Ready to take the plunge? We’ve got five stories about swimming to share, including a trio about swimming with manta rays, whales and even jellyfish; one about a Navy SEAL who swam the entire length of the Mississippi River; and another about an Olympic gold medalist who is teaching kids how to swim in hopes of saving them from drowning.
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A suspected shark attack has been reported off the coast of North Carolina
Authorities say a 17-year-old girl was attacked while swimming at Fort Macon State Park and rushed to the hospital with severe injuries.
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Escape from Alcatraz: 76-year-old Naples man swims from famous prison for second time
Jim Zinger prefers swimming in frigid waters without a wet suit near a famous prison over confined and chlorine-infused pools.
The Naples man — who turns 77 on June 12 — completed the same feat May 25 that he did 12 years prior by swimming the two-mile stretch of water that connects Alcatraz prison to mainland San Francisco.
Zinger fell in love with open-water swimming years ago.
“You don’t have to stop and turn like you do in a pool,†Zinger said.
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Japan Swim Star Kosuke Hagino to Miss 2019 World Championships
Kosuke Hagino will not compete at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
The 4-time Olympic medallist pulled out of the Japanese nationals in April and now he’ll miss the Worlds in July, a year before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
“Kosuke Hagino will not be competing at the World Championships this year,†Hagino’s management agency communicated in an email.
The posterboy of Japanese swimming just can’t seem to get back into the right mental space and physical shape to recover his world-beating form.
He pulled out of the April 2019 Japan nationals citing a ‘loss of motivation‘.
The man who beat Michael Phelps at the 2014 Pan Pacs then won gold, silver and bronze medals at Rio 2016 is still only 24 years old.
But with Tokyo 2020 approaching fast, Hagino’s state of mind has become a national concern.
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Vacationers Find Alligator Lounging on Alligator Pool Float at Their Miami Airbnb
Here are some places in Florida where you can reasonably expect to encounter an alligator: a storm sewer, the end of an airport runway, your local golf course. But this might be a first — while in town for a wedding, Georgia resident Dave Jacobs and his family spotted a gator casually chilling on an alligator-shaped pool float at their Airbnb in South Miami.
“My daughter, who’s 14, was like, ‘Dad, this is soooo meta,’” Jacobs tells New Times.
See Miami New Times
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Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2019 | Polignano a Mare, Italy
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Future Swim Meets Planned for New Hope Pool
The concrete for the New Hope Pool hasn’t even been poured yet, but plans are already underway for competitive swim meets.
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Deck Pass Live presented by Xfinity – FINA Champions Swim Series Indianapolis – Night 1
Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands visits Deck Pass Live presented by Xfinity after the first night of action at the FINA Champions Swim Series in Indianapolis to talk about her night of racing and her opportunity to join Americans on a relay.
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FINA Champions Swim Series 2019 – Indianapolis