Year: 2020
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Lakewood to close Big Soda Lake swim beach due to “over” popularity, social distancing concerns
The swim beach at Big Soda Lake has become so popular with people seeking a respite from “staying-at-home,” that it will be closed temporarily beginning Saturday.
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Men’s Triathlon – Full Replay | Sydney 2000 Replays
Relive the full Men’s Triathlon of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney! Stephan Vuckovic from Germany, Jan Řehula from Czech Republic and Simon Whitfield from Canada all made it to the top 3. Stay tuned to find out who would claim the Gold medal in the end?
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Woman drowns after petting alligator
The AP’s Jeffrey Collins reports a story that gets stranger with each sentence: a woman in South Carolina who was doing someone’s nails, went outside after spotting an alligator, petted it, then got pulled into the water and drowned while saying “I guess I won’t do this again.†Read BoingBoing
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USA Swimming Leadership Virtual Town Hall
Leaders from USA Swimming discuss the organization’s path forward and answer questions from members.
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Brazilian aquatics federation ‘in legal bid’ over Globo’s suspended rights payments
The Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports (CBDA) is set to take legal action against Globo after the commercial broadcaster suspended its rights deal with the body. Globo last week informed the CBDA of its intention to end rights payments to the body amid the suspension of sport due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The CBDA said…
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Horse Rescued After Falling Into Covered Swimming Pool In Chester County
A horse was rescued after falling into a swimming pool that was covered in Chester County. Crews rescued the horse in the backyard of a home on Hunt Club Lane in Malvern. The horse is no longer trapped. See CBS Local
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The Animal Lane: Get in the Mind of a Distance Swimmer
They’re first in the pool and last out of the pool at nearly every practice on every team around the globe. Distance swimmers grind day in and day out putting in massive mileage. In this live broadcast, four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans spoke to Chloe Sutton, the first and only American woman to swim…
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The Toxic Swimmer | Christopher Swain
This man has swam some of the most contaminated waterways in America to fight for clean water. Christopher Swain holds the record for being the first person to swim the length of the Columbia, Hudson, Mohawk, Charles, Mystic and East Rivers, as well as Lake Champlain, the Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Long Island Sound, Narragansett…
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Swim Practice Social Distancing Protocol
The SeaWolves Swim Team, located in Georgia, started training with Social Distancing protocols in late February, before stay-at-home orders were in place. The SeaWolves started with 2 small training groups so they could document their workouts, sets, and processes just before they had to stop swimming in order to have videos and methods ready for…