16-year-old Bora Hurst and his teammates recently came to the Race Club in Islamorada for a swim camp. Bora’s goal this year is to break 1:00​ in the 100-yard breaststroke. After watching Bora swim the Race Club coaches worked on some changes to Bora’s Breaststroke and tested different swim techniques using our velocity meter technology. After analyzing the results, Coach Gary Sr had a video conference with Bora to go over the results. Find out some of the changes Bora made during the swim camp and get insight into what a Velocity Meter or Lane 4 session is like with a Race Club coach!
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Freediving Under the Frozen Lake of France’s Tignes Resort
High up in the French #Alps​, #Tignes​ is one of #France​’s best known winter #resorts​. That’s of course thanks to its snow, but also a more unexpected asset: its water. At 2,100 metres above sea level, its frozen lake in winter attracts divers in search of chilly thrills. The lake results from the 1950s construction, lower down in the valley, of a gigantic 180-metre-high dam, the highest in France. This monumental project completely reshaped the region and the destiny of the village.
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Bikini-Clad Russians Endure Freezing Temps as They Race in Cold-Weather “Cryathalon”
And you thought triathletes were extreme. Buzz60’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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‘Out of Your Comfort Zone”- an Interview With Deniz Kayadelen About Resilience & Mental Well-Being
Deniz is a multicultural person of Turkish descent who was born and raised in Germany. She is a Business Psychologist, Management Consultant, Open Water Swimmer & recently an Author. And she is currently working as a Transformational Manager at Ernst & Young Frankfurt.
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25 Meters Swimming Competition in the Ice Hole
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Water Safety Series: Natural Bodies of Water
Open water presents many challenges, even to the experienced swimmer. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, adolescents comprise three-quarters of drownings in natural water settings, and give this age group the 2nd highest drowning rate. Here are some tips to keep you and your child safe in open water.
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Water Safety New Zealand & ACC Working Together To Deliver Water Skills for Life
ACC is partnering with Water Safety NZ to keep children safe in and around water, as the new naming rights sponsor of the Water Skills for Life programme.
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Relaxing In Ice Water | Best Winter Ever | Cold Water Swimmer
Relaxing in ice water, never thought that would be a phrase I’d use!
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‘It will always haunt me’: Swimmer Shayna Jack’s fight against doping accusations | Australian Story
Shayna Jack has worn the label of “drug cheat” since she tested positive for a banned substance in 2019.
The 22-year-old swimmer maintains she did not knowingly take the drug and is fighting to clear her name and get back in the pool.
Jack had her sights on the Olympic Games, but a positive tested meant she was banned from competition for two years.
As an appeal looms to increase her ban, she’s found herself at the center of a much larger debate about world anti-doping rules that some say are railroading athletes.