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Berlin police say a 20-year-old American tourist has drowned after trying to swim across a river in the heart of the German capital. Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakubowski says the man from Texas had jumped into the Spree river early Sunday with a 21-year-old friend. The older man managed to swim the short distance across the river but the Texan failed to reach the shore. Two passers-by, including a Danish lifeguard, tried unsuccessfully to save the man. He was recovered by firefighters but later died in hospital. Jakubowski said Monday that the deceased man is believed to have consumed alcohol and…

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin will miss next month’s swimming world championships in Budapest as she continues to recover from shoulder surgeries, the American told NBC on Monday. The 22-year-old had surgery on both of her shoulders in January due to bursitis and did not want to accelerate her training in order to make the July 14-30 world championships. Read Reuters https://youtu.be/o1AdGhn1PGU

French strike gold, second time after 2012 Slight surprise on the first competition day: the French duo of Laura Marino and Matthieu Rosset won the opening event of the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. With 372.40 points to their name, the French duo pushed host Ukraine to the second place. Viktoriya Kesar and Oleksandr Gorshkovozov, representing the host nation, captured the silver once again, with 366.55 points for their three respective dives, while a total of 366.10 points gave Nadezhda Bazhina and Viktor Minibaev (Russia) the bronze medal.

Race officials announced Sunday morning that the swim event would be canceled because of a small craft advisory and strong winds. John Ramos reports. https://youtu.be/Erq9p72ok9I

It can happen when a child gets sick several hours after being submerged in water, Don Champion reports https://youtu.be/0VfQ5gdK2N8

In this video, Coach Dominic takes you through the drills you will need to practice to improve your swim sighting for open water triathlons. This is a crucial part of the swim that can’t be overlooked! Make sure to practice in the pool, and then in the open water. https://youtu.be/THg1WdI6rgg

Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang said he is ready to face the challenges after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced newly-added events for Tokyo 2020, including three swimming events: men’s 800 meters, women’s 1500m freestyle and mixed 4X100m medley relay. Sun, 1500m freestyle world record holder, who won three champions over 200, 400, 1500m from London and Rio Olympic Games and dominated 800m three times in a row at the FINA World Championships at 2011, 2013, 2015, said he has just set a new goal for Tokyo. “Opportunity is equal to every athlete. Though I am the three-time 800m world…

The average pool is more dangerous than you might think, according to a new report by the Salt Lake County Health Department. In fact, it might be downright disgusting and the reason Cryptosporidium outbreaks outbreaks have doubled from 16 to 32 in between 2014 and 2016. Cryptosporidium, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “is a disease that causes watery diarrhea.” The Health Department defines an outbreak as “the occurrence of cases of disease more than what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season. An outbreak may occur in a restricted geographical area,…

A 72-year-old New Yorker is making waves in the women-dominated sport of synchronized swimming. Harvey Burgett began swimming less than a decade ago in a continuing education class taught by Dale Mohammed at Lehman College. “I taught him how to swim, then I sucked him into the synchro team and now he’s hooked,” Mohammed, who also runs the Gotham Synchro swim club, told The Post. Read New York Post https://youtu.be/7FZBFYGyVWc