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Orca
July 30, 2021
WHAT DOES “UNITY IN SPORTS” REALLY MEAN?
I woke up this morning and reached for my phone, as I do most mornings, to make sure there is nothing urgent I need to respond to and to get a sense of what’s happening in the world before getting up and pouring my coffee.
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Orca
July 22, 2021
THE BEST ROUTES TO HIKE AND END UP SWIMMING
A good way to get to know and explore new places while traveling in Europe is to hike along mountain or coastal paths.
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Orca
July 14, 2021
WHY NORWEGIAN WHALING NOT ONLY HARMS WHALES, IT THREATENS OUR PLANET
Taking advantage of the fact that today is World Orca Day, we would like to put the spotlight on a problem that concerns us: the capture of whales. Our friends at WDC explain in this article why whales are still being captured today and why this persecuti
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Orca
July 8, 2021
CHAPTER TWO: BEING BOTH MOM AND ATHLETE; TRIATHLON TRAINING DURING PREGNANCY
Orca pro triathlete, US Olympic athlete, and soon to be mom, Sarah Groff shares her journey and training tips for triathlon preparation through pregnancy and beyond!
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Orca
July 6, 2021
NOISY WATER
Often as swimmers, surfers or freedivers we think of pollution in the water as plastics, a tangible thing we can see and try to remove. What we might not think about so much, or even be aware of, is marine noise pollution. There are so many forms of natur
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Orca
July 1, 2021
OPEN WATER, MEET AWE
Bonnie Tsui brings us an excerpt from her book Why We Swim, a poetic and reflective essay on the act of swimming. An essential book for lovers of swimming and those curious about the history of this sport and its intricacies.
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Orca
June 28, 2021
24 HOURS IN KOH TAO...
Tony Myshlyaev, photographer of Tones of Blue, shows us a day in the life of a freediver, living in Koh Tao. By chance, this is one of the best places to be for lovers of the outdoors.
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Orca
June 17, 2021
LAUGHTER, TRUST AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE WATER
What does it mean to be a swimmer in natural waters or what is known as a wild swimmer? This was the question posed by Kate Moles and Charlotte Bales, lecturers and researchers in sociology at Cardiff University, and it led to their study, Suspended and i
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Orca
June 8, 2021
OUR WORLD OCEAN: THINKING GLOBALLY, ACTING LOCALLY
To celebrate World Ocean Day, we have a very special guest: whale expert, researcher and writer Erich Hoyt from Whale and Dolphin Conservation, who will talk about the current state of the ocean, the importance of protecting it and caring for the creature