Year: 2016
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Desperate to Leave Greece Refugees Swim Back to Turkey
Four refugees staying in Souda, one of three camps on the island of Chios, attempted to swim to Turkey on Monday after giving up on the near-static asylum process. Get the full story: http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/… Read for instance ekathimerini.com
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Olympian Cullen Jones makes splash teaching kids to swim
Olympic medalist Cullen Jones educates parents and children on the importance of learning to swim. CNN’s Coy Wire reports.
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Controversial video shows 6-month-old baby struggling to swim as mother looks on
Some internet users are shocked and stunned after video surfaced of a 6-month-old Florida baby struggling to swim as her mother watches on. The two-minute video, uploaded to Facebook by user Dov, shows a bubbly baby girl in a yellow dress being lured out into a pool. She plunges in after a bright, flowered sandal…
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USA Olympian Penny Taylor Interview
1948 Olympian Penny Taylor reflects on her career as an athlete, coach, team leader and manager for USA Swimming.
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Gator swimmer headed to the Olympics
A member of the Gator Nation could be headed to Rio for the Olympics this summer. https://youtu.be/5AuOCYhaKFY
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In Their Own Words – Maarten van der Weijden
Dutch distance swimmer Maarten van der Weijden shares his incredible story of beating cancer and winning Olympic gold in Beijing.
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LEN, the amazing journey 2012-2016 – Video
A hype video first shown at the LEN 2016 Elective Congress https://youtu.be/mqShW4Q49l4
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London 2016 LEN European Championships – Day 1
Russia: Victory Day with two golds After four years, world-class action has returned to the London Aquatics Centre as a series of fine diving and synchro events kicked off the European Aquatics Championships on Monday. The Russians held a Victory Day parade here as well, capturing both gold medals on offer on 9 May. “What…
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London 2016 LEN Elective Congress – Paolo Barelli leads LEN for another four-year term
Paolo Barelli has won another four-year term as President at the LEN Election Congress held in London. David Sparkes and Tamas Gyarfas were also re-elected as General Secretary and Treasurer respectively. President Barelli thanked the support to all LEN Member Federations and declared that together they could ensure that Europe remains the strongest and most…