Month: May 2020
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Time for a swim? Greece reopens beaches in Athens
Popular Vouliagmeni beach crowded again as organized amenities are allowed to reopen in #Greece after #COVID19 lockdown.
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Mesmerising Artistic Swimming Routine to an African Medley at Rio 2016 | Music Monday
This Music Monday, we feature the very experimental performance in Artistic Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games by the French duet Laura Auge and Margaux Chretien to an African Medley – Enjoy watching!
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COVID-19 Inspiration From Two Resilient Swimming Champions | House Calls | George to the Rescue
George Oliphant catches up with two resilient swimming champions. Watch Amy’s episode here: https://youtu.be/3iPqytt2_J8 Watch Tas’ episode here: https://youtu.be/cbHZc4lmYiY 15-year-old Tas Pagonis, a lifelong swimmer who has recently gone blind, won’t let complete vision loss stop her from achieving her dreams. Even after a tragic accident left her paralyzed from the waist down, Olympic swimmer…
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Flamini & Minisini’s Epic Gold Moment | Artistic Swimming – Budapest 2017 | FINA World Championships
Today’s flashback awarded Italian artistic swimmers Manila Flamini and her duet partner, Giorgio Minisini with the Gold medal for their incredible performance in the Mixed Duet Technical. Let’s take a look back to the 2017 edition of the FINA World Championships in Budapest to enjoy, once again, this extraordinary duet performance.
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Sun Yang fan group disbands as supporters ditch swimmer on Chinese social media
China’s star swimmer Sun Yang is losing support as he awaits his appeal with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, with his global supporters group disbanding and social media users unfollowing the Olympic champion. The Sun Yang Global Support Association announced its intention to dissolve in a post on Weibo, written by a user named “Novak_arkâ€. “For some…
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Season Interrupted: Sophie Wazzan gets accustomed to life outside the pool
Throughout the spring, The Times will interview high school seniors whose athletic careers were cut short by the coronavirus outbreak. See Los Angeles Times
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2 people swim to shore after single-engine plane crashes into Columbia River in Cascade Locks
A man and woman from Washington escaped a plane crash into the Columbia River on Sunday morning. According to 911 calls to the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office, a single-engine airplane was headed toward the Cascade Locks Airfield just before noon Sunday. Callers said that it appeared the landing gear did not properly descend in…
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David Boudia – Top 3 Dives | FINA World Championships
Are you ready for David Boudia’s “Top 3 Dives”? We asked him for his personal favourites from the FINA World Championships, and here they are!
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