A recap of the first Swim To Fight Cancer Maastricht edition 2019. Beautiful moments, energetic swimmers and a lot of supportive people. This year Swim To Fight Cancer Maastricht collected 180,769 euros for cancer research. We are looking forward to see you all next year. Thank you so much!
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Meet the swimmers representing the Philippines in the SEA Games | Early Edition
Filipino athletes are gunning for the gold as they gear up for the upcoming Southeast Asian games in Clark, Pampanga. In this interview with #ANCEarlyEdition, meet two swimmers who are hoping to bag a win for the country.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers test snow machine to beat the heat
It was 25C (77F) in Tokyo, but snow fell in well-ordered flurries at a canoeing event in the Japanese capital.
It wasn’t freak weather, but the latest innovation being tested by 2020 Olympics organisers hoping to keep spectators cool and comfortable when the Games take place next summer.
Around 300kg (47st) of artificial snow was sprayed over stands at the Sea Forest Waterway venue.
The goal: to see if it could lower heat and humidity levels.
Read BBC
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Get Your Hand On The Wall First
Aaron Greenberg, a 24-year-old sprinter representing Israel is deep into his training for the 2020 Olympics- but how does one day of training look like for an Olympic level swimmer? What does he have to do to beat everyone else in the race?
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97-year-old swimmer “Mighty Mo” refuses to slow down
An athlete is spending her golden years tacking up gold medals. At 97, Maurine “Mighty Mo” Kornfeld is a legend at her Pasadena pool. Jamie Yuccas has her story.
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Decision reversed on high school swimmer disqualified over swimsuit | ABC7
There have been two big wins for a teenage swimmer in Alaska – both in and out of the water.
Brecklynn Willis was competing in a swim meet in Anchorage on Friday.
The state champion won her race, only to be stripped of the victory once she was out of the pool.
The reason? She was disqualified because of the fit of her swimsuit.
See ABC7
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New Era for SFU Swimming
Phil Hurley is taking over as the head coach of Saint Francis swimming. He believes he has some of the best talent in the Northeast Conference
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Freediving to relax: ‘All you can hear is your heartbeat’
Michael Lazaro is a doctor who works in Manila in the Philippines. To get away from the fast-paced city lifestyle, he goes freediving – to connect to nature and clear his mind.
See BBC
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Ed Accura – Interviews Team GB’s Alice Dearing
On my journey to find the truth as to why a disproportionate amount of black people and ethnic minorities can’t and don’t swim, who best to answer some of these difficult questions than one of Britain’s top female marathon swimmers, who also currently happens to be the ONLY black swimmer in Team GB…….Alice Dearing