Month: June 2019
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Escape from Alcatraz: 76-year-old Naples man swims from famous prison for second time
Jim Zinger prefers swimming in frigid waters without a wet suit near a famous prison over confined and chlorine-infused pools. The Naples man — who turns 77 on June 12 — completed the same feat May 25 that he did 12 years prior by swimming the two-mile stretch of water that connects Alcatraz prison to mainland San Francisco. Zinger…
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Japan Swim Star Kosuke Hagino to Miss 2019 World Championships
Kosuke Hagino will not compete at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The 4-time Olympic medallist pulled out of the Japanese nationals in April and now he’ll miss the Worlds in July, a year before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “Kosuke Hagino will not be competing at the World Championships this year,†Hagino’s management agency communicated…
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Vacationers Find Alligator Lounging on Alligator Pool Float at Their Miami Airbnb
Here are some places in Florida where you can reasonably expect to encounter an alligator: a storm sewer, the end of an airport runway, your local golf course. But this might be a first — while in town for a wedding, Georgia resident Dave Jacobs and his family spotted a gator casually chilling on an alligator-shaped pool float at…
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Future Swim Meets Planned for New Hope Pool
The concrete for the New Hope Pool hasn’t even been poured yet, but plans are already underway for competitive swim meets.
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Deck Pass Live presented by Xfinity – FINA Champions Swim Series Indianapolis – Night 1
Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands visits Deck Pass Live presented by Xfinity after the first night of action at the FINA Champions Swim Series in Indianapolis to talk about her night of racing and her opportunity to join Americans on a relay.
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