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  • Highlights – Day 8 | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju

    Jul 22, 2019

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Enjoy the highlights of day 8 at the FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju! #FINAGwangju2019

  • Man Pulled From The Bottom Of Highland Park Swimming Pool

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A man is in critical condition after he was reportedly found lying at the bottom of the Highland Park Swimming Pool.

  • Autism Life | Swimming Lessons and Public Meltdowns

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in Adapted Swimming

    Our life recently has become pretty hectic. With working and keeping on track with summer activities as well as Christians behaviors due to growing pains this summer is BUSY. We try to enjoy as much time together as a family and even through the hard times we find ways to make great memories. Swimming has become the highlight of summer for my daughter, and Christian is slowly becoming used to being in the water!

  • Swimmers dive into Casco Bay for the Peaks to Portland 2.4 mile swim

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in Open Water

  • Kids learn to swim at Tampa’s Summer Splash Down

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    The City of Tampa is offering Summer Splash Down sessions at its 12 participating city pools, Tampa Aquatics Manager Heather Erickson tells ABC Action News. Mayor Jane Castor’s Summer Splash Down encourages children, ages 5 years to 18 years old, to visit one of the Parks and Recreation Departments twelve pool facilities during open swim hours to be eligible for Back to School gift cards.

  • The Surprisingly Fascinating First Trip to “The Games”

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in History

    The 1890s were a gilded age of sports in America. Backed by the country’s moral and intellectual elite in the form of ministers and urban reformers, institutions like the YMCA were popularized, enforcing the rather novel idea of healthful recreation via organized sports.

  • Man dies while swimming in Cape Fear River near Erwin

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in Safety

  • Uganda represented by 4 strong team at World Championships

    Jul 21, 2019

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    In Swimming, Uganda will be represented by a four strong team at the 18th FINA world championships in the South Korean city of Gwangju. Team captain Avice Meya is hoping that the team can put in a good show at the global showpiece.

  • Swimmer tackles ‘plastic vortex’ to highlight ocean pollution

    Jul 21, 2019

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    rokur
    in Environment, Open Water

    Long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte has undertaken the challenge of swimming 300 nautical miles through the so-called ‘plastic vortex, also known as ‘The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’.

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