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Why swimming is banned from the Woodward Reservoir until April after Labor Day
Labor Day is the final day for swimming and most water activities at the Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale.
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The Hannah Miley ‘HUET Challenge’
On Saturday 1st September Scottish swimmer Hannah Miley, along with fellow British Olympian Ellie Faulkner and 10 other volunteers, took on Helicopter Underwater Escape Training at the Survivex training centre in Dyce, Aberdeen in aid of local charity ‘Sands’.
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Meet ‘Super Swimmer’ Pat Gallant-Charette
Golfer Jack Nicholas won his last major at the age of 46. Baseball Hall of Famer pitchers Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson both retired at the age of 46. But, today we have a story about an athlete who, at the age of 46, was just getting started.
Only A Game’s Karen Given (@klgiven) tells us about Pat Gallant-Charette, who completed her second successful English Channel swim — becoming the oldest woman to do so — last June, despite cold water, oil tankers and an ocean sunfish with a dorsal fin that looked like a shark’s.
Listen to WBUR
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Lifeguard gives tips, signs to watch for while swimming
While children are off from school for Labor Day, many may be spending the holiday by the pool. A Roanoke lifeguard is offering tips and signs to watch out for while swimming.
https://youtu.be/w21F215Yh74
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Survival Mode – Trailer
The trailer for Survival Mode, a documentary following the career of Rina Krupsky, a Wisconsin swimmer. Through testimony, experimental documentation, and archival footage, Rina tells us her origin story, her wild ride of a career, and what brought her to retirement.
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Finals: World Championships Death Diving 2018 (Canon Balls, Staples, Suicide jumps)
Here you can see the 8 final jumps in this year’s World Championships in Death Diving. (VM i døds 2018)
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Civil suit filed against former Raleigh swim coach accused of sex offenses
Civil suit filed against former Raleigh swim coach accused of sex offenses
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Wind cancels 75th annual Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim
About 500 people woke up early on Labor Day to swim in the chilly Columbia River. However, windy conditions made it too dangerous for both swimmers and accompanying watercraft