Month: February 2022
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Diver Gets Disorientated Swimming in Frozen Lake as Frantic Rescuers Try to Smash Ice | Daily Star
This is the heart-stopping moment a free diver gets disorientated while swimming in a frozen lake as his desperate colleagues try to smash the ice to get him out before he drowns. Slovak athlete Boris Oravec, 31, was taking part in the 20-meter under-ice swim when he became disorientated and began to desperately search for…
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Lia Thomas in Ivy League Championships | Good Morning America
Swim records were set at the Ivy League Championships by the University of Pennsylvania’s Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete, who’s seen split support even among her own teammates.
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Black Lives Matter Swimmer | WDSE WRPT – PBS
One young swimmer made more than a splash at a local swim meet when she was nearly disqualified for wearing a suit that read, “Black Lives Matter” on it. Since the meet her story has garnered national attention.
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Female Swimmers Could Send a ‘Powerful Message’ After Trans Swimmer ‘Smashes’ Records | Sky News Australia
Sky News host Rita Panahi says female competitors and swim teams would send a “powerful message” by refusing to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.
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Body of Man Missing in Gold Coast Waters, Luqman Jubair, Found at Mermaid Beach | ABC News
Police say 35-year-old Luqman Jubair went into the water at Miami on Thursday night to help someone in trouble.
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Helicopter Narrowly Misses Swimmers After Crashing Into Miami Beach | 9 News Australia
A pilot and two passengers are lucky to be alive after their stricken helicopter crashed into Miami Beach yesterday, narrowly missing swimmers as it plunged into the ocean.
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Athlete of the Week: Lindsay Bright | WBNS 10TV
Lindsay Bright qualified for the state swim meet as a freshman. She’s also the first swimmer to represent Logan Elm in more than 25 years.
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Queensland Doctor Who Rescued a Swimmer Remembered as a “Selfless Hero†| 7NEWS
Even in his final moments, Doctor Luqman Jubair put offers first. The 35-year-old is being remembered as a selfless hero after drowning while trying to rescue a swimmer on the Gold Coast.