Russia’s Svetlana Romashina claimed her twentieth World Championship gold medal this evening at the 18th FINA World Championships in Gwangju, Korea. In the Free Solo event contested, Svetlana won the title only once before at the 2013 Barcelona World Championships.
Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha captured her first world championship gold medal in the 5km, finally shaking herself free from the bronzing effect of the past decade at the FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju. The Brazilian won in a time of 57:56.0, beating Aurelie Muller of France by exactly one second in a field of 54 swimmers in the 23.1-degree water of the Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park Open Water Swimming venue.
Enjoy the highlights of day 4 at the FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju! #FINAGwangju2019
Health experts say everyone should avoid going into the lake for now because of higher than normal toxic blue-green algae levels.
Video shows beachgoers forming a human chain to rescue a swimmer from rip currents at Panama City Beach, Fla. on Sunday. https://abc7.ws/2XHCsGW
With water levels continuing to rise in Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, it’s too dangerous for swimming, the Windsor Port Authority said.
The dolphins were spotted racing up the coast off Laguna Beach. Suzanne Marques reports.
The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department offers families is offering free or affordable swimming lessons to children and their parents through Swim LA. Find more information at http://www.swimla.org
