Month: February 2020
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First Colonial Swimming Celebrate State Title
Last week, the First Colonial High School girls swim team made the biggest splash in school history, bringing home the program’s first-ever state championship.
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Ready, Set, Swim: Applicants Test Their Mettle in City Lifeguard Tryouts
About 30 teens and young adults braved the cold ocean waters at the beach near the San Clemente Pier on Sunday morning, Feb. 23, as they competed for spots with the city’s Marine Safety Division lifeguards.
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China in Shock as Swimmer Sun Yang Hit with 8 Year Doping Ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has delivered its verdict on controversial swimmer Sun Yang today after a prolonged doping battle that has taken place inside and outside the courtroom. Sun, who has long received warm support from the Chinese public, has been hit with an 8-year ban. The controversy began after three officials visited…
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Swimming: CAS to announce decision in Sun Yang case
The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) will announce on Friday whether multiple Chinese swimming champion Sun Yang has been found guilty of a doping offence, it said in a statement on Thursday. CAS has to decide whether to accept an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision by world swimming’s ruling…
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Ex-world champion Magnini wins appeal against doping ban
Former two-time world 100m freestyle champion Filippo Magnini of Italy had his four-year doping ban overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday. The 38-year-old had been banned in November 2018 by Italy’s anti-doping agency (Nado), after which he retired from the sport. But Lausanne-based CAS found that “there was insufficient evidence…
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Swimming gave her a new lease of life | Generation Grit | The Straits Times
Ms. Foo Xu Hui had to give up dance and gymnastics after a sudden fall in junior college left her in a wheelchair. She adapted to her new life and picked up swimming along the way.
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Giving Away The Most Expensive Goggles In The World || Form Swim Goggle Review
Today we’re going to give away the $200 Form Swim Goggles but first let’s do a full review of these goggles and their heads up display system where you can see live swimming metrics like pace while you’re swimming. Link to where you can buy them below: Buy them here: https://amzn.to/35oNOj1 Form Swim Goggle’s Website:…
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Swimming in Sub-Zero Ice Water In Finland | Crazy Swim Challenge | Quirky Customs Finland
The Finns are eccentric in the best way. In Northern Europe, the winters get pretty chilly – and Northern Finland is up there with the coldest places on the continent. Doesn’t bother the Finns! Swimming in icy water is a widely practiced tradition, and every year locals compete in an extreme swimming race. For many…
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Carina Bruwer to attempt ultra distance ‘Swim for Hope’ across Nelson Mandela Bay
On Friday 28 February 2020, Capetonian marathon swimmer, musician and mother-of-three Carina Bruwer will attempt to swim approximately 20km to cross Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth, in support of Muzukidz, an organisation that offers underprivileged children the opportunity to learn the violin. If successful, Carina will be the first woman and the second person…