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!
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Swimmers dive into Casco Bay for the Peaks to Portland 2.4 mile swim
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Kids learn to swim at Tampa’s Summer Splash Down
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.
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The Surprisingly Fascinating First Trip to “The Games”
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.
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Man dies while swimming in Cape Fear River near Erwin
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Uganda represented by 4 strong team at World Championships
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.
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Swimmer tackles ‘plastic vortex’ to highlight ocean pollution
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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Diving Men – 10m Platform | Top Moments | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju
China’s Jian Yang is the winner of the 10m Platform Diving at the FINA World Championships 2019 Gwangju with a total of 598,65 points. His compatriot Hao Yang came in 2nd by scoring 585,75 points, bronze went to Russian Aleksandr Bondar (541,05 points).
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Artistic Swimming – Team Free Combination | Top Moments | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju
The final event in Artistic Swimming at the FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju was the Free Combination event. The Free Combination is swum by eight to ten swimmers, and each routine is a combination of all the other events: solos, duets, trios, and team segments.
In the preliminary round, due to a penalty Russia received for being over the 4:00 minutes time limit, the difference between their score and the score for the Chinese team was 0.5000 points. The Russian Combo swimmers depicted warriors and concubines in their routine which was based upon the Russian Opera “Knyaz (prince) Igorâ€.
Having cut enough time from their preliminary routine, the Russians were within the allowed time and claimed their 9th gold medal at the 2019 World Championships with 98.0000 points.