It’s only 1 month to go to the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships!
Don’t miss your chance to see the world’s best para swimmers.
Ticket link for the World Championships: https://bit.ly/2J5yHlF
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Ukrainian Swimmer Breaks New Record
Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Romanyshyn is dead set on breaking a record; swimming one thousand kilometers down the Dnipro river. He already succeeded at finishing the first 100 kilometers and finally, he arrived in Kyiv.
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6 Tips To Overcome Open Water Fears | Steps To Beat Swimming Anxiety & Race Day Panic
Fear of open water is not always rational or easy to understand. Learning coping strategies and specific techniques can transform your open water experience so we’re going to be a bringing you some tried and tested tips to help you quash those fears!
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Lake Norman swimmer has foot amputated after being ‘run over’ by boat, NC cops say
Someone swimming in Lake Norman late Wednesday had to have part of his leg amputated after being struck by a boat in the water, according to the Observer’s news partner WBTV and other news outlets.
It happened near a neighborhood on Brick Kiln Way in Iredell County, which is just outside the Trump International Golf Club, the station reported.
The victim’s name and age have not been released.
Photo by jjandames
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British man drowns in Austria after getting cramp while swimming
A British man has died in Austria after getting cramp in his foot while he was swimming in a lake, causing him to drown.
Austrian state police said the man, 33, was with a 36-year-old British woman swimming at the Schwarzindien resort in Mondsee, near Salzburg, on Wednesday.
He suddenly complained of cramp in one of his feet at about 4pm and his companion swiftly realised he was in peril as he sank and disappeared from view. “When he did not come back to the water surface, she screamed for help,†police said.
Read The Guardian
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Olympics construction worker dies as Tokyo swelters, heatstroke suspected
A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the Japanese capital swelters through a deadly heatwave.
Read Reuters
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The Future of Swimming – FORM Swim Goggles
These new Goggles will blow your mind away. Be sure to follow along with my team as we train for Patriot League Championships.
https://youtu.be/SuJ2tEwFA_E
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Swimming Advisory Issued For Two Key Biscayne Beaches | NBC 6
The Florida Department of Health has issued a swim advisory for two South Florida beaches after fecal material was found in the water there. Details: http://on.nbc6.com/q9MjvHb