Month: August 2021
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Bacteria Put Some Shore Beaches off Limits Temporarily | NJ Spotlight News
Getting turned away from the beach is not what you want during a week like this. But that’s what happened to swimmers at several bay and ocean beaches along the Jersey Shore. The state Department of Environmental Protection banned swimming for a time at five beaches in Ocean and Monmouth counties after levels of fecal…
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Exclusive | Srihari Nataraj — From Losing His Dad to Making History at Tokyo Olympics | The Bridge
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj lost his father in February 2021. But that did not stop him from becoming India’s youngest swimmer to make the Olympic ‘A’ cut and qualify for Tokyo Olympics, where he clocked his personal best. Srihari takes us through his Tokyo experience and how the death of his father affected him and…
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Heping Island Park Saltwater Pools Reopen With COVID Prevention Measures in Place | Formosa TV English News
The saltwater pools at Keelung”s Heping Island Park are open once again. After three months of restrictions, the park is now allowing swimmers to come for a dip, with COVID prevention measures firmly in place. The park has scheduled five daily sessions capped at 100 swimmers each. Early Friday morning, many eager swimmers arrived at…
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Paralympian Swimmers Leave Colorado Springs and Head to Tokyo | KOAA 5
On Saturday morning, 14 Paralympic swimmers are leaving Colorado Springs and heading to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, which begin on August 24.
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Chicago Surfer Saves 3 Swimmers Caught in Lake Michigan Rip Current | ABC7 Chicago
A surfer from Logan Square saved three swimmers who got caught in a rip current in Lake Michigan at Vans Beach in Michigan. Full story: https://abc7chicago.com/lake-michigan…
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Atlanta Paralympian Swimmer Heading to Tokyo | 11Alive
Meet the 17-year-old swimmer from Atlanta who is gearing up for her first Paralympic Games.
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AINF Hosts Sponsored Swim to Raise Funds | GBC News
The Animals In Need Foundation is raising funds to aid its ongoing efforts towards the care of animals on the rock, with members of the team saying the current situation in Gibraltar is worrying, and that they are seeing more cases of abandonment and abuse than they have in years.
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No Swimming Warning at Hampton Ponds State Park | WWLP-22News
Another day of extreme heat in the Pioneer Valley, but those who wanted to cool off at Hampton Ponds Beach in Westfield were out of luck.
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Swimming Robot Gives Fresh Insight Into Locomotion and Neuroscience | EPFL
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates are able to retain their locomotor capabilities after a spinal cord lesion. The finding could also help improve the performance of swimming robots used for search and rescue missions and for environmental monitoring.