Month: August 2019
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Sun Yang eyes Tokyo 2020 despite looming CAS doping hearing
Chinese swimming star has told Sina Sports of his goals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next summer. “I want to show my own speed in Tokyo, which belongs to China,†the swimmer said. “The Tokyo Olympics is everyone, not only me, but the athletes all over the world are marching toward this goal. When…
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Swimmers bear bad smell, heat at Tokyo 2020 Games’ prep event
Punishing heat and stinky water put off swimmers big-time at a test event in Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Games, with one entrant saying parts of the course smelled like a toilet. After several days of 35-degree heat in the capital, the start time for the Aug. 11 open water event off the Odaiba waterfront…
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Second Cape Cod beach closed for swimming Sunday after shark spotted nearby
A shark sighting closed Nauset Public Beach in Orleans for swimming Sunday morning. The beach was closed from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Officials will monitor the area for other sightings. A great white shark was spotted 15 yards off shore at the beach, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. There have been other…
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US Olympics body may sanction athletes for Trump protests
Athletes are facing possible sanctions for protesting Donald Trump at the Pan American Games. Gwen Berry and Race Imboden tried to draw attention to social issues in the US that they feel are spiraling out of control. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will evaluate consequences for athletes who protested President Donald Trump…
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Brother dies in Clacton swimming tragedy – two days after sister was killed
An 18-year-old man from Luton has died in hospital after he got into difficulty in the sea near Clacton Pier on Thursday, Essex Police said. Haider Shamas died in hospital on Saturday, two days after the incident in Clacton that also claimed the life of his 14-year-old sister Malika. A 15-year-old girl, a relative, who…
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Second annual Glen Lake Swim draws open-water swimmers to Goffstown
More than 125 open-water swimmers from across New England gathered in Goffstown on Sunday for the second annual Glen Lake Swim.
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Ottawa Riverkeeper Swim
The Riverkeeper 4K open water swim is an inter-provincial swimming event in the Ottawa River. It highlights the need for collaboration towards swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters. This year’s swim featured 4km, 1.5km, and 750m distances. August 10, 2019
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If you’ve been swimming in pools or area waterways, you may want to listen to this doctor’s advice
Dr. Anna Jackson, a pediatrician with Gundersen Health System in Onalaska, said anyone can get swimmer’s ear, but it’s often seen in kids during the summer when water from swimming makes bacteria more likely to grow in the outer ear canal. Some of the symptoms include ear pain and possible drainage. Jackson said the pain…
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Everything you need to know about USCG Rescue Swimmer School
I interview my friend Aviation Survival Technician, AST1 Mark Peer, who is a Rescue Swimmer Instructor at Coast Guard Training Center Elizabeth City, NC. We find out what it truly takes to pass Rescue swimmer school and what you can expect.