Category: Organization
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Rutgers Fires Swim Coach Amid Emotional Abuse Claims
Rutgers University has fired its women’s swimming and diving coach amid mental and verbal abuse allegations. Petra Martin’s dismissal came Thursday after athletics director Patrick Hobbs met with the team on Wednesday. “[T]he coach and the Director of Athletics mutually agreed that it was in the best interest of the program for the coach to…
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UN adopts gay-inclusive Olympics resolution
The U.N. General Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted an Olympics resolution that includes a gay-inclusive reference to discrimination. The “Olympic Truce Resolution†that calls for peace around the world around the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, specifically refers to the Olympic Charter’s nondiscrimination clause, which is known as Principle 6. Egypt and Russia…
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Hillsboro High School Swim Team Embracing Special Needs Students
High School is not always an easy time when you are different from the other kids, but the Hillsboro High School Swim Team is embracing students with special needs.
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Rio Olympic Bus Legacy Could Shut Down
The bus-rapid transit line used to ferry spectators to the Rio Olympic Park will reportedly shut down due to safety and passenger concerns. Buses will be removed from the Transoeste line according to a report from RJTV. The line in Rio de Janeiro’s far west connects Santa Cruz, Campo Grande, and Barra da Tijuca. During…
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Epic swim in freezing Antarctic waters
Lewis Pugh makes an incredible endurance swim in the Antartic Ocean to call for conservation around the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia.
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USC Swim Captain Finds Hope After Paralysis
Dillon Connolly was on his way to having a successful swim career, but suffered a spinal cord injury in a swimming accident, which suddenly changed his life forever. Through Freedom to Live, Dillon learned the skills to achieve an independent life, which has allowed him and his girlfriend to find hope and build a future…
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Ian Crocker returns to Maine to host swim clinic
The winner of five Olympic medals took part in a swim clinic at the Bath YMCA.