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  • Would You Jump Into These Pools? | Interesting Engineering

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Swimming pools might seem like destinations you just head to on vacation, but some pools can actually be marvels of engineering.

  • Caeleb Dressel’s Dog Jane Impresses With Swim In The Pool | TODAY

    Aug 14, 2021

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    in Fun, Nature

    Seven-time Olympic gold medal winner Caeleb Dressel is already back in the pool after returning from Tokyo – and his black Labrador retriever Jane is joining him in the water! The swimmer shared a video on Instagram of the dog paddling nearly 25 meters. Bobby Finke, who won two gold medals in Tokyo, commented and said Jane’s start is “still better than mine.” Weekend TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer has the Morning Boost.

  • How To Break 40 Minutes For A 70.3 Ironman Swim | GTN Training Tips

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Training, Triathlon

    The swim section of an ironman 70.3 covers a distance of 1900m and while the bike and run sections are longer, getting the swim right can really boost your half ironman time! In this video, Heather and Mark take us through some training tips that can help you break the 40-minute mark for a 70.3 swim.

  • Man, 21, Missing After Abandoning Canoe Amid Rough Weather, Attempting To Swim To Shore | CBS Local News

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Crews are searching a lake in northern Minnesota for a 21-year-old Twin Cities man after he got out of a canoe during rough weather Thursday and tried to swim for shore. Katie Johnston reports.

  • Mobile Swimming Pool Brings Joy to Displaced Syrians in Idlib | Middle East Eye

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Youssef Ramadan drives a mobile swimming pool around makeshift camps in northwest Syria, bringing displaced children a reprieve from the summer heat

  • YMCA Lifesaving Fire Chief Rockwall Kenneth Cullins | JER Chilton YMCA Rockwall

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Safety

    3 lifeguards at the JER Chilton YMCA we recognized for saving a young swimmer’s life after 3 rounds of CPR.

  • Vernon Parks and Rec Offers Water Safety Tips as Families Flock to Beaches and Pools During Heatwave | FOX 61

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Safety

    Some lakes have signs telling people not to swim if a lifeguard is not on duty. For beaches, it is swimming at your own risk if that is the case.

  • Swimming Australia – Making Gold Medalists With Machine Learning | Amazon Web Services

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, Science, Technology

    Hear how Swimming Australia stood up a data lake on AWS, providing coaches with a detailed analysis of each swimmer’s performance, and in turn enabling them to extract peak performance in the pool.

  • 7x Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Rings The Closing Bell | New York Stock Exchange

    Aug 14, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization

    The New York Stock Exchange welcomes the most decorated female swimmer of all time, 7x Olympic Gold Medalist, Katie Ledecky, to ring The Closing Bell®.

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