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The Monterey County Aquatic Team, home to Salinas’ swimming star Clark Kent Apuada, still doesn’t have a permanent place to practice. https://youtu.be/qin86i_PrAA

After being a swim instructor for more than 40 years I think it’s safe to say, “I’ve seen it all”. But don’t place any bets…just yet.  HA! I have definitely seen my share of fashion bloopers and socially awkward moments. Not that long ago a lifeguard bent over right in front of me and her swimsuit split up the backside.  Whoops.  I quickly walked to the guard shack and got a towel out of lost and found for the poor girl.  So what if it was stiff and stinky?  Do you think she cared?  She gratefully grabbed the towel I…

Want to know what it’s like to be a rescue swimmer responding to Hurricane Florence? See what Petty Officer 1st Class Jordon Shevlin saw first person as he battled the weather to investigate a truck caught is some extremely dangerous flooding. In addition to coordinating with the local emergency operations centers and other first responders, Coast Guard helicopter crews are constantly searching for people in who could be in danger. #HurricaneFlorence https://youtu.be/Akx9eAOG2rs

Ana Marcela Cunha (World OWS Champions) is going to race head to head with Sharon Van Rouwendal (Olympic 10km Marathon Swim Champion) across the Rio Negro in Amazonia. Full details can be found on www.rionegrochallenge.com.br https://youtu.be/Z7LgKbhJHx0

Jack Burnell (GBR) and Xin Xin (CHN) were the winners of the seventh leg of the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series 2018 taking place in Chun’An, China, on September 16. The British swimmer needed 1h56m34s8 to complete the 10km-race, while Xin got the gold in 2h06m22s6. It was the second consecutive win for the Asian athlete, also the best in the previous race of the Series in Lac Megantic (CAN). For Burnell, this was the first success of the season, after two podium presences in Seychelles (silver) and Setubal (POR, bronze). Read FINA https://youtu.be/RYBbFSJ_unQ

Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. He has gone to five Olympic Games and won consecutively. Phelps joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his water conservation initiatives, fatherhood, and how he learned to manage depression. https://youtu.be/8p3Kdzfb-_c

Detective Steve Korman said Sunday it’s still unknown what caused the man’s death. But Police Chief Tommy Boyd told the Asbury Park Press on Saturday a wave may have broken the man’s neck. See app and read nj.com Photo by SurFeRGiRL30

Massachusetts saw its first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years on Saturday when a male swimmer died in Cape Cod. In a Facebook post shared Saturday afternoon, the Wellfleet Police Department announced that a male swimmer in his mid-20s “was bitten by what is believed to be a shark” around 12 p.m. at Newcomb Hollow Beach. “I was that guy on the beach screaming, ‘Shark, shark!’ It was like right out of that movie Jaws,” Joe Booth, a local fisherman who was on the shore when the attack happened, told the Associated Press. “This has turned into Amity Island real quick out…

Jumping into the sea in winter is the most alive and present I ever feel. I get in fast – a dangerous approach if you’re a beginner – when the cold shock response provokes an uncontrollable urge to inhale. Underwater, I feel an intense mixture of burning pain and, even after doing this for years, a little panic. But it’s the only time the anxious negative chatter in my head is truly silenced. After two minutes, as my skin reaches the same temperature as the water, I start to feel comfortable and my breathing slows. After even a brief swim,…

Jump into fall with public skate and swim sessions at our 3 rinks and 4 pools! It’s a great way to be active and fun for all ages too! https://youtu.be/X3X5_4pHY2Q