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Get into Water – Plymouth Wild Water Swimmers
‘The health of our oceans is key to the health of our oceans’ #GetIntoWater and enjoy your Christmas and New Year dip.
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Truck Crashes into Trail Blazers Guard Evan Turner’s Swimming Pool
Evan Turner has had a strange tenure as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, but it’ll never get weirder than this. Local television station KGW is reporting that a large truck crashed into the swimming pool of his southwest Portland home this morning.
Read Blazer’s Edge
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Stepfather whose ‘unsupervised’ stepson drowned in water park swimming pool jailed for seven years
The stepfather of a five-year-old boy who drowned at a water park has been jailed for more than seven years.
Paul Smith, 36, was heard swearing and blaming others after Charlie Dunn, who could not swim and was on the child protection register, went missing while unsupervised at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire in July last year.
Smith initially denied any wrongdoing in relation to the death of Charlie but pleaded guilty earlier this month to unlawful killing on the grounds of gross negligence.
Read the Independent
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Why the Olympics are a terrible investment for the host city
The Olympics are a terrible investment and a huge risk for the host city. Following is a transcript of the video.
Cities pay billions of dollars to host the Olympics. But is it worth it?
Rio estimated the 2016 Olympics would cost $3 billion. Instead, the final cost was closer to $13 billion. The city had to cut healthcare and police spending to afford it. This is what the venues look like just 1 year later.
See Business Insider
Photo by Rodrigo Soldon 2
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Swim for Refugees: Meet the Aussie Students Teaching Asylum Seekers to Swim in W.A.
“I am going to enjoy the beach, hopefully learn how to swim now and enjoy my time on the holidays.”
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MSU Swimming & Diving Toys for Tots
The Spartan Swimming and Diving team volunteers at the Lansing Salvation Army each year to assist in the Toys for Tots event.
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Start Your Impossible: Brad Snyder
War veteran and five-time Paralympic gold medalist swimmer Brad Snyder tells how he was able to overcome what seemed impossible after being injured in Afghanistan in this inspiring and encouraging Toyota Start Your Impossible story.
https://youtu.be/KbUo1Ypl_vg
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South African swimmer Van Der Burgh aims for more success in 2018
Swimming in South Africa has come under the spotlight of late. With concerns over the lack of women qualifying for the Olympics and the talent pool getting shallower each year, the only real beacons of hope have been Olympic gold medallists Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh. Both of whom, year-in and year-out, continue to produce results in the pool. CGTN’s Sias du Plessis caught up with one of them. Here he is now with 2012 London Olympic Games gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh in Cape Town.