Month: June 2016
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Swim for Haiti 2016
Annual Open Water Swim Event on the Côte des Arcadins, Haiti. See www.swimforhaiti.org
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How No Swimmers Noticed Toddler Drowning At Crowded Water Park Wave Pool
A heroic, eagle-eyed lifeguard came to the rescue of a 3-year-old swimmer that was drowning – and no one around the child even noticed what was happening. At Whirlin’ Waters Adventure Park, a wave pool in North Charleston, South Carolina, a little girl was struggling and a lifeguard sprung to action. In a video of…
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UChicago Swimmer of Haitian Descent Chases Olympic Dream
UChicago varsity swimmer Naomy Grand’Pierre is training for a chance to represent Haiti at the 2016 Olympics. If she can shave a second off her time in the 50-meter freestyle, she’ll head to Brazil in August to compete in the Summer Games.
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Comfort dogs help ease the stress of Olympic swim trial competition
As exciting as the swim trials can be for fans, it can also be an extremely stressful time for the competitors themselves.
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Olympic Swimming Trials | Maya DiRado Wins 200IM, Headed To Rio
Courtesy of Team USA https://youtu.be/OwDaZd5r2JY
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Complaints over ‘racist’ swimming safety poster
The American Red Cross has apologised after a poster it produced featuring safety advice for public swimming pools drew complaints that it was racist. The poster, headed “Be Cool, Follow the Rules,” depicts several children playing around a pool, with labels identifying their behaviour as “cool†or “not cool.†The poster became the subject of…
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Palestinian swimmer Mary Al-Atrash cannot wait to make a splash at the Rio Olympics
Atrash will be one of six Palestinians competing in Rio and the delegation will be the largest Palestine has sent to the Games since its first participation in the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. Five competitors appeared in London in 2012. “I am so happy, representing Palestine in competitions is a dream for any Palestinian…
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Prostitution sting busts swim coach, ten others
Kelton Graham, 41, a swim coach in Omaha for the U.S. Swim Trials is one of almost one dozen people arrested in a prostitution sting.
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Cammile Adams: A Scare At US Swim Trials
Cammile Adams, a silver medalist at last year’s world championships, was initially disqualified for an illegal turn during the morning prelims at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha. But the ruling was overturned after a review using the underwater camera, sending her to the semifinals as the top qualifier in the 200-meter butterfly. (June…