A source has confirmed to the BBC that four more boys have been brought out of the cave complex today https://youtu.be/RVi-bNc-Tos https://youtu.be/85iQOy5twGE
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Watch Team Australia’s Synchronised Swimming performance to Nightwish’s “Last Ride of the Day” at the Olympic Summer Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. https://youtu.be/cFKkSAyQGJs
Tainui swimmer Lewis Clareburt won the supreme Swimmer of the Year award at the Swimming New Zealand Awards at the weekend. He was also the recipient of the International Swimmer of the Year award. It’s been a very successful past 6 months for the 18-year-old who won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in April. Earlier this month, he also made his mark at the New Zealand Open Swimming Champs. There’s no resting for Clareburt, who’s off to compete overseas at the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo next month. “It’s a pretty high standard competition to be able to reach the…
Thai officials said Monday the second phase of the rescue of the boys and their coach trapped in a cave is underway. Despite being in the rainy season, it’s actually dry. CBS News foreign correspondent Ben Tracy reports from Chiang Rai, Thailand. https://youtu.be/XEjNzNHWTvw https://youtu.be/ARxTDNjtkPI https://youtu.be/MrABYwlKGVo https://youtu.be/rxO-UoTTTuo
The swim coach of Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas, says you can’t overstate the underachievement of his school’s swim team; he measures success by his athletes not getting disqualified. So when Gerald Hodges – a pretty-good athlete who couldn’t swim – joined up, it was because he couldn’t bear not being good at something. Steve Hartman talked with Hodges about how he was able to measure success in the final lap. https://youtu.be/UevYCO1G9DQ
Great job by these guards! They work together to get control of a difficult situation. https://youtu.be/UaFwQMfQThE
First boys recovered from Thailand cave after soccer team and coach become trapped. https://youtu.be/WnTfxrg4eJc
Russia dominates, Kolesnikov, Kesely with 8 medals apiece, Milak wins two in 12mins With five more titles on the closing day, Russia cemented its top position at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships – a trend lasting since 2012. Kliment Kolesnikov is the man of the meet with 8 medals (6 golds, 2 silvers), while Hungary’s Ajna Kesely also amassed 8 among the women (5-1-2). She earned 4 individual titles, just like teammate Kristof Milak, the most in the field, who added two on Sunday by winning the 200m free and 100m fly in a span of 12 minutes. The…
Working as a lifeguard is a traditional summer job for many teens. But the job pool is changing, thanks to some older applicants. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has the story. https://youtu.be/DMNx1o9Jsi4
Popular swimming spots are coming up with creative solutions to combat a regional shortage of lifeguards. “It’s a good little beach to go to,” Ronald McClendon, who went to Lake Ontario beach to spend time with his kids, said. “The people are good, they’ve got playgrounds around her, picnic areas, and houses, it’s nice.†That’s why he and others we talked to were concerned to hear about the shortage. “I think its important that there are people trained for those situations, in case there’s an emergency,” Beachgoer Brittany Distefano said. “I would hate to see a child drown, or hear…