Year: 2018
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Swimming With Men review – Rob Brydon dives in at the deep end
There are some very non-Love Island male bodies on display in this likably daft British comedy with echoes of The Full Monty and Brassed Off. We get refreshingly unselfconscious moobs and guts, sagging thighs and fading tattoos, belonging to guys sporting unsexy swimming caps and goggles. All that’s lacking is a verruca plaster floating in the…
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Feds: Carmel swim coach recorded sex with 17-year-old athlete
A former swim coach with Carmel Swim club and Carmel High School faces federal charges of child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography after authorities say he engaged in a sexual relationship with one of the female athletes he coached. John Goelz, 29 of Fishers, was arrested Tuesday and on Thursday remained in the custody of…
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Navy SEAL dies while rescuing Thai schoolboys trapped in cave
AS frantic efforts to rescue 12 boys trapped in a cave in Thailand continue, one of the divers in the mission has died and two of the boys who are sick could be left behind.
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Helsinki (FIN), Day 2
Russia (4 titles), Hungary (3) roll on, shared gold in 100m back Four more Russian and three more Hungarian titles, a shared gold, three new Championship Records and a historical first-ever podium for Moldova highlighted the second day of the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki. The first final was a real stunner as…
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Swim for Life – The Bristol Channel Challenge
Help us make a splash by swimming across the Bristol Channel. Don’t worry – you won’t actually have to swim shore to shore in open water! The challenge is taking place in the less cold, less salty environment of National Lido of Wales, Lido Ponty on Saturday 29th September.
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Swimmers and paddlers hit the water for Freedom Swim in Punta Gorda
People in Punta Gorda kicked off their Fourth of July Wednesday morning with a swim in the Peace River.
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The Battle of Land’s End. | Ross Edgley | The Great British Swim: E6
Rocks, waves and gusty winds greet Ross as he approaches what could be the toughest part of the swim. With only Land’s End standing in the way of him completing the South Coast leg, we join the team as they make their final preparations.
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As USA Swimming Grapples With Sexual Abuse, Athletes Cite Lack Of Female Coaches
Congressional committees have been looking into the issue of sexual abuse in Olympic sports, with a particular focus on gymnastics. Now stories of alleged abuse are emerging in swimming. Last month, former Olympic athlete Ariana Kukors Smith sued her former coach, Sean Hutchinson, for allegedly abusing her. She also sued USA Swimming and the U.S.…