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.
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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
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Channel Diaries | Documentary Feature
In September 2011, on a cold and gray week, the swimmer Marcelo Collet awaits permission from the Coast Guard to carry out the biggest challenge of his life. After two years of preparation, he’s going to try to swim the English Channel, considered the “Everest” of swimming in open waters. Due to the weather, his chances of getting in the water and facing the twelve hours that separate England and France are getting smaller and smaller. During the days of waiting, we learn about what this athlete has had to overcome, since at 17 he was run over during a cycling practice right after his first summons to be a part of the Brazilian Triathlon squad, losing a considerable amount of movement in his left leg. After being run over, Collet devoted himself heart and soul to swimming and competed in the Paralympic Games in Athens and Beijing. Today, at age 37, he has returned to triathlons and is preparing to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
https://vimeo.com/285327909
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TODAY Show | Distracted Parents Linked to an Increase in Drownings
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s Mary Beth Moran discusses the importance of designating a “water watcher” when at a swimming pool or beach to ensure an adult is always watching children in the water.