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  • The Most Underrated Skill in Swimming | Kaden Kiefer Swimming

    Jan 26, 2026

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    in Competition, Technique

    Swimming speed isn’t just about power or mechanics. It’s about how effectively you interact with the water. In this video, I explain why feel for the water is one of the most important — and least taught — skills in swimming, and how you can deliberately train it through better feedback, smarter repetition, and intentional time in the pool.

  • St. Albert Teen Named Swimming Canada’s Para Athlete of the Year | CTV News

    Jan 26, 2026

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    Swimming Canada named a teenager from St. Albert, Reid Maxwell, as its para male athlete of the year.

  • Day in Life: Georgia Tech Swim | Swim Coach Joao Visits | Swim FASTR

    Jan 26, 2026

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    For this episode, I headed to Atlanta, Georgia in partnership with RaceBetter (racebetter.org) to visit my friend Coach Iago and spend a full day with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — one of the most exciting programs in the ACC.

  • Sydney Bull Shark Attacks – Shark Scientist Opinion | Shark Bytes

    Jan 26, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Shark Scientist Kristian Parton breaks down the recent shark attack cluster in Sydney and wider New South Wales In Australia. Kristian looks at the wider factors that may have resulted in this incident, and discusses calls for a state wide shark cull.

  • Drowning Considered the Most Likely Cause of Death for Canadian Backpacker on K’Gari | ABC News

    Jan 25, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature, Safety

    Preliminary autopsy results also indicate Piper James was bitten by dingoes before and after she died.

    See ABC News

  • Can Bubbling Water Really Make It Impossible To Swim? | MythBusters

    Jan 24, 2026

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    rokur
    in Science

    Adam and the team scale up to a massive bubbler and discover that while mild aeration only makes swimming slightly harder, the real danger appears when the compressors unleash violent upward currents.

  • Coaches Voice Concerns Over Rule Change At ISSA High School Swim Meet | TVJ Sports

    Jan 24, 2026

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    rokur
    in Competition
  • The 5’5″ 16 Year Old That is Beating The Worlds Fastest Swimmers

    Jan 24, 2026

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Over the summer Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi started making some MAJOR waves in the breaststroke events, rapidly rising the ranks as one of the FASTEST swimmers in the world at just 16 years old. So where did Shin Ohashi stack up against the rest of the world at the end of the summer and how FAST has he STILL managed to go?

  • 12-Year-Old Boy Dies In Hospital Days After Shark Attack At Sydney Beach | 10 News

    Jan 24, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    The parents of Nico Antic have revealed that the 12-year-old died in hospital almost a week after being attacked by a shark at Vaucluse.

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