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SDSU Swimmer Gearing up for Paris Olympics | KELOLAND News
SDSU swimmer gearing up for Paris Olympics
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Free Swim Lessons Offered for the Little Ones | News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV
Our community partners and first responders are teaching children the ABCs of water safety. What are the ABCs of water safety? See KVOA.com
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Catching up With the Johnnie Means Aquatics Competitive Swim Team | FOX 26 Houston
Swimming is an essential skill, especially for minorities. In this segment, we hear from a group empowering young people of color to learn how to navigate the waves.
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Over Two-Thirds of Adults Won’t Swim in UK Waters Due to Sewage Spills | ITV News
ITV News has learned that over two-thirds of Brits will avoid swimming or entering our rivers and the sea because of pollution fears. Last year, water companies in England dumped sewage in our waterways for a total of 3.6 million hours. That figure was up 54% from the number of sewage spills in 2022. Contained…
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Nick Butler: Investigating the Chinese Swimming Doping Scandal | Inside With Brett Hawke
Nick Butler is an English journalist who has been investigating doping allegations in Chinese swimming for years. In early 2021, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance at a domestic competition in China. While authorities claimed contamination caused the results, international bodies accepted this without thorough review, leading to accusations of a mishandled…
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Testing the Water: How Paris Is Preparing the Seine for the Olympics | TODAY
Winding through Paris, the Seine river is set to be the centerpiece of the 2024 Summer Games — but bacteria levels and garbage could stand in the way of safety for the athletes. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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The Battle for the Future of the Olympic Games Is Being Played out in Brisbane | 7.30
Forget the debate over whether Brisbane’s Olympic stadiums plan is good for the river city; international experts say the 2032 Games are shaping up to be a test case for the future of the Olympic movement. Peter McCutcheon reports.
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Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug Before Medaling at Tokyo Olympics | CBS News
The organization that’s supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China’s athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don’t buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug were allowed to compete in the Tokyo games in 2021. CBS News…
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Chinese Olympic Swim Team Doping Scandal Heats Up | Reuters
The World Anti-Doping Agency has threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of a cover-up over its handling of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics, as global sports groups demanded an investigation.