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  • Canterbury Year 12 students visit the almost completed Aquatic and Tennis Centre

    Sep 22, 2020

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    in Swimming Pools

    The completion of the much anticipated Canterbury Aquatic and Tennis Centre is only weeks away so we took our Year 12 students for a sneak peek viewing of the construction, and to experience standing in the empty 10-lane 50m pool. Very soon they will return for a pool party as the first swimmers to go in the completed full pool!

  • Brent Hayden Open Water Swimming With FORM Goggles and Live Heart Rate

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition, Equipment, Open Water, Technology

    Hear what Olympic medalist Brent Hayden has to say about swimming in open water while seeing his heart rate in real-time with the FORM Smart Swim Goggles.

  • Lab Series Introduces New Rescue Water Series With Calvyn Justus

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Equipment

    Introducing professional swimmer and 2016 Olympian @calvynjustus as the newest Lab Series Global Ambassador.⁠ No one knows the importance of hydration like Calvyn. As a top swimmer, he demands extreme performance to stay at the top of his game and looking his best.

  • Are you up for the #SwimAgain Challenge? | Swimming Canada

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Organization

    For the next 6 weeks, we’ll be introducing new challenges for swimmers across the country to complete. These fun and simple challenges will be posted on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

  • ‘Sunrise Swiming’ at Bray Lake

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    My Father has been Open Water Swimming at Bray Lake in England for many, many years and always describes that his favourite part is the moment before setting off, when the early morning sun appears just above the trees and the calm water and sounds of nature create a beautiful peaceful moment.

    We joined him one September morning to try and capture this feeling in a short piece for a social media promo film for Bray Lake (check out their website here… https://www.braylake.com/ )

  • Simon Popelka | Recruiting Swimming | ASM Scholarships

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Simon Popelka is a swimmer from Sloakia you can view his complete profile at https://www.asmscholarships.com/Simon…

  • How to Swim Faster Butterfly | MySwimPro

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Guest Post, Technique, Training

    Ready to swim a powerful butterfly? Give this workout a shot!

    See MySwimPro
  • The burden of weight | Artistic swimmer Debbie Soh | Toughest Part of Sport

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming, Health, Mental Health, Synchronized Swimming

    In the third part of a five-part series, synchro swimmer Debbie Soh talks about her struggles with body image. Read the story: https://str.sg/J8vq

  • High surf advisory discouraging swimmers from getting one last swim in

    Sep 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory through Tuesday, in part because of approaching Hurricane Teddy.

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