Year: 2018
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Watch Over 350 Swimmers Compete in Open-Water Florida Keys Race
Over 350 national and international participants competed in calm, clear waters off the Florida Keys Saturday during the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an eight-mile open-water challenge. Miami resident Yoelvis Pedraza, 31, emerged from the Atlantic Ocean as the top individual swimmer with a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes and 36 seconds. Top female finisher Chelsea Nauta, 29,…
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Gold Bae (Sarah Sj̦str̦m) РOlympic Champ
Get to know Sarah Sjöström! Sjöström is the World Record holder in multiple events including the 50-meter freestyle (long course), the 100-meter freestyle (long course), the 200-meter freestyle (short course), the 50-meter butterfly (long course), and the 100-meter butterfly (long course and short course). She was also the first Swedish woman to win an Olympic…
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Swimmers Save 4-Year-Old From Drowning In Quarry Park
Earnestine Williams took her kids to the waters at Quarry Park near St. Cloud Saturday to beat the heat, Bill Hudson reports (2:01). WCCO 4 News at 6 – Sept. 17, 2018
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Olympic swimmer Junya Koga to face 4-year doping ban
Rio Olympic relay swimmer and 2009 world champion Junya Koga is set to be issued a four-year ban by a FINA doping panel for violating anti-doping rules, sources familiar with the matter said late Monday evening. Should the sport’s ruling body announce the decision, the 31-year-old Koga, who said in a hearing in late August…
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This is how much plastic enters the ocean every 60 seconds
“Every 60 seconds the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the ocean. Together we can change that: Sign @GreenpeaceInternational ‘s petition: https://act.gp/TruckloadOfPlastic Learn more about the project: www.truckloadofplastic.com
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Two men drown trying to rescue swimmer who was saved by police
Authorities say two swimmers drowned while trying to rescue another man who was saved by police. The men were all swimming in the Thornes Creek in Hazlet, N.J., when one of them started yelling for help around 2:40 p.m. Sunday. The two other men went to help the man who was struggling but they soon…
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Michael Phelps On Son Boomer’s Swimming Talent: ‘His Kick Is Insane’
Michael Phelps may have someone to carry on his swimming legacy — his son Boomer! The Olympic swimmer told Access Live’s Natalie Morales and Kit Hoover that his 2-year-old son has a ton of talent in the pool and it’s incredible how much he’s already learned just by watching dad! Check out what Michael had…
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Salinas’ ‘Superman’ and teammates still need permanent place to swim
The Monterey County Aquatic Team, home to Salinas’ swimming star Clark Kent Apuada, still doesn’t have a permanent place to practice.