A horse was found in a swimming pool after seeking refuge from the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. When Jeff Hill of paradise, California returned to his evacuated neighborhood during the camp fire, he found a horse in a backyard swimming pool. He said in a Facebook post the horse was tangled in the pool cover after escaping the flames. He said, the pool cover prevented her from drowning. Hill says he scrambled to unhook the cover and guided the horse up the shallow end steps. Resources eventually came to escort the horse from the fire zone. See for instance…
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Singapore is calling! From 15th to 17th November, the final event of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 will take place in Singapore. Find out if Wladimir Morozow and Sarah Sjöström can keep their current top positions or if someone else will be crowned as the champion of 2018! https://youtu.be/bh0tUxRpspA
Henrico County announced Tuesday that it will build the Henrico Aquatics Center, a 20,000-square-foot indoor swimming facility. The facility will have a 25-yard pool with 8 lanes, a warm-water instructional pool with zero-depth entry, a waterslide, and a family spray area. There will also be family-friendly locker rooms, retractable spectator seating and parking. The facility will have means-based membership rates as well as daily rates. “The Henrico Aquatics Center will be a game changer for youth and families,†County Manager John Vithoulkas said. “In addition to family swim times, the facility will offer swimming lessons, host practices and meets for our high school…
With November underway and men’s health awareness coming into focus, Kevin Love has launched his new web series, “Locker Room Talk,” in conjunction with Schick Hydro. In the first episode, Love can be seen discussing mental health with 23-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps, who revealed earlier this year that he considered committing suicide following the 2012 Summer Olympics. See wkyc3 https://youtu.be/mgIvuXs4YdY
The longtime owner of Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) is dead following a boating mishap in Florida. https://youtu.be/lKpi77JCVkU
Some are brave enough to get wet in the seriously cold weather Tuesday morning for sport. https://youtu.be/MadoPMixXMM
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Olympian and Swim-a-Thon Ambassador Katie Meili visited NOVA of Virginia Aquatics in October 2018 to celebrate their 2017 Swim-a-Thon contest win. https://youtu.be/ahG3rGVA0MY
The FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 made a splash inside and outside of the pool in Tokyo! A weekend of new records, tight races and excitement came to an end on Sunday, as the final stop in Singapore is waiting for the swimming elite. https://youtu.be/_aw-bFeTrKA