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  • A record 286 newย coronavirusย cases were reported by the city government in Tokyo on Thursday โ€” the highest number of new cases recorded in one day in Japan’s capital since theย COVID-19 pandemicย began.

    As a result, the city’s government raised its coronavirus alert to โ€œred,” the highest of four levels, late Wednesday among fears of a second wave of infections. The previous daily high was 243 cases, recorded July 10,ย according to the city government’s tally.

    Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike described the situation as โ€œrather severe.” She also urged the Japanese government to reconsider the timing for its โ€œGo Toโ€ campaign to boost domestic tourism, due to launch next week, pleading with people not to travel outside Tokyo unless necessary.

    Read NBC News

    Japan: Tokyo reports 280 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours | Ground Report | World News

    Daily high 286 coronavirus cases in Tokyo

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  • The 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place, and the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says the committee would prefer they happen with spectators.

    Bach said Thursday the IOC is fully committed to holding the games and said that holding the competitions behind closed doors is โ€œsomething we do not want.โ€ However, it is exploring multiple scenarios for how they can take place safely amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The IOC is expected to meet Friday to discuss additional details of what the Games could look like.

    In March, the 2020 Olympics was pushed to next year because of the pandemic, andย the Associated Press reportedย this week that the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics have been postponed to 2026. Meanwhile, the Beijing Winter Olympics are still on for winter 2022.

    Read ABC27

    IOC President Thomas Bach gives an update on the Olympics

  • In 1914, a one-piece bathing suit was simply called an โ€œAnnette Kellermanโ€ after the swimmer-turned-designer-turned Hollywood star wore a menโ€™s suit to break records (and make waves).

  • Jon Foss, co-founder of FOSS Swim School, explains

    Tips For Ensuring Safety For Family Swim Excursions

  • A young man died Thursday afternoon, after he went swimming in the turbulent waters of Lake Michigan off Promontory Point, and never resurfaced, Fire Department officials said.

  • Qatar’s waters are host to some of the world’s largest gatherings of whale sharks, the biggest fish on the planet.

    The gentle sea giants spotted in large numbers off the Qatari coast gather to feed on the abundance of fish eggs in the waters.

    Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker got exclusive access to head out to sea and swim with the endangered species.

     

  • There is perhaps no better sign that people are eager to move on from the coronavirus than the fact that this German lake district town is embroiled in a heated debate about nude swimming, and it has drawn national attention.

    The local councilโ€™s ban on naked swimming โ€” and other activities such as naked yoga โ€” has returned the town to the banalities of pre-coronavirus summers and earned it a spot on the national public broadcasterโ€™s nightly newscast, where it received more airtime than the United Statesโ€™ spiraling coronavirus outbreak that day.

    Sitting fully dressed in his backyard, pro-nudist council member Thomas Held, 54, acknowledged that the interest in his fight against swimming trunks was โ€œvery strange.โ€

    โ€œI think there are so many more important things,โ€ he added.

    Read The Washington Post

    lychen lake photo
    Photo by Torsten Mangner

  • To anyone waiting to get back into the gym, or already has started – this is a great general preparation strength workout to focus on full-body stability.

    A Great Workout For Swimmers In The Gym After Covid-19 | Swimmer Strength

  • In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking about a topic we’ve wanted to cover for such a long time, returning to training safely. Many swimmers have now spent the longest period out of pool since they first starting swimming, so it is imperative to adjust focus when getting back in the pool.

    We discuss how swimmers should now be aiming to correct their technique and avoiding injury rather than quickly aiming to get back into competitive swimming shape and fitness.

    https://youtu.be/-EBNZFdwR7E