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Freestyle Swimming Test Set | The Race Club

Nov 10, 2020

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in Training

In swimming your baseline kick speed is determined how fast you can go with fins compared to without. If you are able to kick within 10 seconds of your fins time, you have good ankle flexibility and are on the right track. In this video head coach Devin tests the Race Club campers in order to help them understand where they are and how they can improve. Find out how Marissa, Daniella, Owen, Alex and Stone do in this simple yet critical set. And be sure to try this on your own and let us know your results in the comments!
Winter Swimming – Live Q&A from Outdoor Swimmer magazine

Nov 10, 2020

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rokur

in Winter Swimming

Join winter swimmers Outdoor Swimmer editor Jonathan Cowie and contributing editor Ella Foote; Dr Heather Massey, senior lecturer in sport, exercise and health at the University of Portsmouth; Andrew Clarke of Better; and Gaby Hay of Swim England to discuss winter swimming and answer your all cold water swimming questions.
For more information on winter swimming please see the Cold Water Swimming section of our website: https://outdoorswimmer.com/blogs/cold…
The End of College Swimming | MySwimPro

Nov 10, 2020

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rokur

in Organization

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many universities to cut swim teams, along with other sports. What does this mean for the future of college athletics, and what can you do to help?
Anton McKee Talks from Budapest – ISL League – Toronto Titans & Pinnacle Racing VT

Nov 10, 2020

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rokur

in Competition

Today I will be chatting with the GREAT Icelander swimmer Anton McKee about his record breaking performance with the Toronto Titans and the ISL. Anton trains here in Blacksburg (Virginia) with the Pinnacle Racing VT swim team
Free-Diving: Alenka Artnik Sets New World Record (Video)

Nov 10, 2020

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in Freediving

Slovenia’s best freediver Alenka Artnik has set another world record, diving to 114 meters in monofin after she and Italy’s Alessia Zecchini won the 2019 Freediving World Championships with a record 113 meters last year.
Artnik now improved the record she held with Zecchini by one metre at the Blue Week competition in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheik.
See Total Slovenia News

ALENKA ARTNIK -114m WORLD RECORD FREEDIVING IN MONOFIN
Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin on Saving Lives is Always in Season for USA Swimming

Nov 10, 2020

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

Five-time Olympic gold medalist, Missy Franklin Johnson, discusses the “Saving Lives Is Always In Season” campaign launched by USA Swimming and Phillips 66. The initiative focuses on the importance of drowning prevention by advocating for swim lessons taught year-round.
Visit https://www.usaswimming.org/savinglives for more information.
Kayakers swallowed by a humpback whale in Avila Beach – California

Nov 9, 2020

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rokur

in Nature

Warning, strong language

Two women were enjoying the day among a group of humpback whales feeding in Avila Beach, California. Suddenly a bait ball appeared next to their kayak and a whale followed the fish, opening its entire mouth to grab them. What the whale did not expect was to take a kayak with two people. Despite the danger and fright, both left unharmed, as the whale soon opened its mouth and released them.
A whale cannot swallow human beings because its throat is very narrow. That is why it feeds only on small fish and krill. But even so, it could have caused fatal injuries due to the strength of the jaw.
Researchers are trying to identify the whale to monitor it and see if it is okay with it too.
Would you swim in this public mineral pool? 🇧🇬 Exploring Bulgaria

Nov 9, 2020

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rokur

in Swimming Pools

As the quarantine situation is tightening in Bulgaria, I decide be smart, not scared about it. Join me as we visit one of the coolest public mineral pools in the country, right next to the capital. Might be fun!

Would you swim in this public mineral pool? 🇧🇬 Exploring Bulgaria
Q&A with Sarah Thomas: World Record Ultra Marathon Swimmer

Nov 9, 2020

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in Open Water

If you are involved in long distance swimming in open water then Sarah Thomas is a big deal! She has completed numerous long distance swims including the longest unassisted swim in 2019 to gain her a world record.

Q&A with Sarah Thomas: World Record Ultra Marathon Swimmer

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Rókur í Jákupsstovu // Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT guy, spare-time aquatics aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson & a wife. Bureau Member of European Aquatics, liaison to Water Safety, Media & Data Management. Likes to run :-)