7PPQeZI

  • Little Olly Wilkes has learnt to swim before he could walk

    Oct 20, 2015

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    rokur
    in Safety

    The waterbaby has baffled experts with her ability to swim more than 14ft (four metres) unaided and without armbands at the age of 17 months.

    Proud dad Christian, 39, began taking him to the local pool at the age of eight weeks like he did with the rest of his children.

    But the industrial maintenance roofer was shocked when he discovered Olly’s ability to paddle around the pool without his help so young.

    He has eclipsed his sister, Evie, who could swim six metres, but not until she was 22-months-old.

  • Aaron Peirsol supports the Longest Swim

    Oct 20, 2015

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    The american competitive swimmer send his wishes to Ben Lecomte before he swim across the Pacific. Aaron Peirsol is a seven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, two silver), he currently holds the world record in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events.

  • Shark attack off Lanikai Beach leaves swimmer with serious leg injuries

    Oct 19, 2015

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A-44-year-old male was attacked by a shark in the waters off Lanikai. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition. A few hours later, a 32-year-old man was attacked by a shark in the waters off Waikiki.

  • Gowanus Canal Swim

    Oct 19, 2015

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    CBS2’s Ilana Gold reports.

  • TU swim team members secretly recorded in locker room

    Oct 19, 2015

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Towson University Police are investigating after members of the women’s swim team found a cell phone recording them in their locker room.

  • This Senior-Citizen Synchronized Swim Team Will Make Your Day

    Oct 19, 2015

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    rokur
    in Health

    The Harlem Honeys and Bears are a synchronized swim team for seniors 55 years and older. In this short film, Veena Rao captures the “freedom” that comes from being in the water, a freedom that allows these performers to “do all kinds of things that [they] cannot do on land” and stay, as one member says, “92 years young.”

  • Team Speedo video Ç€ Interview with swimmer Femke Heemskerk

    Oct 19, 2015

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    rokur
    in Equipment

    Watch our short video interview with Team Speedo swimmer, Femke Heemskerk, and find out more about the Dutch world record holder. We chat cartoons and sports, and discover where in the world Femke loves to swim the most.

  • Interview with Christian Sprenger, Team Speedo athlete

    Oct 16, 2015

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Find out more about Team Speedo’s breaststroke sprint star, Christian Sprenger, as we grill the Aussie swimmer on The Simpsons, his favourite sports away from swimming, and where in the world he loves to swim for pleasure.

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