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  • UCSB Student Dies During Swim Practice at Santa Barbara High School

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    Read Santa Barbara Independent and see KEYT Nicholas Johnson, a 19-year-old UCSB freshman athlete, was swimming laps at the time during a joint practice with the high school’s swim team. It’s unclear what caused Johnson to lose consciousness, and police and coroner’s officials say they continue to investigate the incident.

  • Cate Campbell out to prove 2013 no fluke

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    Read SBS World champion swimmer Cate Campbell does not like to set goals. Usually. But the 21-year-old has one for 2014: proving last year was no fluke. Despite sweeping all before her in 2013, Campbell is not struggling for motivation ahead of next week’s national titles in Brisbane, which double as the Glasgow Commonwealth Games…

  • Rebecca Adlington: I took up comfort eating after quitting swimming

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    Read The London Evening Standard Rebecca Adlington has told how she became self-conscious about her body after retiring from swimming. The Olympic medallist, whose insecurities came to a head during an appearance on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here last year, said she took comfort in food after quitting the sport. She said:…

  • Jamieson, Carlin and Marie-O’Connor gear up ahead of the summer of sport

    Jamieson, Carlin and Marie-O’Connor gear up ahead of the summer of sport

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    In this behind-the-scenes video of a photo shoot ahead of the 2014 British National Championships in April, Michael Jamieson, Jazz Carlin and Siobhan Marie-O’Connor discuss the year ahead and their thoughts on the upcoming national champs, where they will compete for their place in the Commonwealth Games this summer. Photo courtesy of dna  

  • Orcas chase speeding boat

    Orcas chase speeding boat

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    Warning, very excited shouts from the boat people :-)

  • Preparing Your Child to Swim Safe this Summer

    Preparing Your Child to Swim Safe this Summer

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    See kiiitv.com Accidents are the leading cause of death in children under the age of 14, and each year, nearly 1,000 of those deaths around the country are due to drowning. Most of those drownings happen at the family pool. KiiiTV.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend

  • Missy Franklin to attend Laureus

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    Read The Star Young American swimmer Missy Franklin will be at the glittering Laureus World Sports Awards at the Istana Budaya on Wednesday. The California native has been unstoppable, winning four gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics, followed by an unprecedented six gold medals at one World Championships. She won the 100m and 200m…

  • Pa. swim coach’s strip club job questioned by some

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    Read ABC27 A central Pennsylvania school district is debating whether to retain a popular swimming coach after someone complained anonymously about his job as a bartender at a strip club. Twenty-nine-year-old Baron Leonard tells the Altoona Mirror he works two other jobs to make ends meet. That means he works four jobs, counting his $2,530-a-year…

  • Missing Castaic Boy Found in Swimming Pool; Pronounced Dead

    Missing Castaic Boy Found in Swimming Pool; Pronounced Dead

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    See KTLA A 4-year-old boy died after walking away from his home and being found in a pool in Castaic on Friday afternoon, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Rick Chambers reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Friday, March 21, 2014. (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)