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  • New Questions Surface About Supposed Drowning Death of Brendan Santo at Michigan State | Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV

    Sep 10, 2024

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    in Crime

    Everyone thought he drowned, but now there are new questions about how Brendan Santo died on the campus of Michigan State University.

  • The End of Olympic Escapism for Gloomy France | France 24 English

    Sep 10, 2024

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    in Competition, Organization, Swimming Pools

    After months of gloom and self-doubt in the run-up to the start of the Olympics on July 26, Paris and the country at large threw themselves into the spirit of the Games, embracing new national sporting heroes along the way. The closing ceremony for the Paralympics on Sunday, when the Olympic flame will be extinguished for a final time, will mark the end of six weeks of thrilling sport and almost flawless organisation that produced a sense of escapism from the country’s divisions and woes.

  • Long Island Community Stunned by Drowning Deaths of 2 Young Girls | CBS New York

    Sep 10, 2024

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Holtsville residents are struggling to understand how the small children got out of their apartment and drowned in a pond. CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff reports.

  • 25 Years of Swimming Knowledge In 28 Minutes | Effortless Swimming

    Sep 10, 2024

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    rokur
    in Technique

    I’ve competed in and coached swimming for 25 years. This is everything I’ve learned over that time.

  • Kea Kids News: Move Over Breakdancing, Is Underwater Hockey the Next Olympic Craze? | NZ Herald

    Sep 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Freediving

    Reporter Brooklyn is at Manurewa Pool with Kendra, a rangatahi on the Under-19 NZ Underwater Hockey Team! But what is underwater hockey, and more importantly, is it any fun? Video / Kea Kids News

  • 16-Year-Old Drowns at Fifth Ward Park | FOX 26 Houston

    Sep 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A 16-year-old boy drowns in a closed Fifth Ward city pool—residents share their shock and grief.

  • Sports Live | Daring to Dream: Swimming Icon, Tatjana Smith | SABC News

    Sep 8, 2024

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    in Competition

    Retired South African swimmer Tatjana Smith is one of the most decorated Olympians in South African history. The two-time Olympic champion recently returned from Paris with silverware and her reputation as one of the top swimmers the sport has ever seen firmly intact.

  • Minnetonka Teen Fundraising for Swim School for All in Israel | KARE 11

    Sep 8, 2024

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    rokur
    in Charity

    An 8th grader in Minnetonka, after the attacks in Israel on October 7, and the war that came after, wanted to do something good.

  • She Just Keeps Getting Faster | Who Is Summer McIntosh | The Swim Scribe

    Sep 8, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    At just SEVENTEEN years old Summer McIntosh had a completely UNREAL Olympic Games this year in Paris.

    McIntosh left Paris as the second most decorated swimmer behind Leon Marchand and the most decorated female swimmer, she earned herself 3 individual Olympic titles and one runner up finish.

    But how did we get here? How did her event lineup evolve to the point where it is today? …. Who Is Summer McIntosh?

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