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  • ‘Magical Experience’: Hundreds Plunge Into Chicago River for Open Water Swim | NBC Chicago

    Sep 21, 2025

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    in Open Water

    Hundreds of swimmers jumped into the Chicago River for the first open water swim in nearly a century.

  • World Aquatics Have Messed Up… Big Time | The Swimsuit Guy

    Sep 21, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    World Aquatics has announced the rules for qualifying for the new 50m backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events at the LA 2028 Olympic Games — and they are a disaster.

  • Tickets for 2028 LA Olympics Will Go On Sale in January | NBCLA

    Sep 19, 2025

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    in Competition, Organization

    A draw process will determine registrants’ purchase time slots for ticket drops that will begin in 2026. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

  • Caught on Camera: Pod of Orcas Ram Boats, Sinking 1 | Today

    Sep 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Heart-stopping video shows the moment a pod of orcas swarms a tourist sailboat about five miles off the coast of Portugal. The orcas repeatedly rammed the boat, eventually sinking it. All passengers were rescued without injury. Later that day, the same pod of orcas targeted another boat. NBC’s Molly Hunter reports for TODAY.

  • Swim Safety Alert: Cooler Waters Pose Hypothermia Risk | WWLP-22News

    Sep 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Ice Swimming, Wild Swimming

    As temperatures begin to drop with the onset of fall, 22News is working for you about the risks of swimming in colder waters in area rivers and ponds.

  • Family of Man Who Drowned at Baltimore County Swim Club Wants Investigation | WJZ

    Sep 19, 2025

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    Family of man who drowned at Baltimore County swim club wants investigation

  • The Youngest Worlds Finalist in Swimming History | Yu Zidi | The Swim Scribe

    Sep 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    China’s Yu Zidi was turning heads even before the 2025 Swimming World Championships started, when she shocked everyone by qualifying for those world championships at the age of just 12 years old.

  • N.S. RCMP Charge Ex-Swim Instructor With Dozens of Sexual Assaults at Youth Correctional Centre | CBC News

    Sep 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Crime, Safety

    Nova Scotia RCMP say a Dartmouth man is facing 66 sex-related charges involving at least 30 alleged victims, following a four-year investigation into allegations of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility northwest of Halifax.

  • Central Texas Mother Fights for Higher Door Handles After Toddler’s Drowning Death | KCEN

    Sep 18, 2025

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A mother is advocating for higher door handle requirements after her 3-year-old son drowned when he unlocked a back door to access a family pool.

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