In 2022, collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines tied for 5th place in the 200m freestyle final at the NCAA Women’s Championships. The swimmer she tied with was transgender athlete Lia Thomas. Since then, Riley Gaines has become an outspoken critic of transgender women competing in women’s sports and has even testified on the issue before Congress. In this week’s Q&A, she talks about her swimming career, her stance on transgender athletes, and the backlash she has received after going public with her views, topics she covers in her new book “Swimming Against the Current.”
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Is The River Seine Really Safe For Olympic Swimming? French Politicians Test The Waters | CNA
The Olympic Games in Paris set to kick off in a week. But questions are still swirling over pollution in the River Seine, the venue for swimming events. The French sports minister took a dip in the river on Saturday (Jul 13) in a publicity moment, hoping to quell fears over the water’s suitability for athletes. The Paris mayor is set to do the same this week. She previously postponed her swim after Parisians threatened to defecate in the Seine en masse. CNA’s Clara Lee looks at how the river is being cleaned up ahead of the Games.
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Sam Short From Canet, France | Australian Dolphins Swim Team
The Big Short: Sam Short is buzzing with fast times at Olympic Training Camp, Canet-en-Roussillon
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Just Beachy For A Swim: Eight Toronto Beaches Are Blue Flagged For Swimming | Toronto Sun
The Toronto waterfront stretching from the Rouge to the Toronto Islands has eight clean beaches for swimming under the designated Blue Flag program.
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For The Love Of Open Water Swimming | CBC Saskatchewan
This is a hot week and what better way to cool down than to go for a swim. So we are diving deep into the joys of swimming in Saskatchewan lakes!
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300 People Jump Into Charles River To Swim For Annual Tradition | CBS Boston
Over 300 people took part in the annual City Splash, including WBZ-TV’s David Wade.
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Olympics: Sports Minister Dips Into Seine River In Attempt To Prove Water Safety | DW News
Preparations for the Paris Olympics are in their final stages and river Seine will play a starring role in the games. National teams will sail down the waterway during the opening ceremony on July 26. Swimming events are also scheduled to take place in the river. But it’s still not clear whether the water quality will be good enough for that.
France’s sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has taken a plunge into the Seine to show that swimming events in the water is safe.
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France Taps Swimmer Manaudou, Discus Thrower Robert-Michon To Bear Olympic Flag | France 24
Host France’s flagbearers at the Paris Games’ opening ceremony on the River Seine will be former Olympic swimming champion Florent Manaudou and discus thrower Melina Robert-Michon, it was reported on Thursday. The July 26 opening ceremony is due to break with Olympic tradition and be held away from the Games’ main stadium and instead on the French capital’s River Seine.
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9-year-old Boy Found At Bottom Of Apartment Swimming Pool Still On Life Support | Atlanta News Now
The boy’s mother, Felicia Adams, said the family does not intend to take the child off life support while his heart is still beating.