Month: October 2023
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Palestinian Swimmer: Swimming for a Cause | CGTN
At 23 years old, swimmer Yazan Bawwab stood as a proud representative of Palestine at the Hangzhou Asian Games. He exemplifies the Palestinians’ passion for sports and unwavering aspiration for peace through athletic endeavors. Yazan also used this platform to make a contribution and inspire others. He will soon launch “SwimHope Palestine” to teach Palestinian…
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Døds World Championship 2023
What is Dødsing?Dødsing is a modern and fast-growing extreme sport that has revolutionizedtraditional diving. Dødsing has its simple origins at Frognerbadet in Oslo, Norway dating back to the 1970s. What started as a death-defying trick to show off to your friends, is about to transform into something much bigger than anyone imagined…
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Feargal Sharkey: We Are Swimming in Our Own Waste | New Scientist
Undertones singer and environmental campaigner, Feargal Sharkey has spent much of his recent years on the frontline of the struggle to save Britain’s rivers. Speaking at New Scientist Live in London, Sharkey explains how rivers are, for him, “the heartbeat of humanity and the soul of our intellect”, he says. “We’re destroying them and treating…
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2 Boys Drown at Roseville Home Swimming Pool, Police Say | KCRA 3
Two boys drowned Monday morning at their Roseville home swimming pool, police said. A spokesperson for the Roseville Police Department said officers and fire department personnel went to a home around 11:20 a.m. by Waterford Glen Circle for a report of two unresponsive boys in a pool. Police said both brothers were sent to a…
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The Man Who Took on Lake Michigan | WGN News
In 1961 Chicagoan Ted Erikson is a 33-year-old chemist who swims as a hobby. What possessed him to attempt to become one of the first to swim across Lake Michigan? Larry Potash digs into this little-known story through the eyes of Ted’s widow.
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Learning to Swim Safely and Without Fear | Newsday
Dozens of participants of color learned about water safety and drowning prevention at Westbury High School on Saturday, in an event held by Jack and Jill Nassau County and Black People Will Swim. NewsdayTV’s Drew Scott reports. Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez
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Creepy ‘Night Swim’ Trailer Will Put You off Swimming Pools for Life | Mashable
Produced by M3gan producers James Wan and Blumhouse, Night Swim follows a family who move into a new home and renovate the pool in their backyard. But when the daughter plays Marco Polo in the pool after dark, everything goes terrifyingly wrong. Kerry Condon, Wyatt Russell, Nancy Lenehan, and Jodi Long star.
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Swimmers Oblivious to ‘Sewage Dump’ in Cornwall Beauty Spot | The Independent
Children splash and play in a picturesque Cornwall bay completely oblivious to a “foul brown liquid with bits in it” pumping into the water through a running drain. In shock footage, swimmers at Swanpool Beach, hailed for its “clear turquoise bay” near the outskirts of Falmouth, continue to swim in the water. Described as the…