Year: 2018
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Teaching children to swim a heartfelt lesson from Jacksonville mom
While new parents have their hands full changing diapers and taking care of the new addition to their family, experts suggest they also consider Infant Self-Rescue swim lessons. The program teaches babies how to save themselves if they accidentally fall into a body of water. See News4Jax
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Michigan man to swim 20 miles to support breast cancer research
Michigan man to swim 20 miles to support breast cancer research
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Iranian women swim to freedom in Toronto play
Women in Iran cannot swim in public in the presence of men, or compete internationally. In Jaber Ramezani’s play Swim Team, being staged in Toronto, the characters use their imagination to beat the boundaries. But can dreaming really set them free?
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The record-breaking Tatjana Schoenmaker
Swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker has had a golden year in the pool, with records as well as medals lighting up an incredible 2018!
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Do hedgehogs hate swimming … or not?
A developing drama on YouTube … (I didn’t even realize that people kept hedgehogs as pets)
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Hangzhou 2018: 100 days to go
Sunday, September 2 marked 100 days to go until the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, China, December 11 – 16, 2018. Around 1000 elite athletes from 170 countries, thousands of visitors and spectators and many international media representatives will take part in this Championships, traveling from all over the world to join…
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Asian Games: Japan swimmer Rikako Ikee claims US$50,000 prize money after being named Games MVP
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee was named the Olympic Council of Asia’s Most Valuable Player at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang by the OCA on Sunday. Ikee, 18, won six gold and two silver medals at the GBK Aquatic Centre in Jakarta to become the first female athlete in any sport to win…
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Iraq’s war amputees swim despite disability
Iraqi civilians who lost limbs during the government offensive against ‘Daesh’ group militants in the northern city of Mosul swim during a competitive sports event sponsored by the Kuwaiti government in Arbil, Iraq.