Year: 2022
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Swimming Australia Releases Findings of Report on Treatment of Women and Girls | ABC News
Swimming Australia has released the findings of a report commissioned in June 2021 after explosive allegations by Olympic silver medallist Maddie Groves of the sport’s “misogynistic” culture.
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This Tongan Man Managed to Survive a 27-Hour Swim After the Tsunami | TRT World
They’re calling this 57-year-old Tongan man a “real-life Aquaman†after he reportedly survived 27 hours at sea following the devastating tsunami.
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NCAA Criticized for Changing Policy on Transgender Athletes | ABC News
Transgender athlete and advocate Chris Mosier criticized the NCAA’s new policy on the participation of transgender athletes in an interview with ABC News Thursday. “This was absolutely a missed opportunity for the NCAA,” he said. “The NCAA has been using a policy for over 10 years now, and it’s been working quite well.” See ABC…
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New Focus to Provide Swimming Lessons to Underserved Communities | WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast
Drowning death rates for Black people are one-and-a-half times higher than whites, but the disparity is even greater among children.
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NCAA Adopts New Policy for Transgender Athletes Following Controversy Over Penn Swimmer | NBC10 Philadelphia
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. The ruling follows controversy over Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer at Penn who is currently breaking records competing with women after spending her first three years at the school competing with men. See…
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Swimming and Respect for Nature in Patagonia | Fondation Princesse Charlène de Monaco
Initiated by the Association Monaco Argentina (AMA) and the Fundación Protejamos Patagonia (FPP), the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation supported a new Learn to Swim project on the Valdés Peninsula in Patagonia (Argentina).
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Max McHugh, Reigning NCAA Champ, Talks Breaststroke, Lifting, & Getting Shot | Inside With Brett Hawke
Max McHugh is a Senior at the University of Minnesota. He will be defending his 100 and 200 Breaststroke titles in just a couple of months. Brett and Max talk about all things breaststroke, what he does in the gym, and the unfortunate event of being shot.
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Father Dies in Grange Beach Tragedy After Trying to Save Young Daughter From Drowning | 7NEWS
There has been a beach tragedy at Grange where a Seaton father has lost his life trying to save his daughter.
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Australian Sporting Icons Team Up to Tackle Ocean Pollution in the Great Barrier Reef | 7NEWS
A group of Australian sporting icons has teamed up to tackle ocean pollution in the Great Barrier Reef.