The most decorated Olympian is on a mission to get kids swimming. He says the main issue is making sure the kids aren’t scared of the water.
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French beach town bans swimming because of a very horny dolphin
Zafar the dolphin just wanted to find love. And maybe a quick hook up.
The sexually frustrated dolphin has been wreaking havoc in Landévennec, Brittany, a seaside town in the north of France. The town had to ban swimming because the dolphin, who locals nicknamed Zafar, wouldn’t stop rubbing up on boats and innocent beachgoers. According to the Telegraph, Zafar even “used its nose to push one woman out of the water and up into the air.”
The playful dolphin used to delight locals and tourists alike by cruising alongside boats and letting swimmers hold onto his dorsal fin for a ride.
“But then a few weeks ago he changed,” the Telegraph reports.
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FINA partners with China’s SPD Bank CCC for two major swimming events
FINA is pleased to reveal it has teamed up with China’s Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Credit Card Center (SPD Bank CCC), the fastest growing company in licensed credit card centres in China, which becomes an Official Partner of both the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 and the upcoming FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2018.
Shanghai-based SPD Bank CCC is venturing into sport for the first time with FINA aiming to enhance its global impact and the brand popularity. This new partnership will also assist FINA in promoting and spreading the universal values of swimming and elite competition to the Chinese market which are embodies in the company’s mission: “Supporting young people to enjoy life and pursue their dream”.
FINA President Julio C. Maglione commented:
“FINA is very pleased to add SPD Bank Credit Card Centre to its Official Partners list and to team up with one of the most respected banks in China which will tremendously help promote swimming within the Chinese market. SPD Banks Credit Card Centre’s support is of the utmost importance to achieve a successful strategy for those two major swimming competitions.”
Under the agreement announced today, SPD Bank Credit Card Center will become the worldwide exclusive FINA Partner for Banking and Credit Card Services. SPD Bank Credit Card Center will further explore its business initiative “Consumer Finance + Sports” to provide more products and services to the young consumers.
See press release from FINA
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. Photo by Dan Lundberg 
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Stop peeing in the pool. Chlorine doesn’t work like you think.
Pee-ple taking bathroom breaks in pools is not good.
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Synchronised Swimming – Kamelot Medley ft. Karma, The Spell & Ghost Opera | Music Monday
Enjoy this wonderful Synchronised Swimming performance by Japan’s Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui to a medley of music from Kamelot (ft. Karma, The Spell and Ghost Opera).
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Great Scottish Swim 2018 | Highlights | Loch Lomond | GreatSwim TV
You swam and you conquered 2018 Great Scottish Swim!
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Celebrities swim for charity
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Asian Games: OCA confirms Korea complaint against Chinese swimmer
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has received a complaint from South Korea against a Chinese athlete for kicking swimmer Kim Hye-jin during training at the Asian Games, the governing body said on Saturday.
The Korean Olympic and Sport Committee (KSOC) said Kim had accidentally hit the female Chinese swimmer while they were training in the pool on Thursday.
The Chinese swimmer could not understand Kim’s apology and later kicked her at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Center, the KSOC said, prompting coaches from both sides to step in and separate them.
OCA international director Vinod Tiwari declined to dwell on the incident in Friday’s news conference but a spokesman confirmed receiving the complaint without elaborating on the procedure.
Read Reuters
https://youtu.be/v3HCvMsxxa4
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Boyfriend gets girlfriend the best swimming costume ever
This is quite simply the best thing I have ever spent my money on, obviously Rebekah didn’t agree!
https://youtu.be/hPIFa6wM8CA
