‘Unexpected before diving in Salt Cay … whales just meters away’
Swimming with Whales from Pierre Stine on Vimeo.
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Off The Sofa & Into The Water – Ways To Get Your Child Swimming
The Swimming Pool Store – Guest Post
With a decline in physical activity and a rise in children attaching themselves to everything from TVs to tablets, it so no wonder that obesity and poor health amongst children is a growing concern. Many parents are worried that their children can easily slip into a habit of laziness and lack of activity, making them less healthy generally and more susceptible to a number of illness and problems that could affect their quality of life.
This in turn has led to pushing them to take part in a number of different physical activities and sports in the hope that they will become fitter and much healthier – bolstered by the Olympics over 85% of children are now taking part in sport, with swimming being the number one choice for 5-10 year olds, beating football by over 10%.
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Swimming for Fitness – Fitness Tips from Canadian Tire
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Open Ocean – Time Lapsed Art by Burg Thurston
“Excited to share my second large wave art project; Open Ocean. If you love waves, you’ll know this is the classic wave that all young ocean lovers aspire to scribble in their school books, it depicts perfection and draws you into it’s alluring power.
This painting is based off one of my favourite photos I took in 2013, I had to swim 2km out to sea to an Open Ocean bombie of reef and while I was dodging wild and heavy 10 foot clean up sets, this 6 foot slab creeped through on the inside wrapping flawlessly to the reef platform and exploding into the sky. Still to date one of the best waves i’ve ever seen break with my own eyes..
Thought it’s worthy of being glorified in paint..”
Open Ocean – Time Lapsed Art by Burg Thurston from Burg Thurston on Vimeo.
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Video: Man Swimming Up Flooded Street In Cork
Because he can! :-P
“Oliver Plunkett St in Cork is flooded after heavy rains and high winds across Ireland. This man decided to take a dip…”
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Cate Campbell dominates Australian swimming awards
Nothing can break Cate Campbell’s spirit and that is why she is now the toast and face of the Australian swim team.
Capping what has been a remarkable career fight back, Campbell last night dominated Swimming Australia’s awards night, named swimmer of the year, people’s choice and swimmer’s swimmer for 2013.
Campbell beat fellow world champions James Magnussen and Christian Sprenger for the major awards proving she is now the most respected and loved swimmer within the team and by the Australian public.
Australians love a fighter and Campbell has overcome more adversity than most, beating glandular fever, post-viral fatigue, hip injuries, pancreatitis and a broken arm during her short career.
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Stephen Milne, Competitive Swimmer and PH2O Ambassador
“The importance of making a long-term, sustainable and dynamic provision for sports and leisure in Perth prompted a series of independent reviews and research into what could be effectively developed as a platform for taking us through to the middle of the 21st Century.
PH2O is our vision for delivering a sustainable hub of sports, leisure play and physical activities services that would include swim, gym, ice and other popular favourites as well as an enhanced offering in the form of outdoor climbing walls, high wire and adventure play.”
Stephen Milne, Competitive Swimmer and PH2O Ambassador from PH2O Perth on Vimeo.
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Polar Plunge and Strut
“Some brave and somewhat crazy souls took the Polar Plunge at Shawnee Mission Park to benefit Kansas Special Olympics. The swim wear was creative to say the least.”
Polar Plunge and Strut from DHTV digital on Vimeo.
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Ian Thorpe admitted to rehabilitation clinic
Read The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralian swimming great Ian Thorpe has been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic as he battles with depression.
His admittance into a clinic came after a disoriented Thorpe was taken to hospital by police in the early hours of Monday morning, after police were called to a south-west Sydney street by concerned residents.
Thorpe’s manager, James Erskine, confirmed to Fairfax Media that Thorpe had been taken from Bankstown Hospital to a rehabilitation clinic.
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