Month: May 2021
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Solution Search: Surfers Against Sewage in the United Kingdom
The Safer Seas Service (SSS) is an innovative mobile app providing real-time water quality information directly to the palm of your hand. It allows surfers, swimmers, and all water users to find beaches with the best water quality, to avoid pollution and the associated health risks. The app provides vital public health information and allows…
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Myanmar Swimmer Will Boycott Tokyo Olympics to Defy Military Junta Following Coup | South China Morning Post
Myanmar swimmer Win Htet Oo has gone public with his intentions to forgo qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in what he describes as a form of protest against the “military dictatorship” in his homeland. The athlete now based in Australia had previously written to the International Olympic Committee asking to compete as a neutral athlete,…
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iCan Swim helps kids with disabilities to swim | WFMY News 2
The organization is looking for volunteers to help young kids with disabilities learn how to swim and stay safe in the water. https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/new…
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Why Everyone Should Hate The Olympics
Dave Zirin tells us why the Olympics are just the worst. Sam Seder and the Majority Report crew discuss this.
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Caeleb Dressel vs Andrew Seliskar! | Men’s 200m Freestyle A Final – 2021 TYR Pro Series
World record holder Caeleb Dressel claimed the men’s 200m freestyle at the 2021 TYR Pro Series at Mission Viejo – going 1:47.57 to touch first ahead of the highest-ranked American, Andrew Seliskar. The time was just over two-tenths behind his personal best in the event. “It was a great field,†Dressel said after his swim.…
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Oscar-Winning “My Octopus Teacher†Is a Complicated Success for South Africa
The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus Teacher at this year’s Academy Awards has been seen by many critics as the type of underdog story Oscar loves. The film, directed by Pippa Erlich and James Reed, was—like the other South African-themed documentary to wow the Oscars, Searching for Sugarman—the feel-good choice. The story of a man and his relationship with an…
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Cristina Francone From Italy Sets Two New CMAS Dynamic Freediving World Records
The Italian freediver Cristina Francone has set two new freediving world records of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS), during the weekend of May 1 and 2, in the competition endorsed by the Italian Federation of Sport Fishing and Underwater Activities (FIPSAS) called “Sardinia Cup†held in Cagliari. Dynamic World Record with MonofinOn Saturday, May 1,…