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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has completed an unprecedented length of the English Channel, a 330-mile journey which has taken 49 days. Here’s a look back at his journey. https://youtu.be/hmMRivfaixg

Olympic swimming champion Simone Manuel made a stop at Norfolk’s Southside Aquatic Center for a very special cause. https://youtu.be/6kZNKis7pBM

Preparation and musings on Paul Newsome’s training for the 2018 Otillo World Championships https://youtu.be/zziwuSiaU6Q

Erin Darke, of hit shows like “Dietland” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” talks about body image pressure in Hollywood and how putting more women in power can help. https://youtu.be/HFSArv2aYKQ

In the second installation of our five-part series exploring self-image and identity through hair, made in collaboration with Bedhead, we feature the story of Writer, Model and former Olympic Athlete, Casey Legler. From having long hair as a child, to shaving her head as an Olympic swimmer (something that only the male swimmers were allowed to do), to becoming a bleached blond with long flowing hair in her 20’s, to rocking her signature short, slicked-back look of today, the winding journey of Casey’s hair has articulated points of rebellion against society’s idea of what a woman should look like, compliance…

Swimming doesn’t seem like a complicated sport with a lot of rules. However, there are at least 26 rules that can get you disqualified. https://youtu.be/OgK-DWUCtAc

This is what most of my days working as a pool manager looked like during the amazing summer of 2016. https://youtu.be/-j-iliZWpLA

Enjoy the Top 10 Olympic water polo goals featuring: Melania Grego (Italy), Adam Steinmetz (Netherlands), Felipe Perrone (Spain), Suzie Fraser (Australia), Daniëlle de Bruijn (Netherlands), Renato Vrbicic (Croatia), Yvette Higgins (Australia), Elisa Casanova (Italy), Attila Vári (Hungary), and Márton Szivós (Hungary). https://youtu.be/hkZ2jWbEcBc

According to a survey by the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA), 68 per cent of swim schools have been impacted by the shortage, limiting their opportunities to offer lessons to children. STA’s 2018 Industry Swimming Teachers Recruitment Survey also found that more than two-thirds of UK swim schools have a waiting list for lesson spaces, while 78 per cent said they could not find appropriately qualified swimming teaching staff to meet this demand. Nearly three quarters (71 per cent) said difficulty in finding appropriate staff was affecting their business growth plans. Read Leisure Opportunities https://youtu.be/7HTSdsP0u6Q

A British man was left nearly naked in the middle of his hotel pool after being “gifted” a dissolving swimsuit during his vacation in Ibiza. The unsuspecting victim of the viral prank, Lee Kenny, was enjoying a sun-soaked swim at a swanky resort with his wife and so-called “friends” when he came to a harrowing realization. “My shorts are broken!” he exclaims repeatedly in the video above. “What do I do?!” See Maxim https://youtu.be/XfkIGOPfIxY