More than 50 countries represented, 7 finals in total, 6 days of competition, over 200 of the world’s best athletes in action!. Get ready for the Open Water Swimming competitions at #FINABudapest2017!
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A Walrus Pup’s Swimming Lesson
Just days after he’s born, a young walrus must learn how to swim to survive.
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Deaf swimmer shines light on technology that could change future of the sport
The lights glow in sequence, almost rhythmic as they cycle through. Blinking red flashes and then a steady red accompany the “on the block†command. Blue illuminates to tell swimmers to “take their mark.†Green means go — and that is triggered by the pool’s starting system.
Gallaudet University rising senior Faye Frez-Albrecht focuses on the colors inches from her face and practices her start to swim the backstroke.
Frez-Albrecht is deaf and legally blind. For the past two years, after she was disqualified from a meet because she did not make it to the starting blocks in time, Frez-Albrecht and her coach have led an effort to remove the competitive disadvantages athletes who are deaf and hard of hearing face in swim meets. The LED tube lights, tested repeatedly in the pool at Gallaudet, have been approved by the NCAA for use at the start of competitive races starting with the 2017-18 academic year.
It’s a victory for deaf swimmers competing in college, but Frez-Albrecht ultimately may be known as the swimmer who changed how the sport starts its races. Not only does the innovative light system make it possible for deaf swimmers to get a fair shot, it helps all swimmers improve their start times.
Light, after all, travels faster than sound.
See USA Today
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Why Peeing in the Pool Could Be Dangerous
It’s kind of a pain to get out of the pool just to use the bathroom, plus chlorine is a disinfectant so it is fine to pee in the pool, right? Well, it turns out that might give you some health issues.
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Former Brazilian President responsible for Rio Olympic bid success found guilty
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former Brazilian President who played a key role in Rio de Janeiro’s successful bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison.
A judge found him of guilty of accepting bribes from an engineering firm in return for assistance in winning contracts with state oil company Petrobras.
It marks the latest step in a series of corruption convictions connected to the Operation Car Wash investigation.
The case marks the first of five charges against Lula.
Read Inside the Games
https://youtu.be/7r26_CDuyWE
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Deaf Olympic Swimmer
Krystle is meeting this local swimmer who is on her way to Turkey to compete in the Deaf Olympics.
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Aledo swimmer overcomes disability
FOX 4’s Mike Doocy explains how a disability isn’t stopping 16-year-old Aspen Shelton from setting swimming records around the world.
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Elephant out for a swim gets emergency rescue at sea
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Navy teams around the globe are often called in to assist in rescue efforts. But this week, one maritime mission in the Indian Ocean helped a unique creature in need.
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Indian para-athlete forced to borrow money from fellow swimmer in Berlin after ignored by Paralympic Committee
Indian para-athlete Kanchanmala Pande, who arrived from Berlin after completing Berlin Para Swimming Championships, shared a very shameful and disgusting experience during the visit. The sightless-athlete faced extreme misery to participate in the championship after the money sanctioned by the government failed to reach her and was left with no option than to borrow money from fellow swimmer in Berlin. Pande was fined for travelling without a ticket on public transport and had borrowed money to pay the fine.
Read Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu
https://youtu.be/CJWXxPTiEzk