Ian Thorpe commentated for the Olympics, and he tells us why he still swims every stroke with the swimmers while commentating… and calls out Pete Helliar for their time together on The Amazing Race.
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From Distance Swimmer to 100 Free Monster | Who Is Pan Zhanle? | The Swim Scribe
The 2024 Paris Olympics had a TON of crazy storylines, performances, and downright fast swimming take place. Among ALL of that it’s easy for some swims to get lost in the crowd, but there is ONE swim that I’m sure NO ONE will forget anytime soon.
Pan Zhanle’s 100 freestyle world record.
This was one of, if not THE, best swims of the meet. Despite Pan entering these Games as the reigning world record holder in the event I feel like he was still a somewhat underrated swimmer, ESPECIALLY when compared to the heights he reached in Paris.
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Bodycam: Woman Allegedly Groped Young Boys at Public Swimming Pool | Law&Crime Network
Bodycam footage shows Oklahoma police confronting a 28-year-old woman at a public swimming pool after underage boys claimed she was inappropriate with them. Del City police said Kayla Lena was told to leave the pool after lifeguards witnessed her allegedly “touching and grabbing” the boys. Lena told police she thought she was drowning and grabbed the boys to save herself from going underwater. Watch the incident unfold on this episode of Law&Crime BodyCam.
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Gordon Ramsay’s Daughter Holly Announces Engagement to Olympic Swimmer Adam Peaty | E! News
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly Ramsay announces that she’s engaged to British swimmer Adam Peaty in a series of Instagram photos on Sept. 12. The 24-year-old daughter of Gordon and Tana Ramsay shares a snap of her gorgeous gold ring with the caption, “I am marrying my best friend.”
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A First-Timer’s Guide to the Columbia River Cross Channel Swim – 1.1 Miles Miles of River Swimming | The Oregonian
Each year, hundreds of brave swimmers board a sternwheeler boat in the Columbia River Gorge to swim from the Washington side of the river to a finish line in Oregon. It’s an 80-year-tradition, now hosted in Cascade Locks.
On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest, host Vickie Connor recounts her recent open water swim at the Columbia River Cross Channel Swim event.
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Indianapolis Woman Remembered After She Drowned in Puerto Rico Trying to Save Girlfriend | WTHR
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed officials recovered the body of a missing Indianapolis woman Monday afternoon off the coast of a beach in Puerto Rico.
Cimone Alicea Dawson, 22, was visiting Puerto Rico with two friends. According to the Coast Guard, the three people were swimming off Condado Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 when they got caught in rip currents, and Dawson was swept away. Bystanders were able to rescue her friends, but they could not find Dawson.
Officials found Dawson “submerged and unresponsive” Sept. 9. She was pronounced dead.
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Man Saves the Life of Driver in Submerged Truck on Live Television During Hurricane Francine | WDSU News
Good Samaritan rescues man from drowning in floodwaters
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Arizona Boy Went Without Pulse for 30 Minutes After Nearly Drowning in California Pond | 12 News
The boy was taken off of life support and his mother is confident he will recover.
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Shark Attack Survivor Wins Paralympic Swim Medals | Inside Edition
Alexandra Truwit was attacked by a shark on while on vacation in Turks and Caicos. She had just graduated from Yale University and was celebrating with a friend. During a snorkeling excursion, the shark appeared out of nowhere. “The next thing I knew it had bitten off my foot and part of my leg,” she tells Inside Edition. A year later, she won two Paralympic silver medals for swimming. Here’s her story.