Year: 2018
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Thousands of swimmers join this year’s International Yangtze River Crossing Festival
The 44th International Yangtze River Crossing Festival was held in Wuhan City in central China’s Hubei Province on Monday. 4,700 swimmers joined this annual competition. The yearly activity commemorates the day in 1966 when Chairman Mao swam in the Yangtze River at the age of 72.
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Swimming From Alcatraz to San Francisco 48 Times
The waters between San Francisco and Alcatraz, a former prison, are rife with urban legend. Some say the water is too dangerous for swimming, but Mitali Khanzodé, 16, and her sister Anaya, 12, see the water as a place to make and break open water swimming records. Anaya currently holds the record as the youngest…
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Football and swimming top Southwest Montana’s A-List
From state swimmers to NFL stars, KBZK and KXLF bring you the best sports moments from the past week
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BCN2018 WP Europeans – Summary, Day 4 – Women’s Prelims, Round 3
Netherlands tie with Italy after incredible twists Lengthy scoreless periods, incredible twists marked the day’s big game featuring European Championships runner-up Netherlands and Olympic silver medallist Italy which ended in a 6-6 tie in the third round of the women’s tournament. So far nothing has been decided in the prelims at the European Water Polo…
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Swimming Is a Great All-body Workout
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. When temperatures rise, many people swim to beat the heat. But swimming does a lot more than give relief from hot weather. It is a great workout for the whole body. Health experts at the University of California, Berkeley write on their website Berkeley…
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Decision Time. | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim: E7
Having battled the waves to round Land’s End, it’s now decision time for Ross and the crew. Which way next? Do they go across to Wales for a shorter, but potentially more turbulent swim, or take the (much) longer but potentially more sheltered swim up the Irish coast?
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Ural Swim 2018. Official video
Official video report from the X-Waters Ural Swim 2018. 7-8 July, Lake Turgoyak. 350 participants.
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Brave models swim in crocodile-infested waters for perfect shot
Photographer Ken Kiefer took several women to waters full of crocodiles in Mexico to participate in a life-threatening shoot. Kiefer was seeking to capture underwater glamour shots. Who said modeling couldn’t be dangerous?
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