Month: April 2023
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British Tourist Miraculously Survives Near-Fatal Swimming Mishap off Pattaya Coast | GMT
Video footage and photographs have emerged of a British tourist who came close to losing his life while swimming off the coast of Pattaya last month. The tourist, who remains unidentified, got into trouble while swimming and was able to make his way to a buoy, where he was eventually rescued by a passing fisherman in his boat. See…
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Howard University Swim Coach Honored With Drake Hero Award | Get Uplifted | WUSA9
Nicholas Askew leads the only HBCU with a swim team
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Sycamore Grad, Fellow Iu Student Missing After Going for Swim at Indiana Lake | Local 12
Two Indiana University students are missing after they went underwater at Lake Monroe Saturday. One of them is a Sycamore High School graduate. See Local 12
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Freediver Poses With Hammerhead to Highlight Plastic Pollution | Cayman Compass
Cayman Islands underwater photographer Jason Washington and freediver Coral Tomascik have joined forces again this year with Inter Miami football team to spotlight the impact of plastics on the world’s oceans – and this time, they’re joined by a great hammerhead. See Cayman Compass
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Trash Collecting ‘Mermaid’ Breaks Swimming Record | Reuters
Merle Liivand, aka Mermaid Merle, broke a record by swimming 30 miles around Florida’s Biscayne Bay wearing a monofin, all the while collecting some 20 pounds of trash.
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‘I’m Speaking for Every Female Athlete’: Riley Gaines Sits Down With Piers Morgan | Sky News Australia
Former college swimmer Riley Gaines sits down with Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan to discuss transgender women in sports, Title IX, and her harrowing experience at SFSU. “I’m speaking for every female athlete, not just myself,” Ms. Gaines said. “I know what’s at stake if someone doesn’t use their voice.”
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The Grannies Swim Club of Soweto | World of Africa | WION
‘Aqua-phobia’ is the fear of water. Many people develop this anxiety when they are about to take a dip or swim, but some grannies in South Africa’s Soweto are redefining this phobia. In their 60s and above they have found a new hobby to help calm them down and stay fit. Here’s their story of…
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Swimming | Number Crunching Follows Qualifying Joy | eNCA
Swimmers who’ve qualified for this year’s Fina World Champs in Japan, will have to fund much of their way there. The competition falls under Swimming SA, which contributes to athletes’ costs, but not enough to cover all expenses. Hloni Mtimkulu reports.
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Black People Will Swim | Second Act | VICE TV
Paulana Lamonier is creating a safer future in the water, one lesson at a time.