This Sunday two hundred swimmers from across China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are taking part in a unique event – swimming from Taiwan’s offshore island of Kinmen to China. But despite the festive and unifying atmosphere, the Island is a potential flash point for a military escalation between Tapei and Beijing, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan. Report by Jan Camenzind Broomby, Edison Tseng, Yena Lee.
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Hsu Wen-erh Becomes First Taiwanese To Solo Swim English Channel | Taiwanplus News
29-year-old Hsu Wen-erh has become the first Taiwanese person to swim solo across the English Channel. She completed the 44-kilometer journey in just over 12 hours.
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This New Jersey Teen Will Swim For Guyana In The Olympics | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Recent Highland High graduate Raekwon Noel will compete in the Paris Olympics. He’s headed to college in Indiana next year.
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What You Need To Know About Swimming Safely For Your Family | Good Morning America
The CDC reports that drowning deaths were higher in recent years. Muneki Kamata, Director of Operations and Aquatics for Penguin City Swim, shares tips on how to swim safely this summer.
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5-year-old Girl In Critical Condition After Getting Injured Swimming In Atlanta Pool, Police Say | Atlanta News First
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Five Charged With Causing Friend’s Death In Hotel Swimming Pool | The Star
Five people were charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan on Friday (July 19) with causing the death of their friend in a swimming pool a week earlier.
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More Beaches Forced To Close Amid New Shark Sightings | Today
A rise in shark sightings very close to shore on beaches up and down the East Coast is forcing more closures just as we reach the peak of the busy summer vacation season. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.
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2 Women To Attempt Swim Across Cook Inlet | Alaska’s News Source
2 women to attempt swim across Cook Inlet
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Women Who Swim | Young Woman and the Sea | Disney UK
Alongside the recent release of the empowering feature film Young Woman and The Sea starring Daisy Ridley, we teamed up with some inspiring female swimmers to showcase their amazing achievements
Young Woman and the Sea follows the real-life achievements of Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle who overcame enormous prejudice to be the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926.