“Coach Stu Kahn talks about common mistakes that vex freestylers during the breathing part of the stroke. Whether you’re just learning to swim or are a seasoned pro, these tips will have you breathing easier in no time.”
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Adolph Kiefer – Inventing Molded Swim Goggle Gaskets
1936 Olympic Gold Medalist Backstroker Adolph Kiefer describes inventing the molded swim goggle gasket.
Adolph Kiefer – Inventing Molded Swim Goggle Gaskets
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59-year-old Jane Petkov swims 1.25 miles across lake tied up in a bag
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A 59-year-old Bulgarian man has swum more than 1.25 miles completely tied up in a bag in a bid to enter into the Guinness World Records book.
Wrapped in an orange, porous bag with his arms and legs strapped to his body, Jane Petkov swam “on his back, like a dolphin” to cross Lake Ohrid in southern Macedonia, said Saso Tockov, one of the event organisers.
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CC photo #620: Angela Maurer silver in the BCN2013 women’s 25K
Germany’s Angela Alexandra Maurer happy with her silver medal in the women’s 25 km open water swim at the FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, Italy’s gold medal winner Martina Grimaldi. See the result list here.
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Paradise Cliff Jumping
Cliff Jumping in Paradise, California. Wow.
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Swimming Britain | Sean’s Top Open Water Swimming Tips
“Fancy doing a long distance swim? Here are Sean’s top open water swim tips. Follow Sean on his epic journey to be the first person to swim from Lands End to John O’Groats here –http://bit.ly/15hZXm8”
Swimming Britain | Sean's Top Open Water Swimming Tips
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Diana Nyad Speaks Out Against Critics of Historic Swim
Nyad credits powerful current in final stretch of swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida.
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CC photo #619: Planet Water Village tokens
The official currency of the BCN2013 Planet Water Village at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. These two were complimentary and enough to buy two sodas or beers or something. Still got them; with interest they might be worth a lot at Kazan 2015 !! :-P
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German court rules you can not skip swimming lessons on religious grounds
Read The LocalMuslim schoolgirls can not skip swimming lessons on religious grounds, one of Germany’s top courts ruled on Wednesday.
The ruling was sparked by a case involving a Muslim girl who argued she should not have to take part in swimming classes because she would see bare-chested boys in their swimming trunks.
The 13-year-old from Frankfurt am Main took the case to Germany’s top administrative court – The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig – after losing the case at a court in Kassel, west Germany last year.
Judges in Leipzig said the girl could wear a full-body swimsuit known as a burkini to help maintain her religious beliefs.
It argued that in the summer, outside of school, men also went about bare-chested and school could not suppress the “social reality”.