Year: 2019
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Swimmers Talking Yoga – Australian Olympian Madi Wilson
In this video 2015 World Championship medalist and 2016 Olympic finalist Madi Wilson explains what motivates her to do yoga
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Ocean 6: All-Women Open Water Swim from Dumaguete to Siquijor | May 26, 2019
The First & the only all-Women open water team to successfully swim 22 Kilometers from Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental to Siquijor, Siquijor Island, Philippines in 8.5 hours.
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Indy Champions Series // Behind the Scenes // Michael Andrew Vlogs
A behind the scenes look at the Indy Champions Series before going back overseas for the Mare Nostrum.
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French Locals to Counter Burkini Protest with Nude Swimming
Following an announcement by a group to hold a second “burkini†protest at a pool in the French city of Grenoble, counter-protesters have called on locals to swim in the pool wearing nothing at all. Last Sunday, a group of around a dozen women belonging to the Alliance Citoyenne (Citizens’ Alliance) protested at a pool…
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Marseille closes some beaches to swimming amid pollution concerns
France’s second city and key tourist hub Marseille has enforced temporary swimming bans on several beaches amid pollution concerns, disappointing locals and tourists hoping to take a dip as temperatures soar. Seven of the city’s 21 beaches have raised a purple flag — which means no bathing — since the start of the month, on…
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Swimming in a secret cenote in Mexico
Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is famous for many things: beaches, ancient Maya ruins, food and nightlife and of course, cenotes. You may have seen snaps of these bright blue or green natural waterholes on Instagram, and with good reason: they’re darn beautiful. Cenotes are formed when limestone bedrock collapses and groundwater fills the sinkhole. The ancient…
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German tourists run over, killed at Washington swimming hole
Two German tourists visiting family in nearby Portland, Oregon, were run over and killed by a local man as they sunbathed by a swimming hole, police in Washington state said Wednesday. Police arrested David E. Croswell, 71, of Washougal, Washington, and held him on suspicion of vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of intoxicants…
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Mommy Minute: Summer swim teams benefit kids physically, socially
Summer is known for sleeping in and lazy mornings. But at 8 a.m. on any given weekday, you’ll find a group of hard-working kids already up and in the pool. In the summer, these kids become Gators, competing for the Devon Crest swim team in Dauphin County. “This is the absolute best,†Coach Jim Mercurio…
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Nation Update: Erika Loustric wins silver in artistic swimming
Barbados secured its first medal in the pool yesterday as Erika Loustric won silver in the artistic swimming competition of the Central American and Caribbean Championships at the Aquatic Centre. Aruba’s Megan Tromp won the competition.