Month: April 2023
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2nd Graders in Cedar Rapids Receive Free Swim Lessons | KCRG-TV9
This effort offers students the opportunity to gain skills in something that’s both fun and potentially life-saving.
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Top Tips to Master Open Water Triathlon Swimming | Global Triathlon Network
Swimming in a triathlon is not the same as swimming in a pool. In open water there’s a lot to take into account; swells, currents, other swimmers! There’s a lot that goes on in a triathlon swim that you won’t experience training in a pool so Heather is here to show you what the best…
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‘A Lot of Takeaways’: Swimmer’s Grueling Journey Through Kaiwi Channel Comes to an End | Hawaii News Now
After nearly 13 hours, Man-O-War stings brought Sri Viswanathan’s crossing attempt to an end last Friday.
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Village in Indonesia Lets Tourists Feed, Swim With Whale Sharks | USA Today
Whale sharks do not pose a threat to humans, so young children in an Indonesian island village help fishermen feed them.
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Boost to Fund Queensland School Swimming Lesson Programs | 7NEWS
Queensland schools will no longer be in the deep end, following a funding boost to state swimming programs. An audit has revealed some schools weren’t providing any lessons.
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Australian Surf Swim Club Members Shocked by Ban on Nudity in Changing Rooms and Showers | CNN
An Australian surf lifesaving club has found itself at the center of a controversy following its implementation of a no-nudity policy in showers and changing rooms. Ocean swimmer Nada Pantle, who regularly uses the changing rooms after a morning swim in Terrigal, New South Wales, said she was sent a letter warning that she had breached Terrigal…
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Summer and Brooke McIntosh: One Family, Two Rising Sports Stars | CBC News: The National
Summer and Brooke McIntosh are making names for themselves as some of Canada’s most promising young athletes. Devin Heroux shows the work the sisters are putting in to be at the top of their respective sports.
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Summer McIntosh Breaks 400M Individual Medley World Record, Extends Historic Week | NBC Sports
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh broke her second world record this week, lowering the 400m individual medley mark on Saturday. McIntosh, a 16-year-old who trains in Sarasota, Florida, clocked 4 minutes, 25.87 seconds at the Canadian Championships in Toronto. She took down Hungarian Katinka Hosszu‘s world record of 4:26.36 from the 2016 Rio Olympics. Before Saturday, McIntosh had the…