Month: June 2019
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LEN President Paolo Barelli met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban invited LEN President Paolo Barelli for a visit to Hungary to discuss the preparations for the 2020 European Championships to be staged in Budapest and the country’s long term plans on hosting aquatic events in the future. The Hungarian Prime Minister received the LEN President in his brand new office…
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Man rescued from Arkansas River after jumping in for a swim
The water remains dangerously high in the Arkansas River and earlier this week in Canon City it almost cost one man his life.
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How Drowning Became a Tudor Nightmare | Absolute History
How drowning caused many deaths in the 16th century. https://youtu.be/F6Y22rIyLrQ
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Big Bala Swim 2019
The Big Bala Swim was on June 1st, 2019 in Llyn Tegid, Bala, in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. There was a choice of three swim distances: 1.5km, 4.5km and 9km. The 4.5km swimmers catch the historical narrow-gauge steam train to the start of the 4.5km swim. There were wetsuit and non-wetsuit swimmers. Llyn…