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

    Jan 24, 2026

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    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.

  • Meet the Teen Who Miraculously Survived a Shark Attack | This Morning

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Shark attacks have hit the headlines this week – with Sydney, Australia seeing 4 separate incidents in just 48 hours. But what happens in the aftermath of a shark attack? A then 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin was just waist-deep in the sea at Florida’s Seacrest Beach, when she was attacked by a bull shark which tore off her left hand, and part of her right leg. After being airlifted to hospital, doctors were stunned that Lulu had survived, having lost two thirds of her blood. Lulu – who now has a prosthetic left hand and right leg – joins us live from Birmingham, Alabama to tell us about her recovery alongside her twin sister Ellie.

  • Bath Safety Month: Preventing Drowning | WPBF 25 News

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Bath Safety Month: Preventing drowning

  • Pacers or Racers? Are You Coaching Kids to Swim Fast or to Win Races? | Wayne Goldsmith

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Competition, Training

    Are you training swimmers to hit times — or to win races when it counts?
    In this video, I share Alex Popov’s insight on Pacers vs Racers — and why the best coaches develop competitive skills, not just pace swimmers.

  • Week 3 – Swimming Through Motu Kōkako The Hole in The Rock in New Zealand | Live Ocean

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    This next episode takes you inside the epic mission and shows his swim through of the iconic Motu Kōkako Hole in the Rock. It covers a week where Jono ramped up the kilometres, including two-swim days and his longest single swim leg. We also see him exit the water under the shark sighting protocol.

  • ‘Swimming Blind’: Shark Monitoring Station Offline on Central Coast | Sky News Australia

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A vital shark monitoring station has been offline for five weeks, leaving the Central Coast without critical safety data.

    The Killcare Beach station has been offline since December 16, with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries yet to install a replacement.

    The system tracks more than 2,500 tagged sharks along the New South Wales coastline and is used to warn swimmers.

    Terrigal MP Adam Crouch says more than a million summer visitors to the region have effectively been “swimming blind.”

  • Simone Manuel on How Far an Elephant Can Swim, What Getting Lezak’d Means, and More! | Swim Trivia | USA Swimming

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Fun

    We asked Simone Manuel some swimming (and non-swimming) trivia. See how many questions she gets correct!

  • Swim Faster Without Getting Wet! | Dry-Land Exercises to Improve Your Swimming | Global Triathlon Network

    Jan 23, 2026

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    rokur
    in Dryland, Triathlon

    Want to get faster at swimming but have limited time or access to the pool?

    In this video, we reveal how to improve your body position, strength, and technique using simple dry-land exercises that can be done in just 10 minutes at home.

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