U.S. Soldiers, Marines, and Airmen based in Jordan test their endurance during a 100-meter swim, at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center in Jordan, May 21, 2019. The event, which required participants to complete a 100-meter swim in under four minutes while wearing their uniform, is one of several events service members must successfully complete to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. (Army National Guard video by Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)
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City of Albuquerque offering free swim passes for kids
City of Albuquerque offering free swim passes for kids
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A healthy swimmer is a happy swimmer!
An animation produced by Swansea University focusing on a research dissertation by Hannah Marie Jones for the MSc Public Health and Health Promotion course.
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After double lot sold to separate owners, one of them erects fence through pool and garage
An Orlando homeowner owned a second lot next to the house. He added a pool that straddled the property lines. Then, following foreclosure, the two lots were sold to different owners, one of whom erected a fence. Over the pool. Through the garage.
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Swimming tips to teach kids at Lifetime Green Valley
Lifetime offers swim lessons for various levels
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Why Olympic Swimmer Simone Manuel Put an Inclusion Rider in Her Latest Contract
Last summer, Manuel signed a contract with sponsor TYR (a popular competitive swim and triathlon apparel brand) that includes a reportedly unprecedented inclusion rider. While she can’t share many specifics of the contract, she says that the rider is meant to “provide meaningful opportunities to traditionally under-represented groups,†and “make sure diversity is at the forefront†of TYR’s creative processes.
“Representation is super important, and so for me, that means including people in spaces where they may not always feel included. I’m so thankful that TYR has allowed that and hopefully this will drive more diversity in the sport of swimming and just drive more minorities to want to learn how to swim,†Manuel says.
There is one example Manuel gives of what these sort of opportunities look like: “Whenever I go to a photo shoot I ask for a black beautician, because oftentimes in the beauty industry, they’re not included,†she says. “So to bring them into the swim space allows them to feel that they belong there and also that they are important.â€
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Swimmers, families prep for pool season
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Man swims across Niagara River in an effort to illegally enter the United States
U.S. Border Patrol responded Tuesday evening to a report of an adult male swimming across the Niagara River from Canada, south of the Whirlpool Bridge in Niagara Falls.
Responding agents found a life vest and swim fins near the shoreline.
The man was not found in the area, however, a vehicle allegedly involved in the incident was identified. A law enforcement notification was issued.
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office located the identified vehicle at a local mall just after 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. Border patrol agents arrested the suspected swimmer and two other individuals believed to be involved. The suspected swimmer and one of the individuals are citizens of Spain. The third individual and driver of the vehicle is a citizen of the United States.