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Houston Public Works head gets dunked on swim lessons, splashes back at criticism

Aug 3, 2019

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in Safety

Wednesdayâ€™s event by the Bayou City Initiative was billed â€œFlood Resiliency and the State of City Infrastructure.â€ So, it was no surprise to see featured speaker Carol Haddock, head of Houston Public Works, get asked what the city department in charge of drainage and roads has done to prepare itself for the next storm.

Haddock started by saying the department had provided swimming lessons to its staff.

â€œIâ€™m proud of that,â€ she said later.

Read Houston Chronicle

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Open-water marathon swimmer, 13, fundraising for Alzheimer’s

Aug 3, 2019

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in Charity, Open Water
Is It Possible to Swim 200m Breaststroke in under 2 Minutes?

Aug 3, 2019

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in Competition

The series that examines the next step in a sportâ€™s evolution asks if swimmers can ever swim 200m Breaststroke in under two minutes…
Junya Koga’s doping ban reduced to 2 years

Aug 3, 2019

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in Doping

Japanese Junya Koga’s four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation has been reduced to two years after it was found that his supplements may have been contaminated, the Court Of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday.

Koga, a gold medallist in the world championships in 2009 (100 meters backstroke) and 2016 (50 meters backstroke), tested positive in March last year for ostarine and ligrandrol, which are on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.

Koga was handed a four-year ban until March 2022 by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) before the 32-year-old filed an appeal in October last year at CAS, who amended FINA’s original decision.

“In June 2019, the parties informed the CAS that having agreed that contaminated supplements were the most likely source… of both the ostarine and ligrandrol found in Junya Koga’s samples, they had signed a settlement agreement,” CAS said in a statement.

Read Japan Today and the CAS Media Release

The entrance of the headquarters of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, inÂ Lausanne,Â Switzerland.
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Woman jumps into Salem lake, rescues struggling swimmer

Aug 3, 2019

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in Safety
Hyde Park Presents Farida Osman

Aug 2, 2019

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in Competition

Hyde Park presents the Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman supporting her in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
New Service Lets You Rent a Strangerâ€™s Swimming Pool for an Afternoon

Aug 2, 2019

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in Swimming Pools

AsÂ ThrillistÂ reports,Â SwimplyÂ is anÂ Airbnb-like service that lets property owners rent out their empty pools by the hour to people desperate to take a dip in peace. Hourly rates are higher than what a day pass at your local public pool might cost you and most places have a one-hour minimum, but depending on what you’re looking for, you can find a pool that fit your needs. A quick search of the Los Angeles area brings up pools ranging from $25 to $150 an hour. The more luxurious options include hot tubs and saltwater pools, and some homeowners even offer backyard amenities like grills and fire pits. And if you don’t mind sharing the space, you can always invite some friends to tag along and split the cost.

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Yikes: Researchers In Deep-Sea Submersible Get Up Close And Personal With Giant Shark

Aug 2, 2019

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in Competition

This is a video from the researchers aboard the very cramped OceanX deep-sea submersible when they have a run-inÂ with a large female bluntnose sixgill shark. Hey — it’s all fun and games until a shark starts gnawing through oxygen hoses and the rest of your life support system. Apparently bluntnose sixgill sharks can grow up to a very respectable 20-feet.

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Itâ€™s prohibited, so why do people swim in the Logan Square fountain?

Aug 2, 2019

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in Fun

When she was a child, Jazmin Delfi and her family visited the Swann Memorial Fountain at Logan Square to swim.

On Tuesday, she watched her son swim in the fountain, reflecting on her own childhood memories as a 6-year-old playing in the water.

â€œThatâ€™s what [the fountain] is just known for,â€ said Delfi, a 25-year-old South Philadelphia resident.

Despite the small crowd swimming on Tuesday, that activity is banned at the fountain, according to the cityâ€™s Parks and Recreation Department. A small sign hung near the fountain lists no swimming, in small letters, among a handful of other prohibited activities.

Read The Philadelphia Inquirer

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