Mo Saleh helped launch Gaza’s first-ever Nippers in 2023 after training to become a lifeguard on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. But nine months on, he and his family are in limbo after fleeing from Gaza.
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Carolina Moment: Longtime YWCA Aquatics Director Has Taught Thousands How To Swim | WLOS News 13
Kitty Schmidt is the now-retired aquatics director of the YWCA of Asheville. The former state-champion and Olympic trial swimmer has taught thousands of children how to swim over the years.
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Is Cold Water Swimming Good For You? | BBC Global
Cold water swimming has been linked to a range of health benefits – potentially improving brain fog, energy levels and chronic pain, according to researchers.
In this episode of Health Decoded, science journalist Melissa Hogenboom uncovers emerging research that suggests how cold water swimming could help with mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression.
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‘GMA’ Tries Out Artistic Swimming Ahead Of 2024 Olympics | Good Morning America
Ahead of the Olympic Summer Games in Paris, “GMA” takes a deep dive into the history of the sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, and what it takes to be successful in the pool.
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Is The Paris Olympic Swim Actually Happening Now?! | Global Triathlon Network
Also – Mark discusses the huge amount of new tech we’ve seen ahead of the Olympics including some special tri suits for the team GB athletes! Lionel sanders has just punched his ticket for the world championship too, and apparently, 200 doping tests have also arrived for one Olympic team…
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Swim South Florida: A Broward County Program Offers Free Swim Lessons For Children | WPLG Local 10
A Broward man has made it his mission to help children learn how to swim in Broward County.
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Pennsylvania Mom Warns Parents Swimming Pool Game Caused Children’s ‘Freak’ Drownings | FOX News
A Philadelphia mother’s loss of two of her children, who drowned in a pool over Memorial Day weekend, highlights the danger of breath-holding games in the water – even when played by children who are typically strong swimmers.
Early last month, Brittney McWhite made the decision to pull 14-year-old Wadale and 11-year-old London Marie off life support.
A week earlier, all was well in McWhite’s household, and she and her six children visited their aunt’s house for a Memorial Day cookout in New Jersey, Fox 29 reported.
“When we got there, I was like, ‘OK, I’ll help set up the food.’ Kids were playing in the pool. They were playing a game where you go down, Marco Polo, and you hold your breath,” McWhite told Fox News Digital.
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Daniel Wiffen Speaking About The Upcoming Olympics | Irish Independent
Now 22, he is currently World Champion in 1500m and 800m freestyle, and is soon to compete at the Olympics in Paris.
We’re sitting in a room off the swimming pool at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, a British swimming performance centre. Both twins are studying business and computer science at the university.
Though it’s Daniel who we had arranged to interview today, Nathan’s schedule has now changed, allowing him to join us. Nathan is quieter, allowing Daniel — the older twin — to do most of the talking. When I ask them to describe the dynamic between them, Daniel immediately replies: “We’re obviously best friends.”
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Utah State CB Andre Seldon Jr. Found Dead At 22 In Apparent Drowning After Cliff-Diving Accident | New York Post Sports
Andre Seldon Jr., a cornerback for Utah State, was found dead Saturday night in the Porcupine Reservoir roughly 40 minutes from campus, having drowned after an apparent cliff-diving accident, the university announced.