Michigan man to swim 20 miles to support breast cancer research
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Iranian women swim to freedom in Toronto play
Women in Iran cannot swim in public in the presence of men, or compete internationally. In Jaber Ramezani’s play Swim Team, being staged in Toronto, the characters use their imagination to beat the boundaries. But can dreaming really set them free?
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The record-breaking Tatjana Schoenmaker
Swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker has had a golden year in the pool, with records as well as medals lighting up an incredible 2018!
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Do hedgehogs hate swimming … or not?
A developing drama on YouTube …
(I didn’t even realize that people kept hedgehogs as pets)
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Hangzhou 2018: 100 days to go
Sunday, September 2 marked 100 days to go until the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, China, December 11 – 16, 2018.
Around 1000 elite athletes from 170 countries, thousands of visitors and spectators and many international media representatives will take part in this Championships, traveling from all over the world to join the most important FINA swimming meet of 2018.
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Asian Games: Japan swimmer Rikako Ikee claims US$50,000 prize money after being named Games MVP
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee was named the Olympic Council of Asia’s Most Valuable Player at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang by the OCA on Sunday.
Ikee, 18, won six gold and two silver medals at the GBK Aquatic Centre in Jakarta to become the first female athlete in any sport to win six gold medals at a single Asian Games.
With eight medals in total, Ikee equalled the record medal haul in a single Asian Games held by North Korean shooter So Gin-man at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India.
She also became the first female winner of the MVP award, which the OCA introduced at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
Three swimmers had won the award previously: Kosuke Kitajima (Japan) in 2002, Park Tae-hwan (Republic of Korea) in 2006 and Kosuke Hagino (Japan) in 2014.
The Chairman of the OCA MVP Award Selection Committee, Raja Randhir Singh, said: “The selection panel was unanimous in its decision to award the OCA MVP Trophy for the 18th Asian Games to the athlete Rikako Ikee of Japan.
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The Best Ever Secret Summer Swim Spot
St. Lawrence River boathouse jumping
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Iraq’s war amputees swim despite disability
Iraqi civilians who lost limbs during the government offensive against ‘Daesh’ group militants in the northern city of Mosul swim during a competitive sports event sponsored by the Kuwaiti government in Arbil, Iraq.
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370 swimmers participate in “fast & furious” competition
A record three hundred and seventy (370) swimmers turned up for the third edition of the Dolphin club organized “Fast and Furious†championship held at Gem Cambridge in Butabika.
The one day event pits short swimming races with a view to give the swimmers an opportunity to gain experience in all versions of the sport.
Thirteen clubs took part in today’s event that organisers believe was more competitive than the first two editions.