The 10th annual Great Ohio River Swim will kick off Sept. 24 at the Serpentine Wall. It’s the region’s largest swimming event, with participants racing 900 yards across the river to Newport and back.
Natalie Coughlin took part in the first annual Celebrity Karting Challenge in San Francisco to honor some of America’s heroes on the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Wildcard entry Eric “the Eel” Moussambani from Equitorial Guinea becomes an international celebrity after a inspiring and valiant swim in the 100m freestyle at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Ben Lecomte says he plans to swim through what’s known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch during his 5,500-mile journey so that researchers can collect data and samples.
Australian swimmer Jarrod Poort, who represented his country at the last two Olympics, has been handed a one-year ban for failures to notify anti-doping authorities of his whereabouts.
“Athletes are required to maintain the accuracy of their whereabouts information at all times,” the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said in a statement on Thursday.
“Mr Poort failed on two occasions to submit his information on time, and on the third occasion, ASADA attempted to test Mr Poort outside his designated hour, only to discover that he had not updated his whereabouts to take account of travel plans.”
Poort, who competed in the 1,500 meters freestyle in London and 10km open water swim four years later in Rio, could have been banned for two years but ASADA decided he had not deliberately intended to deceive.
“At the end of the day people make mistakes and that’s what I did,” Poort, who has waived his right of appeal, said in a Swimming Australia media release.
“It was remiss of me to neglect a management system that must be shown the full respect it deserves and it is a very embarrassing situation to now be in.”
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Calling it a “win-win-win” situation, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach officially awarded the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games to Paris and Los Angeles, respectively, at the IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday.
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Let the learning begin! We’re excited to kick-off the 2017 U.S. Aquatic Sports Convention in Dallas, Texas with swim team and sponsor representatives from around the country!
Go behind the lens with adventure photographer Justin Bastien and discover what it takes to capture jaw-dropping images in some of the most challenging environments around. Join Bastien and freediver Kimi Werner as they explore the island of Kauai in search of the perfect underwater shot.
A city spokesman tells us the gym roof is now done, and they’re just finishing repairs in the pool bathrooms.
