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  • High School Swimmer Saves Teammate’s Life During Practice

    Feb 19, 2013

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    Read wkbw.com. The way I see it, they shouldn’t have been doing those dangerous drills, especially since only one had received life saving training. But happy story nevertheless.

    Charlie Cain, 17, never thought he would need the life saving training he received from the American Red Cross. He took the lifeguarding class in preparation for his pre-med dreams.

    However, Thursday afternoon at his swim practice, Cain’s skills were put to the test.

    The Peoria Notre Dame Varsity swim team had been working on how long they could hold their breath and how many yards they could swim while doing it.

    Alex Bousky, 16, was working to break some records when he pushed himself a little too far. Bousky passed out after his 75th yard and suffered a seizure in the bottom of the pool.

    When swimmer Grant Streid noticed Bousky was nowhere to be seen, Cain sprang into action jumping in the water and carrying his teammate to safety.

  • Ruby TV with Ian Thorpe in Cannes for his doco ‘The Swimmer’

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    “There is an excerpt of this Ian Thorpe interview in our MIP 2012 reportage, but we thought we’d share just a bit more of Ian with you for those less interested in the industry chat beforehand…”

  • Australian Swimming’s “Toxic Culture”

    Feb 19, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    “Two independent reviews into Australian swimming’s poor performance at the London Olympics have unearthed explosive details. Senior team members are accused of bullying, abusing alcohol and prescription drugs, and thus creating a “toxic culture.”

  • The Harlem Shake (WA State Swim Style)

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Organization

  • The Harlem Shake (Women’s NESCAC Style)

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Organization

    “Sunday night finals…things got a little cray”

  • The Harlem Shake (OCHS Swimming Style)

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Organization

    “The Owensboro Catholic High School swim team performing the Harlem Shake. Shot with a GoPro Hero 3 Black.”

  • Australian swim team in hot water

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    “Our panel of sports journalists discuss the fallout from a damning report on the Australian Olympic swim team.”

  • In Denmark it is okay that child molesting coach stays as chairman of the club (!)

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, WTF

    This is so weird, according to Danish tabloid media Ekstrabladet, the Sports Confederation of Denmark will not deny a Karate coach convicted of sex with a minor the right to be chairman of the same club, despite of having banned him from coaching children and adolescents under 18 the next 10 years, as they believe that there is no real risk of a chairman having close relations with kids and youths. According to the article, most clubs get rid of sex offending coaches, while others still chose to give them a second chance as coaches of adults or member of the board.

    – ‘But I agree with you, that being chairman is a signal externally. But that we will leave to local people to decide, whether they still will associate with him’, says Jan Darfeldt, member of the Sports Confederation of Denmark’s pedophilia committee.

  • CC photo #416: Swim School class at Toftir, Faroe Islands

    Feb 19, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Faroe Islands, Training

    Calm before the storm, the kids ready for swim training at FLOT in Toftir, Faroe Islands, today.

    Swim School class at Toftir, Faroe Islands

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