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FOX 4’s Mike Doocy explains how a disability isn’t stopping 16-year-old Aspen Shelton from setting swimming records around the world. https://youtu.be/cl_nHR8b2w4

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Navy teams around the globe are often called in to assist in rescue efforts. But this week, one maritime mission in the Indian Ocean helped a unique creature in need. https://youtu.be/DrSE4IRrCwI https://youtu.be/scpX78FZBZ0

Indian para-athlete Kanchanmala Pande, who arrived from Berlin after completing Berlin Para Swimming Championships, shared a very shameful and disgusting experience during the visit. The sightless-athlete faced extreme misery to participate in the championship after the money sanctioned by the government failed to reach her and was left with no option than to borrow money from fellow swimmer in Berlin. Pande was fined for travelling without a ticket on public transport and had borrowed money to pay the fine. Read Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu https://youtu.be/CJWXxPTiEzk

Welcome to The Players’ Tribune, a new media platform that presents the voices of professional athletes, bringing fans closer to the games they love than ever before. Founded by Derek Jeter, The Players’ Tribune aims to provide unique insight into the daily sports conversation and publishes first-person stories directly from athletes. From video to podcasts to player polls and written pieces, The Tribune strives to be “The Voice of the Game.” https://youtu.be/scpX78FZBZ0

On a single breath of air, Guillaume Néry explores the deepest pool in the world in Italy: Y40. The action is filmed on breath hold by his wife Julie Gautier. https://youtu.be/yzh0woiH7Jw

A young man died after getting into difficulties while swimming in Loch Lomond. Police, ambulance crews and a helicopter were called three miles from the village of Luss after the alarm was raised at about 1.50pm yesterday. Officers confirmed that the body of a man was recovered less than two hours later. It is understood that his death was not being treated as suspicious and he was believed to have drowned. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “Police received a report that a 20-year-old man had got into difficulty whilst swimming in Loch Lomond, approximately three miles north of Luss.…

If you want to get ahead in synchronized swimming it pays to be able to multitask. Described as “ballet in water,” the strength and flexibility required to deliver routines that can be up to five minutes long might look effortless in competition, but this is a discipline that takes up to six hours a day of daily practice. “The training is going on in the gym as well as the water,” Hungarian synchronized swimming team’s head coach Natalia Tarasova told CNN Sport’s Christina Macfarlane ahead of the FINA World Aquatics Championships which start Friday in Budapest. “There is usually one and…

Honorary Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Bishop wore his flight suit Wednesday after completing pool training and basic air crewman training with the US Coast Guard. https://youtu.be/YV_c_jtyJes

While going for a swim at Nurture by Nature in the hills of Southern California, a smiling woman (perhaps an employee?) was swarmed by a litter of Asian small-clawed baby otters who were just learning how to swim. The pups had been born at the Center and were still seemingly unsure of themselves judging by the way they clung onto her folded arms. See Laughing Squid https://youtu.be/awU36sCZLrU

So the other day, it happened again: I was swimming inside the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in uptown Charlotte, more than halfway through my workout, when all the lifeguards blew their whistles at once. I pretended not to hear it at first, but by the time I completed another lap, one of the guards was leaning over the edge of the pool into my lane. “Thunder,” she said. “We need everyone out.” It’s a pretty simple rule, and practically everyone who uses a public or community pool knows it: Any thunder or lightning – and boy, has there been a…