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  • Teen Speaks on Saving Boy From Drowning in South Monterey County | KSWB Action News 8

    Aug 25, 2024

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    Teen speaks on saving boy from drowning in South Monterey County

  • San Bruno Opens New Aquatics Center, Funded by PG&E Settlement After 2010 Pipeline Explosion | ABC7 News Bay Area

    Aug 25, 2024

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    One city is taking a step forward from a tragic day 14 years ago after a gas pipeline owned by PG&E exploded in a San Bruno neighborhood, killing eight people and destroying dozens of homes. Settlement funds from the disaster have now built a new community recreation and aquatic center, which opened on Saturday.

  • Team Uganda Wins FEASSA 2024 Swimming Competition | NTV Uganda

    Aug 25, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Team Uganda has won the FEASSA 2024 swimming competition, defeating their close challengers, Kenya, in a highly competitive event held today at the Bukedea Comprehensive School Sports Arena. Uganda, who were also the defending champions on the men’s side, gathered 545 points, ahead of Kenya’s 471 points overall. On the women’s side, Uganda scored 523 points against Kenya’s 482, with Burundi coming in third.

  • Back to School: New Elementary, Outdoor Classroom, Swimming Facility in Waukee | KCCI

    Aug 24, 2024

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Back to school: New elementary, outdoor classroom, swimming facility in Waukee

  • Synchronized Swimmer Recreates Raygun’s Brutal Olympics Routine | New York Post Sports

    Aug 24, 2024

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming, Fun

    Kristina Makushenko, a retired four-time world champion in synchronized swimming, performed Rachael Gunn’s viral breakdance routine from the 2024 Paris Olympics — while under water and wearing high heels.

  • Carlotta Gilli: I Found My Reason to Live In Swimming | Athletes for Good | Olympics

    Aug 24, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Italian swimmer Carlotta Gilli found joy in the pool and wants to make swimming more accessible by working with ToSwim.

  • Cam McEvoy: How I Won Gold Without Swimming Much | The Project

    Aug 23, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition, Science

    Cam McEvoy nearly walked away from swimming, but he came up with a revolutionary new way of training that meant he swam less, and he told us how he finally won gold in Paris.

  • How a Black Swim Instructor Is Tackling Inequalities in Aquatic Sports | CBS Mornings

    Aug 22, 2024

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    in Diversity, Learn To Swim, Organization

    As swim season approaches, a Black swim instructor is leading efforts to break down the barriers that put children of color at higher risk of drowning.

  • Olympian Katie Grimes Admits She Was ‘Nervous’ To Swim In Dirty Seine River | TMZ Sports

    Aug 22, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition, Open Water

    Katie Grimes admittedly had some things other than her opponents on her mind before hopping into the Seine River at the Olympics earlier this month … telling TMZ Sports she was actually “nervous” about the water’s cleanliness.

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