Year: 2020
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Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang’s Doping Ban Is Lifted After Accusation of Racism
Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion and one of China’s most celebrated athletes, had his eight-year ban from swimming suddenly overturned Wednesday by Switzerland’s federal court, which upheld a challenge questioning the neutrality of one of the panelists who had issued the penalty. The Swiss federal court’s decision came after lawyers for Sun presented evidence…
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Stig Severinsen Sets Guinness World Record By Swimming 202m Underwater
Danish freediver Stig Severinsen has smashed the existing Guinness World Record in longitudinal swimming underwater with a 202-meter (663-foot) swim in the Sea of Cortez off Mexico.
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2️⃣2️⃣ – Katie Ledecky finishes 22 seconds ahead of her final competitor! | #31DaysOfOlympics
Setting a World record is already impressive, but winning by this margin is just mind-blowing 🤯
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David Alleva, PhD Talks about the Lifelong Benefits of Swimming on WOWSA Live
David Alleva, Ph.D. swam competitively as a child and teenager. He then went on to represent Indiana University at the NCAA level, majoring in biology. He culminated his swimming career on the professional marathon swimming circuit while obtaining his Ph.D. in immunology, have 12 papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and winning races from the…
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Complacency around water one of ‘biggest dangers’ to swimmers
Australians are being urged to be aware of the conditions of where they choose to swim this summer after 235 coastal deaths were recorded around the country last year. SLSA’s General Manager Coastal Safety Shane Daw told Sky News one of the biggest risks for swimmers was complacency, urging people to be aware of their…
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Firefighters Recover Body of Man Killed in Swimming Pool Wall Collapse
Orange Fire Department crews have recovered the body of a man who died when a wall of the swimming pool he was digging in Orange collapsed around him. The collapse was first reported at 10:52 a.m. Saturday in the 6200 block of East Cliffway Drive, said Orange Fire Capt. Ryan O’Connor. The man was digging…
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7-hour Marathon Swim for Marine Conservation | Ross Edgley
A 2018 study revealed only 13% of our oceans are considered truly wild, but what’s worse is this (scary) statistic has gone relatively unnoticed. Why? Well, partly because the sea (and its inhabitants) require a bigger “voice” to be heard. To quote the great Sir David Attenborough “This is a communication challenge rather than a…