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In celebration of Earth Day today [April 22, ed.], global adventurer and open water swimmer Ben Lecomte called on Canadians from coast to coast to join the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, and presented by Loblaw Companies Limited.
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More than a third of American adults can’t swim the length of a 25-yard pool, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
If you’re among the 37 percent of adults who can’t, you’re at greater risk for becoming one of the nearly 10 people who drown each day, on average. Inability to swim is the No. 1 “risk factor†for drowning, the CDC says.
Nearly 80 percent of drowning victims are male; 70 percent are adults. Black children are three times more likely to be drowning victims than are white children.
The good news is if you don’t know how to swim, it isn’t too late to learn – no matter how old you are, says the Swimming Saves Lives Foundation, the charitable arm of U.S. Masters Swimming.
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For almost a year, the question was “if” Michael Phelps would return to competitive swimming.
Now that Phelps is scheduled to end his 20-month retirement Thursday in Mesa, Ariz., a more nuanced question looms: Why?
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Did you know that up to 91 percent of competitive swimmers have reported experiencing shoulder pain? Unfortunately most young swimmers will develop such pain—it’s just part of the sport. […]
A recent study looked at 80 elite swimmers aged 13-26 and found that 91 percent had shoulder pain. The mean age of these swimmers was 15.9 year old–kids! The majority of these swimmers competed at state to international level so they were the best of the best.
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Lael Profitt, who is currently 15 years old, will swim the 20 mile Catalina Channel, completing the first leg of her larger goal: becoming the youngest person ever to successfully complete the Triple Crown of Ocean Swimming: Crossing the Catalina Channel; Circling Manhattan; and Crossing the English Channel.
UPDATE: Turns out that this is probably a marketing gimmick by Danish energy drink maker Cult, that ended up here somewhat twisted and without a sender. See for instance mx.dk
At the beginning of this Easter holiday, a social fad started spreading here in the Faroes, that had next to everyone and his brother jump into the harbours. A cross between NekNomination and Tombstoning, as you can see in this compilation video off our national TV (see kvf.fo).
(the jumping starts at 0:32)
Courtesy of Swimming Australia
Sky Olympics Swimming from The Coopers on Vimeo.
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Swimmer Brett Fraser is gearing up for the Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Arizona or the Bahamas in the next couple of months.Â
New York-based Fraser reached the 50 meters and 100m freestyle semifinals at the London Olympics so should not have any problems qualifying for the Glasgow Games in July.Â
“There are a lot of sacrifices I have to make now,†Fraser said about his preparations. “You have to watch your diet and step up your training a bit and start traveling more. It’s an adjustment but it’s something I’ve done in the past and always look forward to doing.â€
