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  • Elisabeth Walker-Young, L. B. Mike Pearson Award Winner

    Jul 22, 2020

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    in Para Swimming

    Mike speaks with Elisabeth Walker-Young, the legendary Brock para swimmer and recent U SPORTS Award winner.

  • Refugee Rescuers: Risking Your Life in the Mediterranean (Crisis Documentary) | Real Stories

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    The refugee story has been told in heartbreaking form, many times. This film beautifully documents the sacrifices being made from the other side – the volunteers desperate to help.

  • Lap swim reservations filling up fast at Albuquerque pools

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

  • Grand Haven fisherman raising money for water safety education

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A fisherman working off Lake Michigan for decades is fundraising for warning banners along the shoreline to deter swimmers when conditions are dangerous.

  • Austin business offering virtual swim lessons | KVUE

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Kids are looking for a way to cool off. Cultural Reporter Brittany Flowers shows us how one business is offering a new way to keep kids safe around the water.

  • Reopening of Ashford School Swimming Pool – Instructions for Swimmers

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Organization

  • Nephew of paralyzed NC trooper to swim for 24 hours to raise money for hospital

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Charity

  • Kobe Bryant Created Book About Mental Health In Sports

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Mental Health

    A new book created by the late Kobe Bryant and author Eva Clark has been released. “Geese Are Never Swans” is a young adult novel centering on a young swimmer grappling with grief and “personal torments” while striving to make it to the Olympics. Kirkus Reviews says that the book is “an earnest examination of mental health in sports.”

  • How head position can improve your backstroke ft. Elizabeth Beisel | Olympians’ Tips

    Jul 22, 2020

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    rokur
    in Technique

    Enjoy watching Olympic Medallist Elizabeth Beisel show you tips and tricks for your Backstroke Swimming! Head position in Swimming is the most important part to a stroke. Because whatever your head does in Swimming, your body will follow it. Don’t forget: technique is where it gets started!

    Remember:
    1) Eyes looking straight to the ceiling
    2) Chin up
    3) Straight Spine

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