Looks nice and sunny :-)
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American Red Cross – Water Safety Service – Learning How To Swim – Cinematic PSA – 1938
An Educational Video Designed by The American Red Cross on How To Swim
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Ice swimming
‘There are strong traditions for ice swimming and dousing with cold water in Russia. They are done for health benefits, as a ritual of the Orthodox Church for the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, and for sports. Such club members are called “walruses” instead of “polar bears”‘
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Practice Makes Permanent
For full length sports instruction dvds, see winningcoach.info
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Elk rescued from swimming pool in Sweden
An unsuspecting elk was rescued after falling through a swimming pool cover and getting stuck in the freezing cold water in Sweden.
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Models swim with whale sharks for fashion shoot
Models posed in their swimwear and accessories next to the world’s biggest fish in the Philippines for an unusual fashion photo shoot to raise awareness about poaching of whale sharks.
Models swim with whale sharks for fashion shoot
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CC photo #374: Istanbul 2012 women’s 200 back medal winners in the photo corner
From left to right Bonnie Brandon (USA), Daryna Zevina (UKR) and Duane Da Rocha Marche (ESP), medal winners in the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) women’s 200 backstroke, presenting their medals to the photographers alongside the pool. I had fun trying to catch a flash or two, these Sonys are really good at capturing details despite of strong backlight.
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Sabadell staff income to be cut by 30-50% over the next 2 years
Wild numbers here on SwimNews, Barcelona’s Club Natación Sabadell (CNS) is reducing the income of more than 90% of its staff, or 208 people, by between 30 and 50% over the next two years. The measure affects swimmers and coaches, who in return apparently are expected to reduce their workload by 35% (?). Swimmers in Sabadell are at the moment for instance Aschwin Wildeboer and Alena Popchanka, see the squads here.
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Ryan Lochte Scores His Own Show on E!
As mentioned yesterday, the Olympic winning swimmer gets a new reality series called “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” Listen in.
