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Ross Edgley swims 2,000 miles around Great Britain
The 33-year-old strongman successfully completed the Great British Swim in 157 days.
Ross Edgley became the first person to ever swim around Britain. He started and finished his adventure in Margate, Kent.
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BYU Swimmer Aims for Olympics
The Olympic swim trials for the 2020 games will be held in Omaha, Nebraska June 21st through 28th, just a month before the Olympic Games which start July 25th.
BYU senior, Payton Sorenson, hopes to succeed at the trials and become an Olympic swimmer.
Payton Sorenson said, “It was always seemed more like a fantasy to me. I didn’t think it was ever going to be a reality, and then in 2016 I was able to go to the Olympic trials then, and then I made it to semifinals and that was just a year off my mission.â€
Read The Daily Universe
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The Final Swim Replay | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim
Join Ross Edgley’s Final Swim as he finishes his Great British Swim! If you’re around London – UK, join us in Margate on November 4th to cheer for Ross’s final strokes around Great Britain.
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Leaving A Legacy | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim E23
With Margate just around the corner and this most extraordinary of swims nearly at an end, Ross finds some time for reflection and begins to sum up the legacy of the #GreatBritishSwim.
But, amid these big thoughts, he’s brought back to earth when an old ocean rowing friend stops by with some much-needed advice about the challenges he’ll face adjusting to life back on land.
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Japan won’t introduce daylight saving time during 2020 Olympics
Japan’s ruling party has decided to give up the idea of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, citing difficulties in renovating relevant systems in time for the sports events.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had ordered his Liberal Democratic Party to conduct a feasibility study as public opinion was divided over whether to introduce the practice of advancing clocks as a way to deal with the country’s intense summer heat that could negatively affect athletes’ performances.
Japan’s organizing committee has already obtained approval from the International Olympic Committee to start the men’s and women’s marathons at the cooler hour of 7 a.m. But they may now consider other options, including starting at 6 a.m.
With its decision, the LDP will forgo submitting a relevant bill to the ongoing Diet session.
“It is hard to meet the deadline before the Tokyo Olympics,” Takeo Kawamura, the House of Representatives member who heads the study group within the party, told reporters after its meeting.
Read Japan Today
Photo by t.kunikuni
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Charlie Hickcox At The 1968 Olympic Games In Mexico City
Charlie Hickcox won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968.
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Learning To Walk Again | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim: E22
As Ross gets ever closer to the end of this epic challenge, he starts to think about the practicalities of life back on land. A check-up with the physio causes concern as Ross struggles with the routine task of putting one foot in front of the other.
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Waimea Valley: Sacred Lands In Oahu | Swimming Hole Safari Ep 5
We’re headed to the sacred lands of Waimea Valley, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.