Author: rokur
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Is It Safe to Swim in the River Seine? | BBC Global
France invested $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) to clean up Paris’ River Seine, but tests show that it is unsafe to swim after heavy rains. Does this mean that the money went down the drain – figuratively and literally? BBC senior journalist Petra Zivic interviewed Dan Angelescu, the founder of Fluidion, a company monitoring water quality in…
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317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record – Ross Edgley | Chris Williamson
Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author. Ross just broke the world record for the world’s longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He’s also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his…
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Nathan Adrian Breaks Down Pan Zhanle’s 100 Free World Record | Inside With Brett Hawke
Pan Zhanle’s performance at the Paris Olympics was nothing short of historic. He clocked an astounding 46.40 seconds in the 100 Free, (plus 45.9 on a relay). This swim was not only a big personal best but also a significant milestone in the sport, demonstrating a new level of speed and efficiency in the 100…
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“Swimming Saved My Life” 3x Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines | Rich Roll Podcast
Rowdy Gaines is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC’s voice of swimming. We discuss his journey from underdog to champion, overcoming adversity, the state of competitive swimming today, and more
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Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte Inspires Future Swimming Champions | News 3 Las Vegas
The 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte hosted a swimming clinic in Summerlin to teach swimmers techniques and motivate the next generation of swimmers.
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Historic Artistic Swimming Medal For GB / Sky News
Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe secured a first artistic swimming medal for Britain with silver in the women’s duet. The duo, whose mothers also used to compete as a pair in the sport, came second to China with Netherlands taking bronze.
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Hundreds Participate In NYC SEAL Swim In Hudson River | CBS New York
Hundreds of people took a plunge into the Hudson River Saturday for the New York City SEAL Swim.
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How To Swim The English Channel (As An Amateur) | The Australian
It’s a challenge only the bravest will tackle – more people have climbed Everest – and yet Australians have an undeniable pedigree when it comes to channel swimming. It took a pre-dawn swim in Sydney’s Botany Bay to find out why. For Christian Renford, his presence in the water this morning is personal. At 49,…
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Cleveland Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Diana Munz Heals ACL Without Surgery | WKYC Channel 3
When one thinks of an ACL tear, surgery is usually the very next thing that comes to mind. That’s exactly what Olympic gold medal swimmer Diana Munz-DePetro, a Northeast Ohio native and resident, thought when she tore hers while skiing. But her on-the-go lifestyle didn’t have time for surgery. “So I did a little bit…