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  • Lifeguards post double red flags to warn beachgoers of no swim order in St. Augustine Beach

    Aug 2, 2020

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Nature

    Lifeguards in St. Augustine Beach are posting “no swimming” double red flags ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias.

  • Lessons from Jeju | Freediving and Motherhood with Kimi Werner

    Aug 2, 2020

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    Seven months pregnant and apprehensive of the effect motherhood would have on her career as a professional freediver, Kimi Werner took a trip to the island of Jeju in South Korea to meet her heroes, the haenyeo – a group of freediving and fishing women often regarded as Korea’s first working mother’s whose culture dates back centuries.

    Expecting her first child, Kimi will explore how the haenyeo represent feminine strength and resilience as a self sufficient sisterhood of diving mothers and grandmothers. As Kimi transitions from a solo underwater adventurist to a mother cultivating a family, she longs to learn from the haenyeo elders – many of which are well into their 70’s and continue to dive.

    Join Kimi on her journey in Lessons from Jeju, where she gains a deeper understanding of what it means to pass on her own legacy and learns motherhood for a professional athlete isn’t a roadblock but instead a path forward.

  • Gentleman busted for swimming in zoo aquarium

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in WTF

    Police charged this 30-year-old gentleman for allegedly trespassing at Australia’s Sydney Zoo, stripping to his underwear, and diving into the big aquarium. His brilliant buddies recorded the hijinks and shared it on social media, helping police nab the suspect.

    Read BoingBoing

  • Toxic algae blooms in Great Lakes pose threat to beachgoers

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in Environment, Health

    Biology experts are warning beachgoers and swimmers of harmful algae blooms that have been springing up throughout the Great Lakes.

  • Seven Oceans swimming legend Steve Redmond on his 40km swim from Baltimore to the Fastnet Rock

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    On this week’s podcast, Siobhan Cronin chats to sea swimmer Steve Redmond who was the first person to complete the Seven Oceans challenge, and just over a week ago he became the first person to swim to the Fastnet and back. Although he always praises his backroom team and family for encouraging him, there is no doubt he is one of the world’s most determined and successful sea swimmers. He chats to us about his passion for the ocean, his training regime, and shares some of his technique tips, too.

  • Hector Pardoe | Life of an Open Water Swimmer Aiming for Tokyo Olympics [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    In this week episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking International Open Water swimmer Hector Pardoe.

  • David Boudia: Valuing the journey | What Moves Me

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in Diving, Mental Health

    David Boudia, U.S. Olympic gold medallist diver, struggled to ride the highs and lows of elite athletics, with disappointment in Beijing leading him to depression and suicidal thoughts as he lost his sense of purpose. He shares that the key to success is not focusing purely on an end result – instead valuing the journey you are on and enjoying life to its full potential by finding a balance.

  • Social Distance Swimming | Waterloo Swimming

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Waterloo Swimming Social Distance Swimming

    How to enter the deck and pool area

    How to enter the pool and lane positioning

    Equipment transitions

    Exiting pool

    Exiting the pool and leaving the deck

     

     

     

     

  • Ukrainian bathers witness unexpected military invasion

    Aug 1, 2020

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, WTF

    How about this for a tourist attraction?! A lazy summer’s afternoon on a lake in Chuguev, Ukraine, was disrupted by a small yet extremely noticeable military invasion!**

    A helicopter interrupted the peace and quiet of bathers and swimmers by hovering over the water, dropping a small contingent of troops, and then buzzing off again. Apparently it came back twice, just to make sure the noise and disturbance from the rotors ruined everyone’s picnic, probably.

    **It was actually just a planned military exercise, in case you were concerned

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