Month: April 2024
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Catching up With the Johnnie Means Aquatics Competitive Swim Team | FOX 26 Houston
Swimming is an essential skill, especially for minorities. In this segment, we hear from a group empowering young people of color to learn how to navigate the waves.
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Over Two-Thirds of Adults Won’t Swim in UK Waters Due to Sewage Spills | ITV News
ITV News has learned that over two-thirds of Brits will avoid swimming or entering our rivers and the sea because of pollution fears. Last year, water companies in England dumped sewage in our waterways for a total of 3.6 million hours. That figure was up 54% from the number of sewage spills in 2022. Contained…
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Nick Butler: Investigating the Chinese Swimming Doping Scandal | Inside With Brett Hawke
Nick Butler is an English journalist who has been investigating doping allegations in Chinese swimming for years. In early 2021, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance at a domestic competition in China. While authorities claimed contamination caused the results, international bodies accepted this without thorough review, leading to accusations of a mishandled…
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Testing the Water: How Paris Is Preparing the Seine for the Olympics | TODAY
Winding through Paris, the Seine river is set to be the centerpiece of the 2024 Summer Games — but bacteria levels and garbage could stand in the way of safety for the athletes. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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The Battle for the Future of the Olympic Games Is Being Played out in Brisbane | 7.30
Forget the debate over whether Brisbane’s Olympic stadiums plan is good for the river city; international experts say the 2032 Games are shaping up to be a test case for the future of the Olympic movement. Peter McCutcheon reports.
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Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug Before Medaling at Tokyo Olympics | CBS News
The organization that’s supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China’s athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don’t buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug were allowed to compete in the Tokyo games in 2021. CBS News…
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Chinese Olympic Swim Team Doping Scandal Heats Up | Reuters
The World Anti-Doping Agency has threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of a cover-up over its handling of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics, as global sports groups demanded an investigation.
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Doping Bombshell Rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
Doping bombshell rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
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Regan Smith | Documentary Short | Park Stories
Regan Smith is one of the fastest women in the world. We made this film with her in advance of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she went on to become a three-time Olympic medalist. All together, Regan has won five world championships, has medaled 13 times at global senior competitions and with the 2024 Paris…