Month: May 2021
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An Update on Our 2016 Story About Harvard Swimmer Schuyler Bailar | 60 Minutes
Since graduating from Harvard, Schuyler Bailar has become a transgender rights activist; he tells Lesley Stahl “transitioning saved my life.”
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2021 Australian Swimming Trails | Official Trailer | Amazon Live & Exclusive
Amazon Prime Video and Swimming Australia today announced an exclusive, two-year live broadcast streaming deal, to distribute the Australian Swimming championship events globally on Prime Video at no additional cost to Prime members. Live streaming highlights will include the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials in the lead up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and…
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 14, Summary
GB tops the medal chart, Italy claims the Team Trophy Team GB was really a team here in Budapest, by adding two more relay titles – clinched 7 in 9 events – they finished atop in the medal charts with 11 golds. Italy earned the most medals, 27, and also claimed the Team Trophy –…
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LEN President Barelli meets HUN State President Ader
LEN President Paolo Barelli met State President of Hungary Janos Ader in the Duna Arena, during the evening session on the penultimate day at the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest. President Barelli thanked the support of Hungary to stage LEN’s top event which proved to be an outstanding success. “It’s always great to stage our…
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When Hitler Used The Olympics For Nazi Propaganda | The 1936 Olympic Games | Timeline
On the 1st August 1936, 100,000 spectators watched as Hitler and the Olympic delegates arrived at the Olympic opening ceremony in Berlin. The Olympic flags hung cheerfully side-by-side banners bearing the Nazi swastika. With the help of specialists and images from Léni Riefenstahl’s 1938 film, ‘Olympia’, we see what really went on behind the scenes…
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Lifeguards, Scientist Team up to Form World’s First Computer Model That Predicts Rips Currents | CBS This Morning
Even strong swimmers can lose a battle with a rip current. They’re the number one reason for lifeguard rescues. But a government agency is issuing a brand-new plan to warn beachgoers of this deadly danger. Christina Ruffini has the details
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 13, Summary
GB leads 9-8 vs Russia in the golden race, Peaty closer to 4×4, Pilato sets new WR The Brits enjoyed another great day in the Duna Arena, claimed five medals, two of them gold: Adam Peaty won his 4th straight title in the 50m breast (already achieved that in the 100m) and with another medley…
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The Hidden Dangers of the Bolton Strid | Atlas Obscura
Part of the raging River Wharf, the Bolton Strid is a picturesque stretch of river that looks like the type of place one might find fairies frolicking in the heath. But just beneath the surface is a natural booby trap that has claimed a number of lives. Around the area of the Strid, the River…
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