Author: rokur
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NASA astronaut completes 1st triathlon (including “swimming”) in space
This weekend, International Space Station Commander Suni Williams participated in the 26th annual Malibu Triathlon while in space, using exercise equipment specially formulated for weightlessness to simulate the event. After “swimming” half a mile (0.8 km), biking 18 miles (29 km), and running 4 miles (6.4 km), Williams finished with a time of one hour,…
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Report: Aussie team bullied teammates in disastrous London 2012 performance
Read USA Today, ugly stories about bullying are making their way around Australia, suggesting that a toxic team atmosphere may have been to blame for their team’s lackluster effort. “It is believed (a) young swimmer allegedly bullied was repeatedly called derogatory names such as “fatty” and “chubby” because of his physique and simultaneously slapped behind…
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CC photo #262: Rijeka 2008 Women’s 100 Backstroke Medal Winners
The Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships women’s 100 backstroke medal winners, from left to right Laure Manaudou (France, bronze in 57.16), Sanja Jovanovic (Croatia, gold in a new European record of 56.87) and Kateryna Zubkova (Ukraine, silver in 57.01). See result list here.
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Manta Ray steals camera, brings it back to boat
So they like to play fetch, via Buzzfeed
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East Clear Creek “Good Times”
“We returned to a favorite spot to enjoy some of our last swimming opportunities for the year. Near the town of Winslow is a great spot for jumping we nicknamed the “Bat Cave” The boys had a great time, and as we left they asked “When can we come back here” That’s always a good…
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Freediving In A Cloud Of Trevallies – Ras Mohamed
“Freediving in the amazing Ras Mohamed National Park (South Sinai – Egypt) with an impressive school of Trevallies. The Giant Trevally can grow up to 1.5m in length…”
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Ryan Lochte talks about 2016
“We got a chance to speak with Ryan about his training for the 2016 games in Rio de Janiero…”
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Sammy the golden retriever takes a class with Immersion Freediving
Sammy the dog has long been afraid of jumping into the swimming pool to get his beloved tennis ball. After hearing about Immersion Freediving in Spearing Magazine and after a search on the internet, Sammy choose to go with Ted Harty at Immersion Freediving.