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  • ‘Yetis’ Continue Swimming in Portland Rivers

    Feb 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    Would you jump in the Columbia River for a swim right now? For a group of swimmers in Portland, it’s what they live for.

  • Olympian Discusses Swimming and Focus | The Social Kick

    Feb 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Marco Koch has been swimming for over 20 years and still loves the sport for the same reasons he got into it swimming and focus. Like many, he couldn’t focus, but swimming brought him clarity and allowed him to focus.

  • Why Changing Tempo Matters In Freestyle Swimming | SwimVice

    Feb 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Competition, Technique

    Why Changing Tempo Matters In Freestyle Swimming! // This video is dedicated to analyzing both Dean Farris and Elijah Winnington’s freestyle technique and tempo control at the 200M freestyle USA Nationals.

  • Planet Normal: Olympic Swimmer Sharron Davies on Vaccine Passports and the Transgender Sport Debate

    Feb 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Olympic medallist Sharron Davies MBE swaps her swimsuit for her spacesuit this week to join Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan on Planet Normal. And with the next games hanging in the balance, Sharron tells us what conditions athletes would accept to see the event go ahead, reflects on her time in the pool, and explains why she feels the rights of female athletes are being eroded.

  • Ocean Safety Rescues Swimmer at Waimea Bay

    Feb 18, 2021

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Honolulu Ocean Safety rescued a 29-year-old swimmer who was apparently swimming out to the jump rock at Waimea Bay on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

  • YMCA Swim Lessons for Kids, From “All Indiana”

    Feb 18, 2021

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Safety
  • Andrew Ingram Breaks Down the New NSRI ‘Swimming Monitor’ ID Tag’

    Feb 18, 2021

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    by

    rokur
    in Safety
  • Shayna Jack Turns to GoFundMe for Support After ‘Exhausting Life Savings’ in $130,000 Doping Fight

    Feb 18, 2021

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Doping

    Banned Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack has turned to GoFundMe to keep fighting a doping ban that has already ‘depleted life savings’ of $130,000.

    The 22-year-old last week revealed she was struggling mentally and financially, even weighing up whether to concede her fight and retire.

    Jack has now decided to keep at it, asking Australians – as you can watch in the video – to help fund her defense against an appeal that could see her ban returned to its original length of four years.

    See 7News
  • Swimming in a Frozen Loch | Rach McQueen Golf

    Feb 17, 2021

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    Swimming in a frozen loch in Scotland…something I wasn’t planning on doing in my lifetime but I am glad I did it.

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