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  • Texas Couple Electrocuted In Mexico Resort Hot Tub | NBC News

    Jun 14, 2024

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    in Safety

    Resort guests in Mexico are heard screaming after witnessing a Texas couple get electrocuted in a hot tub. The husband was pronounced dead on the scene and his wife was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

  • Indy’s Transformation For US Olympic Swim Trials | FOX59 News

    Jun 14, 2024

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    in Competition

    Indy’s transformation for US Olympic Swim Trials

  • Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Had No Chance At Olympics, Donna De Varona Says | TMZ Live

    Jun 14, 2024

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    in Competition, Organization

    Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas had no chance to win a legal challenge that would have opened the door for a potential Olympics bid — and she should instead compete against other trans swimmers … so says a former Team USA gold medalist.

  • Action News’ Sharifa Jackson Opens Up About Fear Of Swimming, Hopes To Inspire Others | 6abc Philadelphia

    Jun 14, 2024

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    in Learn To Swim

    As we head into summer, pools start opening and beaches become packed.

    But there is this alarming reality: African-American children have a 70% higher rate of accidental drowning than white children.

    The reasons are many, not least of which, is access to guarded pools.

    Action News reporter Sharifa Jackson opened up about a near-drowning experience when she was a teenager.

    Until recently, she did not know how to swim, but she decided to change that and said you can, too.

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  • Local Students Volunteer As ‘Basket Carriers’ At US Olympic Swim Trials | IN Lawrence | WTHR

    Jun 13, 2024

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    in Competition, Organization

    The Olympic committee put out a request to schools across the state for students to be basket carrier.

  • Carmel Swim Club Preparing For U.S. Olympic Swim Trials | WTHR

    Jun 13, 2024

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    in Competition

    13Sports director Dave Calabro talks with Carmel Swim Club coach Chris Plumb.

  • Triangle-area Swimmers Head To Olympic Trials In Indianapolis | WRAL

    Jun 13, 2024

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    A number of local swimmers are headed to the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis to compete for a spot on the USA swimming team.

  • Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Booted From Olympics After Losing Legal Case | TalkTV

    Jun 13, 2024

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    in Competition, Organization

    “That’s why we have men and women’s sport. For a very obvious reason, we’re different.”

    Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies reacts to news that transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has lost a fight to compete in the Olympics.

    Sharron explains that transgender athletes should compete against others of their biological sex, not their gender identity.

  • Indy’s History Of Hosting Swimming Events | FOX59 News

    Jun 13, 2024

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    Indy’s history of hosting swimming events

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