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  • Canadian Swimmers Denouncing Abuse

    Mar 20, 2021

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    in Artistic Swimming

    “How can an athlete stand in front of the world and perform to the best of their abilities when they’re broken inside,” says Sylvie Frechette denouncing abuse in artistic swimming. Samsara Rainville reports.

  • Black High School Swimmers Look To Make Waves in Sport

    Mar 20, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Black swimmers currently make up only 1.4 percent of all USA Swimming athletes in the nation, with Coloradans far behind at .4 percent.

  • Family Wants Answers In Teen’s Death During Swim Class

    Mar 20, 2021

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Jimenez Morales, 17, was in his second year of swim classes at Valley View High School in Santa Ana. Amy Johnson reports.

  • British Swim School of St. Louis Talks About Survival Swim and Water Safety

    Mar 19, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety
  • The Fastest Man In The World | Swim Technique Analysis

    Mar 19, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition, Technique

    In this video, we look at what Olympic Gold medallist, Kyle Chalmers does well in his stroke to swim so fast. We’re looking at snapshots of footage recorded at training which he posted to Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kyle_chalme…​)

  • Russian freediver Alexei Molchanov claims new record in icy Lake Baikal plunge | AFP

    Mar 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    Russian freediver Alexei Molchanov claims to have set a new Guinness World Record after plunging 80 meters (262 feet) in the icy waters of Lake Baikal in Siberia. His team claims it is the deepest ever free dive under ice.

  • Inside with Brett Hawke: Bill Kirby

    Mar 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Bill Kirby is an Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer from Australia. He was part of the 4×200 Free Relay that won in front of the home crowd at the Sydney Games. The Australia team, with Kirby on each of them, broke that relay’s World Record 3 different times (1998, 2000, 2001).

    Bill has recently moved back to Perth and opened up a swim school & swim team: Kirby Swim.

    This episode is chuck full of amazing stories — Bill has an outstanding memory. Test sets, kick sets, Popov, Gennadi, Klimy, Thorpey, Hackey, Toddy, Don Talbot, and on and on!

    Enjoy!

  • Training & Competition Plan for Olympic Trials | Cody Miller Vlogs

    Mar 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Training
  • Ferry Weertman – Epic Golden Stretch in TIGHT race | #FINABudapest2017​ | 10km Open Water

    Mar 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Relive Ferry Weertman’s final “golden” stretch in the 10km Open Water race at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. It was a super exciting race with three very strong contenders sprinting for the finish!

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