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  • Divers Recover Body Of Missing Swimmer At Rockaway Beach

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Police have recovered the body of a missing swimmer at Rockaway Beach.

  • Athletes to Watch – Tokyo 2020 | Ariarne Titmus

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Swimming world champion Ariarne Titmus will be in one of the most anticipated races of the Tokyo Olympics, at her first Olympics she will be one to watch.

  • 11 Athletes who beat Michael Phelps in an Olympic Final | Top Moments

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

    We show you the 11 athletes who beat Michael Phelps in an Olympic Final. Enjoy watching!

    1) Tom Malchow 🇺🇸 – Sydney 2000
    2) Denys Sylantiev 🇺🇦 – Sydney 2000
    3) Justin Norris 🇦🇺. – Sydney 2000
    4) Anatoly Polyakov 🇷🇺 – Sydney 2000
    5) Ian Thorpe 🇦🇺. – Athens 2004
    6) Pieter van den Hoogenband 🇳🇱. – Athens 2004
    7) Ryan Lochte 🇺🇸 – London 2012
    8) Thiago Pereira 🇧🇷 – London 2012
    9) Kosuke Hagino 🇯🇵 – London 2012
    10) Chad le Clos 🇿🇦 – London 2012
    11) Joseph Schooling 🇸🇬 – Rio 2016

  • Largest wave surfed – Guinness World Records

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Surfing

    The record was set in the waters of Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal earlier this year and was independently verified by teams from University of Southern California, WaveCo Science Team and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

  • Swimming Under a FROZEN Lake to Make Beer | Brew Dogs

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming

    James and Martin are in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to brew an Eisbock beer. Which means James has to swim 15 ft. under a frozen lake…

    https://youtu.be/9jR7kPu0l_0
  • Record-breaking Channel swim supports the fight for cleaner oceans

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    This group of 4 swimmers from the UK is the first-ever all-female relay team to swim a medley relay across the English Channel.

  • Swimrun Challenge | GTN’s Lake District Swim Run Adventure

    Sep 13, 2020

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    rokur
    in Swimrun

    Swim run is an increasingly popular sport, and we thought as we were in the Lake District we’d treat ourselves to an adventure! Join Heather and Mark for a lot of fun, as they take on the fells and lakes including Derwentwater as they Swimrun to Keswick!

  • Paige Winter opens up about her road to recovery after near-fatal shark attack l GMA

    Sep 10, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health, Nature, Safety

    Winter, who was 17 when she lost her leg in the attack, talks about the dramatic rescue and incredible ups and downs in “Shark Attack: The Paige Winter Story,” which airs tonight on ABC.

  • Clearwater Beach sends up purple flags warnings after swimmers report jellyfish stings

    Sep 10, 2020

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Nature, Safety

    If you’ve been out to Clearwater Beach over the past day or so, you may have noticed lifeguards have the purple flags up.

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