Month: March 2022
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Bath YMCA Swim Team Marks 31st Consecutive State Title Win | News Center Maine
The swim club hasn’t lost a state title since 1991.
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Mariupol Theatre and Swimming Pool Where Civilians Sheltered Lie in Ruins | Guardian News
Russian forces have been accused of bombing a theatre where hundreds of displaced people were believed to have been sheltering and striking a swimming pool where pregnant women and young children had gathered. The attacks happened in the besieged city of Mariupol. There was no immediate confirmation of the numbers of deaths or injuries in…
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Olympian Who Fled Belarus Now Flees Ukraine | Inquirer
After bolting to Ukraine to escape political persecution in her native Belarus, Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia never thought she would again be forced to flee, this time to save her family from Russian attack.
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Making Moves with Brinkley Davies in Active Swim | ROXY
Get to know free diver, marine biologist, surfer & environmentalist Brinkley Davies as she explores the unique ecosystem above and below the waters of Western Australia’s Ningaloo coast.
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Protest Against Transgender Swimmer’s Participation in Championship at Georgia Tech | FOX 5 Atlanta
Columnist Matt Walsh hosted a speech on Monday at Georgia Tech denouncing Georgia Tech’s hosting the upcoming NCAA Women Swim meet that will have a transgender athlete competing for an out-of-state school.
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6 Open Water Swimming Skills You Can Learn In The Pool | Global Triathlon Network
Swimming in the open water can be a shock to the system for those who are used to the comfort of a heated pool, but can we get better at swimming in open water without actually swimming in open water?
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‘Everyone Loved Jack,’ Mom Says as Drunken Boater Sentenced to Prison for Crash That Killed Swimmer on Gull Lake | MLive
A man who drunkenly drove a boat, hitting and killing a swimmer over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in 2020, is heading to prison. Tyler Boyd, 39, of Richland was sentenced to 15 months to 15 years in prison by Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Gary Giguere Jr. during a March 14 hearing. He pleaded…
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Trans Athlete Weighs in on Lia Thomas Media Storm and Trans Visibility in Sports | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Schuyler Bailar, the first openly trans Division I swimmer — a friend and supporter of University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas — weighs in on the debate around “fairness” and trans inclusion in sports.