Month: November 2017
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Santa to swim with the penguins at the Kansas City Zoo
Santa will be taking several breaks from making toys this year to swim with the penguins at the Kansas City Zoo. The zoo says the first swim will be at 2 p.m. Friday. Santa also will don scuba gear to take a dip with the penguins on Saturdays and Sundays this week as well as…
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Swim Cruise
Swim Cruise is one of a kind swim experience on one of our luxury yachts. We cruise and swim around Croatian islands all while you are enjoying and relaxing with your family and friends. Why swim on your own? Bring your whole family with you and create memories that will last a lifetime. https://youtu.be/csT6rn05zoY
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2017 Golden Goggles National Team Alumni Social Recap
The USA Swimming Foundation held its annual National Team Alumni Social at the Golden Goggle Awards in Loss Angeles
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Le Clos & Sjostrom are #1 | Season Recap | FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017
Chad le Clos (RSA) and Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) were crowned series champions of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017. Watch the summary of a whole season full of emotions, thrilling duels and, of course, new world records!
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Fun With Physics: Guy Performs Incredible Ballpop In Ocean
When homeboy hits the water he displaces an amount based on his size/weight/force of impact. Due to science, that water is only temporarily displaced and rushes back in to fill the gap with the force of many oceans. By timing it just right, all that energy acts in a coordinated fashion to launch the floating…
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Chad Le Clos Announced as Youth Olympic Ambassador for the Second Time
Chad follows in the footsteps of his self-declared hero Michael Phelps, who acted as a YOG Ambassador for Singapore 2010. The influence of Phelps has had a significant impact on Chad’s career as a role model and finally as a rival; Chad triumphed over the Olympic legend in London in 2012 to win the gold…
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Interview: Talking waterslides with the brain behind a record-breaking ride
Everyone loves a good waterslide, but few live and breathe them like Ray Smegal. The professional hockey player-turned builder of flowing dreams heads up product development for Canada-based waterpark design firm ProSlide, which recently snipped the ribbon on a record- breaking ride in Melbourne. We chatted with Smegal about the evolution of waterslide design and…
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Rutgers Fires Swim Coach Amid Emotional Abuse Claims
Rutgers University has fired its women’s swimming and diving coach amid mental and verbal abuse allegations. Petra Martin’s dismissal came Thursday after athletics director Patrick Hobbs met with the team on Wednesday. “[T]he coach and the Director of Athletics mutually agreed that it was in the best interest of the program for the coach to…
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A Dutch nonprofit uses virtual reality to let disabled people ‘swim’ with dolphins
Swimming with wild dolphins is something most can only dream of, and jumping into pools with captive animals has become increasingly controversial with environmentalists condemning it as cruel. But a Dutch nonprofit believes it has found a way to bring people, especially the disabled community, closer to such a joyful experience through the technological, immersive…