Gold medal swimmer and 2019 Honda Cup finalist Lilly King shares the heartfelt story behind a memento that reminds her to cherish the little things in life.
Since 1987, Honda and the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) have honored the nation’s top women athletes who have demonstrated excellence in sports, academics and community service.
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The Cream City Classic: Milwaukee’s own open water swim
Milwaukee Water Commons believes that everyone has a right to fishable, swimmable rivers and lakes, and that is why they organize and host the Cream City Classic.
Find out more about Milwaukee Water Commons and the Cream City Classic at https://www.milwaukeewatercommons.org/
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California high school water polo team filmed singing Nazi song
The Daily Beast reports that a water polo team from a California high school sang Nazi songs during an awards ceremony.
Via BoingBoing, see also ABC 7 Eyewitness News
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Get to Know: MFD Rescue Swimmer Team
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Swimmer 0 vs. 1 Gymnast (Epic Fail)
After swimming for 157 days (1,780 miles) I’m now back enjoying training with no set goal (purely training for the love of it) and will be documenting my athletic adventures as I try new sports and catch up with old friends back on land. This reunion with my ‘high bar’ brobarian (and Olympic legend) Nile Wilson was LONG overdue and did not disappoint (although my hands didn’t enjoy seeing him again, haha)
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Man to swim across Chesapeake Bay for kids with special needs
A Virginia Beach man has spent months prepping to swim across Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 5 to raise money for people with special needs.
Robert Cass said he will  swim between 11 and 14 hours from the Eastern Shore to Buoy 44 in hopes of raising $50,000 for a non-profit that helps people with special needs compete in endurance events, WTKR reported.
“Today’s just a regular training day, run of the mill,†Cass while during a break from training Thursday. “A little bumpy out there today, but we’re training to swim across the bay for Ainsley’s Angels… to buy special-needs wheelchairs or race chairs so these kids can participate in races.â€
See WTVR
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Swimmer Severely Injured By Boat Propeller Near Wareham
A swimmer was left with a severe injury after they were struck by a boat propeller while swimming off Wareham Sunday.
First responders were called to Bourne Cove around 11:45 a.m. where they found the swimmer on the shoreline. “The WDNR (Wareham Department of Natural Resources) Officer immediately began lifesaving first-aid to control bleeding. Wareham EMS and Fire arrived on scene and stabilized the victim, who was transported to Tobey Hospital,†said the WDNR.
The boat’s driver did stay on the scene and was trying to help the swimmer before first responders arrived.
See CBS Boston
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Diver Finds GoPro Containing Man’s Last Moments, Gives Family Closure
A treasure-hunting diver recently came upon a lost GoPro camera at the bottom of a waterfall. It turns out it was lost two years ago by a man who drowned there, and the SD card is now providing the victim’s family with closure.
WSB-TV reports that YouTuber Rich Aloha was diving at Foster Falls in Tennessee and looking for lost treasure when he saw tip of a thumbscrew and then dug up a buried GoPro camera from the muck.
The SD card inside the camera was working, and after reviewing the footage, Aloha realized that the camera belonged to a man who had drowned at the swimming hole two years ago (something park rangers had told him about).
See PetaPixel
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Artistic Swimming: Russia Still Going Strong a Year Before the Games
The 2019 World Championships in Gwangju once again demonstrated Russia’s relentless dominance in artistic swimming. Led by the two Svetlana — Kolesnichenko and Romashina — the squad won all nine events in which they competed, making them the sure favorite for the discipline’s two gold medals (team and duet) at the Olympic games Tokyo 2020.
