The swimming pool is where South Africa’s hopes of medals at the Paris Olympics reside and my colleague Thando Mxoli spent time with a swimmer who has a proven record of winning medals at the Olympics. With a new surname but the same determination Tatjana Smith formerly Schoenmaker showed at the recent SA champs that she is in fine form and is ready for a repeat of her Tokyo heroics.
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Coast Guard Officer Explains How to Stay Safe When Swimming in Open Water | News4JAX The Local Station
The weather is heating up, which is usually a sign for beachgoers to prepare to hit the waters.
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Southeast Raleigh YMCA Saves Lives One Swim Lesson at a Time | ABC11
Swimming is a life-saving skill that not many children know how to do if they didn’t grow up with access to pools, the YMCA aquatics director says.
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SDSU Swimmer Gearing up for Paris Olympics | KELOLAND News
SDSU swimmer gearing up for Paris Olympics
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Free Swim Lessons Offered for the Little Ones | News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV
Our community partners and first responders are teaching children the ABCs of water safety.
What are the ABCs of water safety?
- ‘A’ stands for active adult supervision
- ‘B’ is for barriers, including self-latching gates
- ‘C’ stands for classes
See KVOA.com
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Catching up With the Johnnie Means Aquatics Competitive Swim Team | FOX 26 Houston
Swimming is an essential skill, especially for minorities. In this segment, we hear from a group empowering young people of color to learn how to navigate the waves.
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Over Two-Thirds of Adults Won’t Swim in UK Waters Due to Sewage Spills | ITV News
ITV News has learned that over two-thirds of Brits will avoid swimming or entering our rivers and the sea because of pollution fears.
Last year, water companies in England dumped sewage in our waterways for a total of 3.6 million hours.
That figure was up 54% from the number of sewage spills in 2022.
Contained within the spills is human waste, wet wipes, and sanitary products.
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Nick Butler: Investigating the Chinese Swimming Doping Scandal | Inside With Brett Hawke
Nick Butler is an English journalist who has been investigating doping allegations in Chinese swimming for years. In early 2021, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance at a domestic competition in China. While authorities claimed contamination caused the results, international bodies accepted this without thorough review, leading to accusations of a mishandled investigation and calls for further transparency.
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Testing the Water: How Paris Is Preparing the Seine for the Olympics | TODAY
Winding through Paris, the Seine river is set to be the centerpiece of the 2024 Summer Games — but bacteria levels and garbage could stand in the way of safety for the athletes. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.