Month: October 2023
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Unbelievable Vision of Great White Shark Sneaking Up on Swimmer | Today Show Australia
The vision you have to see to believe: a great white shark creeping up on a swimmer in open water only to turn the other way.
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North Carolina Aquatic Center Chosen as Training Site for US Olympic Swim Team | CBS 17
North Carolina aquatic center chosen as training site for US Olympic swim team
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French Financial Prosecutors Raid Paris 2024 Olympics Headquarters | France 24
Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics said on Thursday their headquarters had been raided Wednesday by the country’s national financial prosecutor and a judicial source said the raid, which also targeted event management firms, were part of an ongoing probe into alleged favoritism. Read France 24
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South Hadley Woman Is First Person to Swim the Entire Connecticut River | WWLP-22News
A South Hadley woman made history on Sunday becoming the first person to swim the entire length of the Connecticut River.
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New Documentary Examines the History of Black Surfing, Aquatic Culture | CBS 8 San Diego
When people think about surfing, they think of Hawaii, but a new film that is out titled “Wade in the Water” takes a different look at Black aquatic and surfing history. David Mesfin is the Director of Wade in the Water and found that surfing history also goes back to Africa. See CBS 8 San…
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The Swimmer: Michael Gunning’s Story | British Elite Athletes Association
This Black History Month, BEAA ED&I Ambassador Michael Gunning tells his story, from being a nervous but brilliant young swimmer worried about his identity to a proud champion of LGBTQ+ causes.
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NYADS’s Annette Bening and Jodie Foster Behind the Scenes | Netflix
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster take us behind the scenes of their new film Nyad with directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
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China’s ‘Iron Man’ Modifies Prosthetic Leg to Run and Swim | South China Morning Post
A former mechanical engineer in China with only one leg has turned his disability into a superpower by using his skills to modify his prosthetic limb, allowing him to run and swim faster than ordinary people. See South China Morning Post