Month: August 2019
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How a proud mum’s Facebook post got her kids into the Olympics
Cape Verde has never won an Olympic medal, and despite the country sending only four swimmers to the 2020 Olympics, Latroya, Troy and Jayla Pina have all been chosen. See BBC
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Corinne Foxx Learned How To Swim While Shooting “47 Meters Down: Uncaged”
“47 Meters Down: Uncaged” star Corinne Foxx shares her experience learning how to scuba dive as part of her first acting role and how her co-stars supported her in the water. https://youtu.be/BhOJXUmvLQ8
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Meet Caeleb Dressel, Swim Star Breaking Michael Phelps’ Records | TODAY
Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist sit down with Caeleb Dressel, the swimming superstar who just broke several records held by Olympian Michael Phelps at the World Swimming Championships. Dressel talks about how he’s preparing to make a splash ahead of the 2020 summer Olympics.
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European Diving Championships, Kyiv (UKR) – Day 1: Germany kicks in the party with gold, 30th medal for Hausding
The first gold at the European Diving Championships in Kyiv went to the Germans. They managed to come up with the most balanced performance on the opening day and won the newly shaped mixed team event, edging out the Russians by 4.45 points. Great Britain also opened its account with a bronze. Medallists, Day 1…
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3 people bitten by sharks at Florida beach
Three people were bitten by a shark within a 24-hour span at a Florida beach. It happened Sunday at New Smyrna Beach—the community is known as the “shark bite capital of the world.”
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Surprising Even Himself, Shaine Casas Makes A Name For Himself As One Of World’s Fastest Backstrokers
No one predicted Shaine Casas would emerge as the most promising male backstroker at the Phillips 66 National Championships, and he has a reason for that. “I’m a butterflyer,†Casas said. “It’s just it hasn’t come out yet. So I’m sticking with what I’m swimming well with right now.†Casas won the 100-meter backstroke Saturday…
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After 14-Month Suspension, Lochte Wins 27th Career National Title
Ryan Lochte insists he’s a changed man. He said he has everything he has ever wanted now that’s he’s sober, married and the father of two children, including a baby girl born in June. One of the most decorated swimmers in Olympic history, Lochte’s approach to the sport has changed. He said it’s now something…
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Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year
Pacific gray whales are showing up dead in North America’s oceans and shores at a rate four-times greater than typical. As of July 11, 182 gray whales have been found dead or beached this year in Mexico, the US, and Canada according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While that might seem like…
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Swimming with whales
The Indian Ocean is home to one of the most diverse whale populations in the world – as many as 18 species live there. And no one can get you closer to these hauntingly mysterious creatures than American wildlife photographer Patrick Dykstra. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti joined Dykstra as they went swimming with whales in the…