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Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will push for a law banning smoking in public places, to make the Japanese capital smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, media said, defying national politicians who failed to pass a similar law this spring. Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest cities to host the Olympics in years, but efforts for a national ban died in the face of opposition from pro-smoking politicians – many in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party – as well as restaurateurs and Japan Tobacco, which is one-third government-owned and paid the state $700 million in dividends in 2015.…

He may be one of the world’s most famous swimmers, but three weeks on, Chad le Clos still has not been reunited with his “lost” suitcase containing his racing kit, despite the efforts of his coach, his London agents and the media. He was forced to compete in the Mare Nostrum series event in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, on Sunday, June 18 in borrowed costumes and goggles, after Turkish Airlines lost his luggage. He’d arrived in Barcelona on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul three days earlier, and was horrified to discover that his checked-in suitcase, containing all his competition kit, swimming…

Hungarian Olympic swimming star Katinka Hosszu announced Tuesday the launch of a union to represent swimmers against FINA, the sport’s governing body, that she accuses of ignoring athletes. The membership of the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS) represents “all continents of the globe”, Hosszu, a triple Olympic gold medal winner in Rio last year, wrote in a Facebook post. Among 14 Olympic champions in the list of 29 founding members with Hosszu are Japan’s Hagino Koszuke, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, and American swimmers Katie Meili and Conor Dwyer. “We expect swimmers to be treated as equal partners. We expect that…

A whale gave a free diver off the coast of Tasmania a once-in-a-lifetime experience when it swam up to him and said hello with what he described as a “nose boop”. Kaeo Landon Lane was filming in the water at Bicheno when two southern right whales drifted slowly towards him, appearing through the soft murk of the sea. One of the whales came right up to Lane, who stuck out his hand. See IBT https://youtu.be/ixnvRuc1kRA

Need some motivation? Look no farther than five-time Olympic swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres. Torres has teamed up with SHOW MORE OF YOU from Celgene and Otezla — a campaign that is shining light on the psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. https://youtu.be/LD9HlbQwYqA

Adam Stern, a 28-year-old professional freediver from Copacabana, Australia, dived some 30 meters deep to explore the gigantic Boga wreck in North East Bali. Not being the one to miss an opportunity for a cool photo, Adam posed at the wheel of the ship. The Boga wreck is an old decommissioned ship that was purposely sunk in September 2012 to create an artificial reef for marine life and a new dive destination. The vessel measures about 50 meters in length; it is adorned with a Volkswagen car, treasure chest and a Buddha statue. See Sputnik News https://youtu.be/tELEaWN1toc

Olympic swimmer Maritza McClendon got together with her sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho, to teach a free swim clinic over the weekend in New Orleans.​ https://youtu.be/vOCm_h-0EbE

The gold medal winning Russian duet of Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina not only impressed the world with their incredible technique but also offered a beautiful homage to the King of Pop Michael Jackson in their “They Don’t Care About Us” technical routine at the London 2012 Synchronised Swimming competition. https://youtu.be/m5QgmCGoTmU

NSWIS caught up with Matt Wilson and his coach Adam Kable ahead of the 2017 Swimming World Championships in Budapest. https://youtu.be/b6UAuVuICEw

Calvyn Justus is a South African swimmer and YouTuber, documenting his life and journey every step of the way. Check out Calvyn’s social media pages: YouTube: https://goo.gl/LR2cTj Facebook: https://goo.gl/8VEmBC Twitter: https://goo.gl/y9acYT Instagram: https://goo.gl/RWsuw1 https://youtu.be/njZK02ozsZk