Month: August 2019
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Murray’s 90th Birthday Swim
To celebrate his 90th Birthday Mr. Murray Ross asked for some company as he took his daily swim off Point Du Chene Wharf in New Brunswick Canada. Nearly 150 people showed up to take the plunge with Murray on a sunny summer day in Aug 2019.
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Rare Shark Brothers Spotted in Australia | Shark Week
Andy Casagrande and the team spot what they believe are the very same Great White shark brothers they saw a year ago off the Isle of Jaws.
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Horton stands by controversial podium protest
Australian swimmer Mack Horton is standing by his controversial anti-doping podium protest in the wake of the Shayna Jack scandal.
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European Junior Open Water Championships, Racice (CZE) – Summary: Hungary takes over the reign from France
After the French domination in the past two years, Hungary took over the reigns at the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, held in Racice. The Magyar team finished atop in the medal table and in the Championship Trophy as well. Still, the landscape was more balanced than in the previous editions: six more nations…
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Springfield police officer dies in swimming accident
Springfield Police officer, Aaron McNab, died in a swimming accident in Vermont.
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Swim for Melissa makes a big splash
Over 200 swimmers gathered at Hampton Cove pool for the 14th annual Swim for Melissa NICU fundraiser.
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Reece Whitley, long a standout swimmer, breaks through at nationals
Reece Whitley long had the pedigree, and the backstory, to portend swimming success. He realized it at the U.S. Championships this week. The 6-foot-9 19-year-old made his first career summer nationals finals in Palo Alto, Calif. He won the 200m breaststroke and finished third in the 100m breast with personal-best times to establish himself as…
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World champion, record-setting swimmer Regan Smith arrives home in Minnesota
In Korea, Regan Smith set two world records and won two world championships. Then in California, she won a national championship in a completely different event. After a worldwide trip that saw her burst onto the world stage the 17-year-old phenom finally came home to Minnesota on Saturday night. See KSTP
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19-year-old seriously injured after being pulled from China Walls
Emergency personnel responded to a report of a swimmer in distress at China Walls Saturday afternoon. The call came in around 4 p.m. Emergency Medical Services said the injured 19-year-old man jumped into the water at the infamous spot. Witnesses said he was then smashed into the rocks by a large wave. Bystanders pulled him…