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  • No Swimming In The Sea During Pandemic Period | TTT Live Online

    Aug 29, 2020

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    in Safety

    $50,000 and imprisonment for six months. That’s the penalty if you are caught swimming in the sea, including Down The Islands.

  • The dogathlon – dogs and owners run, swim and eat

    Aug 29, 2020

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    in Nature, Open Water, WTF

    Dogs and their owners have come together for the fourth annual Underdog Marathon in Croatia. As well as the main running and swimming competition there were also prizes for beer drinking and eating ice cream.

  • Easy Suspension Isometric Workout

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Dryland
  • Yuliya Efimova’s dominant Gold Medal at Budapest 2017 | FINA World Championships

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Yuliya Efimova gave an incredible battle and won the women’s 200m breaststroke title at the 2017 edition of the FINA World Championships in Budapest. Watch her persistence and motivation throughout this entire race!

  • How to Fix Shoulder Pain When Swimming – Fix or Avoid Swimmers Shoulder

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health, Technique

    Is your shoulder in pain during or after a swim session? Do you feel the pinching in your shoulder when rotating your hand? Don’t worry! In this video coach Mike will explain the reasons behind the shoulder pain and the important steps you should take to avoid further injury to your delicate shoulder muscles.

    https://youtu.be/9zh5PN1D-eU
  • See it: Distressed Swimmer Lifted By NYPD Helicopter In Rescue Off Far Rockaway

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    First responders in an NYPD helicopter were called to rescue a distressed swimmer in Queens on Friday morning.

    Video shows the woman being hoisted from the water off Far Rockaway near Beach 20th Street and Seagrit Boulevard just before 9 a.m.

    A strong riptide swept the woman out too far from the shore.

    See CBS New York

    #HappeningNow @NYPD101Pct When a female swimmer was suddenly swept out by a strong riptide, #NYPD #Aviation quickly responded & dropped #Harbor #SCUBA members into the water. Our members were able to quickly assess & remove the distressed swimmer to safety.#AlwaysProtecting pic.twitter.com/FHxMXQYW2g

    — NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) August 28, 2020
  • Aloha man charged with manslaughter, BUII after hitting, killing 13-year-old swimming at Hagg Lake: sheriff

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    An Aloha man is facing multiple charges including manslaughter after he hit a 13-year-old boy with a boat at Henry Hagg Lake on Friday evening. 

    Alexis Miranda-Bernal, 21, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, boating under the Influence of intoxicants (BUII) and recklessly endangering another person.

    The Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the collision between the motorboat and swimmer happened in the water around 5 p.m. 

    See Fox 12
  • Toughest Part of Sport: Open-water swimmer Chantal Liew

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Out in the open sea, half-submerged on a sweltering day, the finish line nowhere in sight, tiredness coming in waves, competitors clattering into her, the current tugging her in the wrong direction, there’s no coach, no physio, no parent to help open-water swimmer Chantal Liew. Full story: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/ch…

  • Can you be an elite athlete with a breathing problem? | School of Sport and Exercise Sciences – University of Kent

    Aug 29, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition, Science

    ‘Can’t catch my breath’, ‘tight chest’ or ‘my breathing is slowing me down’ are all things elite athletes report as barriers to performance. In this mini-lecture with Dr. John Dickinson, he briefly explores what might cause an athlete to experience these symptoms and how we might go about helping an athlete overcome them.

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