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  • EC Community’s Long Wait for Multi-Million Rand Swimming Pool | Newzroom Afrika

    Feb 27, 2024

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    in Swimming Pools

    A swimming pool that took the Eastern Cape sports and recreation department over 10 years to complete is still not open. According to a Ground-Up report, Mlonyeni Construction was appointed in 2008. However, after the company had been paid R7 million, the contract was terminated in March 2012 due to poor performance. Ground-Up reporter Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik has more.

  • Why Natalie Coughlin Chose to Become a Swimmer | Undeniable with Joe Buck | Audiorama

    Feb 26, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Olympics legend Natalie Coughlin’s path to becoming a Swimmer is a lot more complicated than you think.

  • New Prague Girls Swimming and Diving Team Rewriting Record Books | KARE 11

    Feb 26, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Seven swimmers and six records have been broken this season, including several school records.

  • Swim to a Wish Brings in Over $27K | KSN TV

    Feb 26, 2024

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    rokur
    in Charity, Competition, Organization

    Go to “Swim to a Wish brings in over $27K” on ksn.com

  • World Record? Longest Swim (Again x 3) | Ross Edgley

    Feb 25, 2024

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    WE GO AGAIN! Working with the geniuses at PhD Nutrition, Loughborough and Liverpool John Moore’s University the goal is simple…. attempt some HUGE swims in 2024 as we:

    ✔ Complete one of the most comprehensive analysis of ultra-distance swimming
    ✔ Study the boundaries of extreme endurance events
    ✔ Collect valuable scientific data to advance our understanding of human performance

  • Learn to Save a Life: Local Swim School Offers Free CPR Classes | FOX31 Denver

    Feb 25, 2024

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Each year, about 4,000 people in the U.S. die from accidental drownings, but experts say many of those deaths can be prevented by being prepared. Alliyah Sims reports that it’s the reason Goldfish Swim School in Superior is holding free CPR classes.

  • Rottnest Channel Swim Abandoned Mid-Race Due to Extreme Weather | Sky News Australia

    Feb 25, 2024

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    For the first time in its 34-year history, Perth’s Rottnest Channel Swim has been abandoned mid-race.

    Extreme weather disrupted the race.

    Nearly 2,000 swimmers were forced out of the water just kilometers from the finish line.

    The rough conditions at the Rottnest Swim event made it difficult for emergency services to rescue swimmers.

    One woman was airlifted to the Royal Perth Hospital and another man was taken to Fremantle for treatment.

  • 5 Pairs of Brothers Make Waves on Swim Team | WLNS 6 News

    Feb 24, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    5 pairs of brothers make waves on swim team

  • Pacific Pulse: Keoni Watson on New Shark Deterrent Products Now Available for Surfers, Divers | Hawaii News Now

    Feb 24, 2024

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Shark sightings statewide have gone up. Keoni Watson from FCS tells us about a new shark deterrent that is now available for surfers and divers.

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