At 34, Oussama Mellouli is the most talented professional swimmer in Tunisia. He was the 1,500 meters freestyle World champion at the 2009 Wold Aquatics Championships and won 3 gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Now he’s in Tunis to prepare for the 18th Mediterranean Games.
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Trump on Olympics: ‘Hard to sell tickets when you think you’re going to be nuked’
President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited him with the success of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and threw out a line about the North Korean nuclear threat.
“President Moon of South Korea said without Donald Trump the Olympics would have been a total failure,” Trump said. “It’s true, true. You know. Might as well say it.”
He added, “It’s a little hard to sell tickets when you think you’re going to be nuked.”
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AMA – a short film by Julie Gautier
“Ama is a silent film. It tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestions.
I wanted to share my biggest pain in this life with this film. For this is not too crude, I covered it with grace. To make it not too heavy, I plunged it into the water.
I dedicate this film to all the women of the world.”
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10 of the Scariest Man Eating Sea Creatures
Who will eat you when swimming? A shark? A seal? A killer whale? Divers beware! Top 10 Man Eaters From The Deep Sea that will
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Jason Lezak talks about his team’s performance in the second round of the 2018 #USASwimSquads
#USASwimSquads captain Jason Lezak talks about what went right and what went wrong in the second round in Atlanta.
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Saturday winter swim
A cold dip in a frozen lake outside Gothenburg. Chilly!
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Training for Red Bull Neptune Steps
Caitlin getting used to 2 degree water in preparation for the Red Bull Neptune Steps event with Arena wetsuits.
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Diver Films Himself Swimming in Trash
British diver Rich Horner posted a video on social media March 3 which shows him engulfed in plastic trash while swimming off the cost of Bali.
https://youtu.be/R7UAn0LIG88
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Brown University suspends men’s swim team after confirming hazing allegations
Brown University has announced that it has found its men’s swimming and diving team responsible for incidents of hazing and other conduct code violations.
As a result, the university said in a statement, it is suspending the team as a student organization through May 27. The suspension prohibits any team activity.
The team will be under deferred suspension through Dec. 21, the final day of the 2018 fall academic semester. During that period, the team will be able to hold practices but will not be allowed to represent the university in competition.
The team will remain on probation through the spring 2019 semester, during which time it will be able to resume competition while under scrutiny from the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
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