Month: October 2019
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Greatness Starts Somewhere
As anticipation and excitement builds for Tokyo 2020, Swimming Australia is proud to unveil its Olympic and Paralympic campaign ‘Greatness Starts Somewhere’.
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Turkish diver Åžahika Ercümen breaks women’s free-diving world record
National sportswoman and world record-holding diver Şahika Ercümen on Oct. 28 broke the 90-meter women’s cave diving (without fins) world record at the Gilindire Cave in Aydıncık, a town in southern Turkey’s Mersin. The cave was discovered by a shepherd in 1999 and dates back to the Ice Age. The freestyle driver said she was overjoyed at earning the…
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Russian hackers are targeting the 2020 Olympics
The targets: The attacks were aimed at at least “16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations across three continents†and began in mid-September, according to a blog post from Microsoft, whose security researchers detected the attacks. Several were successful, but most were not. The hackers used tactics like spear-phishing, password spraying, and exploiting internet-connected devices. Repeat offenders: The…
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Rice swimmer’s next stop is the Olympics
Rice freshman swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger has overcome obstacles life has thrown at her, and her next stop? The Olympics.
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Katinka Hosszu wins MVP in front of home crowd | ISL Budapest
Team Iron captain Katinka Hosszú capped off a stellar weekend by wrapping up the MVP award in front of the Budapest crowd.
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Day 2 Highlights | ISL Budapest
London Roar make it back to back wins in Group B with a stunning victory in Budapest.
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Driver accelerates into swimming pool while attempting to park
 A car and its two occupants ended up eight feet underwater after a parking mishap led to the driver accelerating up a grassy berm, through a fence, and into a nearby swimming pool. According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, located at…
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‘Swimmer’s Shoulder’ Strikes 3 in 4 Teen Competitors
It’s called swimmer’s shoulder, and it’s an overuse injury that three-quarters of teen swimmers suffer from, new research shows. The study authors also found that many young swimmers with shoulder pain believe it’s just part of being competitive and successful. For the study, researchers surveyed 150 high school and youth club competitive swimmers, aged 13…