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  • You’ll Never Improve If You Ignore This – An Olympic Swimmer’s Advice with Brianna Throssel | Effortless Swimming

    Mar 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Imagine standing behind the blocks knowing that everything, years of training, sacrifice, and your Olympic dream, comes down to this one race. That was the reality for Brianna Throssell at the 2016 Olympic Trials, where she had just one shot to make the team. In this episode, Brianna takes us behind the scenes of her Olympic journey, what it felt like to step onto the world’s biggest stage for the first time, the nerves, the lessons, and the moments that shaped her career.

    From grueling training camps in Thailand To the mindset shifts that helped her break through. She says an honest and inspiring look at the highs and lows of elite swimming. Plus we dive into what’s next for her as she steps away from the pool for now and explores life beyond full time training. If you’re looking for insights into what it takes to compete at the highest level and the mental resilience that fuels champions, you won’t want to miss this one.

  • Should Swimming Lessons Be Part of the B.C. School Curriculum? | CBC British Columbia

    Mar 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Organization

    BC Today guest host Dan Burritt and Kimiko Hirakida of the Lifesaving Society of B.C. hear from callers who say they have benefited from swimming lessons. Hirakida says having swimming lessons included in the school curriculum would better educate people about water safety and even conducting a rescue.

  • Rex Maurer | Unfiltered Waters

    Mar 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    In this episode, Katie and Missy talk with rising swimming star Rex Maurer! They dive into his recent American record-breaking 500-yard freestyle performance, the story behind his blazing-fast prelim swims, and his decision to transfer from Stanford to the University of Texas. Rex also shares what it’s like to have family members who truly understand the swimming grind and offers his best advice to young swimmers.

  • 2025 Swimming World Cup: The Ultimate North American Showdown | World Aquatics

    Mar 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    The best swimmers on the planet will compete across three epic North American stops:

    1. Carmel, Indiana (USA) 10-12 October
    2. Westmont, Illinois (USA) 17-19 October
    3. Toronto, Ontario (CAN) 23-25 October

  • First Alert Safety Check: Safesplash Hopes to Set New Swim Lesson Safety Standard | Dakota News Now

    Mar 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Organization

    First Alert Safety Check: SafeSplash hopes to set new swim lesson safety standard

  • Swimmer Rescued in Oak Island After Being Pulled 300 Yards Out Into the Ocean | WECT News 6

    Mar 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Rescuers saved a swimmer Sunday afternoon, according to a notice from the Town of Oak Island.

  • Driver Flees After Crashing Into Swimming Pool Behind Family Home | WPLG Local 10

    Mar 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Crime, Swimming Pools

    The search is on for a speeding driver who crashed into a backyard in New York.

  • Why Aussie Schools Are Cancelling Swimming Carnivals | The Project

    Mar 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Organization

    Schools across the country are ditching swimming carnivals due to their students’ low swimming skills. So, with school swimming competitions under threat of extinction, what needs to be done to keep the tradition alive?

  • Hundreds Travel to Rochester for City’s Largest Swim Meet | KTTC

    Mar 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Hundreds travel to Rochester for city’s largest swim meet

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