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Former national swimmer, Clement Lim, shares his personal journey with Ankylosing Spondylitiis (AS) to raise awareness of the condition.
A Libyan migrant was rescued in waters near Malta on Friday after he jumped off an aid ship, attempting to swim toward the shore of the island.
The migrant, whose identity remains unknown, was rescued by sailors and rescuers from the Sea-Watch 3.
He jumped in the water while several German Members of Parliament and some journalists were on board to assess the health conditions of the migrants.
The German aid group operating Sea-Watch 3 says 32 migrants were rescued from a human trafficker’s boat on December 22 and another vessel later rescued 17 others.
The Sea-Watch 3 had been appealing for days for a safe port to disembark the rescued migrants.
The aid group tweeted on Thursday it was a few nautical miles from Malta’s coasts and had permission to seek shelter from the storm.
It said European Union officials were trying to find countries which would accept the migrants. Malta and Italy have refused to accept migrants rescued by private groups.
For eight days every four years, the sport of swimming takes center stage at the Olympics and its top athletes often become household names, if only for a few nights. A well-heeled Ukrainian businessman who is convinced swimming can do better has ambitious plans to launch a professional league that he says will better showcase the sport and compensate the world’s best swimmers.
But the nascent International Swimming League [ISL] has faced harsh resistance from FINA, the sport’s international governing body, which has blocked the start-up’s efforts by threatening swimmers’ Olympic eligibility. The dispute has prompted a federal antitrust lawsuit, sparked discussions around the pool deck about labor organizing and has cast a spotlight on the tilted economics that long have ruled the sport.
“Swimmers have the same level of talent like NBA players or soccer players, sometimes even more. But a swimmer who has talent like LeBron James receives 1,000 times less money,†said Konstantin Grigorishin, the ISL’s chief backer and financier. “We have to fix this.â€
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Motherboard meets Kevin Vaughan, a 28-year-old vet and amputee as he tries his new amphibious water prosthetic, “The Fin,†a 3D printed prosthetic engineered for swimming.
Some of the world’s top swimmers are in East Tennessee for a Pro Swim Series. This is the first time they’ve been in the area. Jan 9, 2019-4pm
Michael Phelps is picking up more hardware — this time for what he’s been doing outside the pool.
The Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading voice in calling for more opportunities for the disabled, said Tuesday the Olympic champion is the recipient of its fifth annual Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion.
The foundation told The Associated Press it picked the world’s most decorated swimmer of all time to recognize his advocacy for people with disabilities and “his own journey with mental health.â€
Phelps has gone public about his struggles with depression and thoughts of suicide.
Last year, the 23-time Olympic gold medalist announced a partnership with Talkspace , which provides online therapy for those who are going through tough times. Phelps said helping people overcome the dark chapters in their lives is “way bigger than ever winning gold medals.â€
In a statement, the 33-year-old Olympian thanked the Ruderman Family Foundation for “their continued efforts to help eliminate the shame and stigma that surrounds mental illness.â€
“Together, we can normalize the mental health conversation and recognize the potential in every person — with or without mental illness — to contribute to our world in their own unique way,†Phelps said.
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At CES 2019, Shenzhen VxFly launched LESWIM, an electric kickboard that can provide both buoyancy and propulsion. This new comer to the swimming gear family will bring a totally new swimming experience. LESWIM helps swimmers of all skill levels to glide through the water.
Henry He, co-founder and CEO of VxFly, says: “We want to change the way people learn to swim, help them overcome their fear of water, inspire their interest and build their confidence. And we want everybody to enjoy it, so we designed LESWIM to be affordable and easy to use.”
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