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  • Conquering Fremont: My 9 Mile Swim Across the Deepest Lake in Wyoming

    Apr 25, 2021

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Fremont Lake is the deepest lake in Wyoming and stretches 9 miles at the base of the Wind River Range. I first swam across the lake in 2016 and I’ve swum across it every year since. This is my 5th year attempting the swim, so join along as I paddle across the frigid waters of my favorite glacier lake.

  • Here’s The Frightening Moment A Swimming Pool Collapsed Into A Condominium’s Garage

    Apr 24, 2021

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Security footage captured a pool in Vitória, Brazil, collapsing this week, flooding a parking garage.

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    https://youtu.be/Ar-OjrZ7APs
    https://youtu.be/20SzYOs6ApM
  • Elmbrook Swimmers Prepare for Olympic Trials

    Apr 24, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition

    It’s not a secret that training for the Olympics isn’t something you just start doing the year of the games. Prime examples, Maggie Wanezek and Lucy Thomas. The two Elmbrook Swim Club members will be participating in the Olympic Trials after qualifying almost two years ago.

  • Body Found Off Crane Beach After Swimmer Reported Missing

    Apr 24, 2021

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Safety

    A swimmer was reported missing off Crane Beach in Ipswich. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted the body near Grape Island, a part of Plum Island, in the sound about 2 miles away from where 28-year-old Eric Pecina went into the water.

  • Italian Sets World Record With Lake Titicaca Swim

    Apr 24, 2021

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming, World Record

    Andrea Oriana, an Italian former Olympic swimmer, has set a new record on the high-altitude and chilly Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake that is surrounded by Andean mountain ranges between Bolivia and Peru.

    The 47-year-old swam across 20 kilometers (12.43 miles) of the lake without a wetsuit in a total of 5 hours and 33 minutes, breaking the previous record for distance swum on the lake at his third attempt, despite bracing waters and thin air at 3,812 meters (12,506 feet) above sea level.

    “The difficulty is the altitude, it does not help you to swim well and it slows down your strokes due to the cold because you feel the 12 degrees Celsius (53.6° Fahrenheit) without protection, and it feels very, very cold,” Oriana said.

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  • Making a Historical Swim Suit | Edwardian Bathing Costume

    Apr 23, 2021

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    rokur
    in Equipment, History
  • Hero Dog Saves Fellow Pooch From Drowning in Backyard Swimming Pool

    Apr 23, 2021

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    rokur
    in Nature, Safety

    This is the heartwarming moment a black Staffordshire terrier saved her doggy friend from drowning in a backyard swimming pool in South Africa.

    CCTV footage shows the black pooch running to rescue the smaller toy Pomeranian who fell into the water after slipping on the pool’s edge in Boksburg City on April 8.

    Sensing that her friend was in danger, the seven-year-old Staffie dog named Jessie repeatedly paced around the pool and reached into the water to try and reach the 13-year-old white pooch named Chucky as he battled to stay afloat.

    The heroic female pooch kept reaching into the water to grip Chucky but his wet fur repeatedly slipped from her mouth.

    Finally, using all her strength after 34 minutes she dragged the exhausted mutt to safety and they scampered away together.

  • US Olympic Swimmer Katie Ledecky Reveals What Her Life a Stanford Was Like | uInterview

    Apr 23, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition
  • Paralympic Gold Medalist Mallory Weggemann on Resilience After Paralyzing Procedure | The View

    Apr 23, 2021

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    After a routine medical procedure left her paralyzed, the record-breaking swimmer and author of “Limitless” opened up about overcoming adversity and shared advice on mental health during the pandemic.

    https://youtu.be/xY7L2ru4qKY
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