Year: 2021
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Head Above Water | Interview | Cody Simpson | Swimming | Amazon Originals
Head Above Water, an Amazon Original four-part docu-series that follows elite Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe AM, Bronte Campbell OAM, and Kyle Chalmers OAM, as well as former-junior-champion-turned-international-musician, Cody Simpson in the lead up to the games in July. Head Above Water will launch on June 4, 2021, on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, United States,…
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“We’ve Tried to Offer as Many Lessons as We Can†| Pools Face Rush of Swim Lessons, Staffing Shortages
Pools are seeing an increased interest in swim lessons this summer after many children missed out due to pool closures last summer. The catch is that local pools are trying to make sure they have both the classes and staff to teach them. Madison Gump from Kingsport Aquatics Center said it’s not just the safety…
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Sky Pool: Swim in the Air if You Dare
So how many phobias can you squeeze into one swimming pool? The newly opened Sky Pool in London will test several, including acrophobia (fear of heights), basophobia (fear of falling) and aquaphobia (fear of drowning). The pool is 115 feet in the air and stretches across the 46-foot gap between the two luxury Embassy Gardens apartment blocks…
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Rochelle Man Dies During Swimming Race in Madison | Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF
An Illinois man died over the weekend after participating in a swim race in Lake Monona. According to the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office, the 51-year-old had to be removed from the water, for an unspecified reason, during the Big Swell Swim race on Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died. The…
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Potomac River Dangers: Localities Want People to Stop Swimming in River as Hot Temps Hit the DMV Region | WUSA9
More rescue calls have been made to the Potomac River as hotter temps hit the region. Localities are warning communities of the river’s dangers.
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Falkland Islands Swimming Pool Reopens | FITV
After over a year of closures and repair works, the swimming pool at Stanley Leisure Centre reopened to the public last Sunday.
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