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  • Ultimate Swimmer Podcast: Penny Heyns

    May 7, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition, History

    Penny Heyns is one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers in the history of the sport. She won gold in the 100 and 200 Meter Breaststroke at the Olympics in 1996 and is the only female swimmer ever to win both breaststroke events in the same Olympics. We hope you enjoy this interview with the great Penny Heyns!

  • Blacks Can’t Swim The Sequel Film Review

    May 7, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization

    In this video I review the documentary Blacks Can’t Swim The Sequel which is available on Digital Download from 10th May.

  • IOC welcomes Pfizer and BioNTech’s donation of vaccines to teams heading for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

    May 6, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization

    As part of the plans to ensure safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE to donate doses of the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine to Games participants from National Olympic and Paralympic Committees around the world. National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will work with their local governments to coordinate local distribution in accordance with each country’s vaccination guidelines and consistent with local regulations.

    See olympics.com
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  • Search Continues Near Rock Point Bridge for Missing Swimmer

    May 6, 2021

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    rokur
    in Safety

    21-year-old Jesus Flores-Galindo went missing Sunday evening after swimming near Rock Point Bridge in Gold Hill.

    JCSO Public Information Officer, Mike Moran, says Flores-Galindo decided to get in the water to cool off.

    But after getting into the river, he suddenly went underwater and came up splashing. Moran says witnesses believe he didn’t know how to swim.

    See KOBI-TV NBC5
  • Update: Body of Missing Dauphin Island Swimmer Found

    May 6, 2021

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    by

    rokur
    in Safety
  • Port St. Lucie Woman Teaches Swimming Lessons Using Unique Mask

    May 6, 2021

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    by

    rokur
    in Safety

    May is National Water Safety Month, and a St. Lucie County woman is rebounding to help keep children safe in the water.

  • Swim Instructor Encourages Teaching Kids to Swim at a Young Age

    May 6, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    Drownings are the no. 1 cause of accidental deaths in children ages 1 – 4, which is why at Safe Splash Swim School in Nashville little ones are learning life savings skills before they can even walk.

  • Valley YMCA Offering Free Swim Lessons to Non-Swimmers

    May 5, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    The YMCA is offering free swim lessons in the Valley to children as young as six-months-old.

  • Tokyo Olympics Should Be Called off, Michael Baker Says | 1 NEWS

    May 5, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    The epidemiologist’s comments come as India prepares to send a team to the games despite grappling with a second wave of Covid-19.

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