Month: August 2021
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Toyota Halts All Self-Driving E-Palette Vehicles After Olympic Village Accident | Reuters
Toyota Motor said on Friday it had suspended all self-driving e-Palette transportation pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village, a day after one of the vehicles collided with and injured a visually impaired pedestrian. Read Reuters
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Daniel Dias: The Greatest Paralympic Swimmer of All Time – BBC News
Daniel Dias was the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Paralympics after winning 24 medals between 2008 and 2016.
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Olivier (FRA) and Olasz (HUN) Earn Gold in Ohrid (MKD) | FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021
Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA) and Anna Olasz (HUN) were the winners of the second leg of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021, held this Saturday in Ohrid (MKD). The French star swam and won the men’s 10m km race in 1h54m54s60, while the Magyar ace triumphed in the women’s event in a time of 2h04m26s40.…
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Re-LIVE | FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 – Ohrid
Watch the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 LIVE from Ohrid!
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2 Swimmers Reportedly Missing at Lake Travis Saturday | KXAN
Two swimmers are reportedly missing at Lake Travis on Saturday afternoon, according to a tweet from Austin-Travis County EMS.
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Catching Up With Alex Sobers, Olympic Swimmer | Gine On
In his words, we tend to only check in with our sportspeople when they have won or lost a race or game. So we reached out to swimmer, Alex Sobers after he represented Barbados proudly at the recent Tokyo Olympics. Watch this quick conversation as we learned a bit about his experience at the big…
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13th Annual Pooch & Splash Party Offers Strolls, Swimming for Community Dogs | KTVB
More than 200 dogs were at Lakeview Park in Nampa for the event.
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Facing Fear: Legacy of Family Tragedy Overcome by Filipino Domestic Helper Learning to Swim | South China Morning Post
Jessica Segovia Tubola forced herself to confront her biggest fear by learning how to swim. The 29-year-old Philippine native from the city of Bacolod on the northwest coast of Negros Island has been afraid of water since the death of her five-year-old brother, who drowned when Jessica was just eight. Five years after moving to…
