Tracey Ayton set up Little Heroes Swim Academy, a not-for-profit swimming academy with a philosophy of inclusion, to help the less abled kids she had seen left out in mainstream swimming classes.
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Christin Rockway – Tampa Catholic Swimmer – Interview – Sports Stars of Tomorrow
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Pool puts flags at half mast for swimmer who ‘died’ – only for him to come back to life after 55 minutes
A veteran swimmer was brought back from the dead after nearly an hour – while the flags were lowered to half mast around him.
Peter Marks, 75, had finished towelling down after his usual morning dip when he suddenly keeled over and stopped breathing.
He was clinically dead for 55 minutes and has no memory of his dramatic rescue.
Word quickly spread and the flags at the seawater lido where he had been swimming were lowered in respect.
But after intially given CPR by friend and former paramedic Steve Pinfield at the scene Peter miraculously survived after being flown to hospital.
Peter, of Penzance, Cornwall, spent two weeks in hospital before making a full recovery – but still has no recollection of his dramatic survival.
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Totaled: The IRONMAN World Championship Legacy in Kona Hawai’i
Run. Bike. Swim. Three simple tasks, but when you add grueling conditions and hellish distances, you get one of the most intense races in the history of the sport of triathlon. Take an inside look ahead of IRONMAN’s biggest annual competition. With all the usual big-hitters vying for the world crown, we preview the event by the numbers.
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Australian woman saves ‘toddler-like’ shark from pool – BBC News
Sydney real estate agent Melissa Hatheier chanced upon a stranded shark while swimming in a rock pool – and decided to give it a helping hand.
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Olympic swimmer Taylor McKeown involved in whale encounter investigation
Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) is investigating an incident involving a jet ski, ridden by Olympic swimmer Taylor McKeown, near whales off the Sunshine Coast.
McKeown, and two friends, were on a jet ski off Mooloolaba earlier this week when they came across a pod of whales.
Jet skis are not allowed within 300 metres of whales.
“The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) has been alerted to a recent incident at the Sunshine Coast and is now formally investigating the matter,” a statement to the ABC said.
McKeown, an Olympic silver medallist, posted a video of the encounter on social media.
She told the ABC that she took two friends out on the jet ski off Mooloolaba on Sunday.
“I knew they were going to be out this weekend [the whales] and I had my phone in my jet ski, which I always do just in case I get into trouble,” she said.
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How I train for the Youth Olympic Games with Italian Swimmer Costanza Cocconcelli
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Fares Ksebati, My Swim Pro | Entrepreneurs in Elevators | MEDC
Things go swimmingly as David interviews Fares Ksebati, co-founder and CEO of MySwimPro. This app offers personalized swim workouts and training programs to swim smarter. Visit https://myswimpro.com and find out more about this Michigan-based company.
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British para-swimmers bullied and verbally abused in coach’s ‘climate of fear’
The duty of care scandal engulfing Olympic and Paralympic sport has plunged to a new low as British Swimming admitted disabled swimmers, including vulnerable teenagers, were subjected to a “climate of fear†while training for Rio 2016.
The former head coach of British Para-Swimming, Rob Greenwood, has left his post and the governing body took the rare step of publicly apologising to athletes he was found to have verbally abused and used discriminatory language about, as well as their families.
The Guardian understands the situation was deemed so serious that a group of affected athletes, which includes Paralympic champions, were offered complimentary psychotherapy sessions if they required help coping with the trauma of the abuse and subsequent investigations.
The performance director, Chris Furber, has also faced internal disciplinary action although this is in regard to management failings and a “lack of empathy†towards athletes. He is not accused of abuse or discrimination. […]
The swimmers were enormously successful, winning 47 medals, 16 of them gold, and finishing second in the medal table, contributing to Greenwood being handed the High Performance Coach of the Year award by Sports Coach UK in November 2016.
Months later he was gone in a cloud of controversy and suspicion. The chairman of British Swimming, Maurice Watkins, said: “On behalf of British Swimming I want to apologise to the British Para-Swimming athletes and their families who have faced unacceptable behaviours and comments. I have written to those athletes and their families I understand have been affected by this.
“In the pursuit of excellence, we recognise there have been failings in the culture and communication within British Para-Swimming. We are correcting that, recognising the need to ensure strong athlete welfare in our sport. British Swimming has in place a robust action plan, which follows a lengthy and detailed inquiry designed to make sure transparent procedures are followed and adhered to. These procedures are being widely communicated. We want to ensure a closer working relationship with the British Athletes Commission. Our goal continues to be medal-producing performances, consistent with medal targets, in a positive culture.â€
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