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U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte weighs in on Michael Phelps’ return to the water and how it impacts his training and the sport of swimming.
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Manly swimmer Ernest Henry’s 1924 Paris Olympics medal haul for sale
Read The TelegraphHe was one of the fabulous four boys from Manly who won all three of Australia’s gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics, and most of the minor ones as well.
But now the family of swimmer Ernest Henry are selling his medals, largely because they can’t afford the cost of insuring such valuable pieces of Australian sporting history.
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Michael Phelps: ‘Love of swimming’ brought me back
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Michael Phelps said in Mesa on Wednesday his love of swimming and thirst for competition led him to come out of retirement.
The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete in the Arena Grand Prix on April 24 to 26 at the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa.
Phelps told reporters he will be competing in the 100-meter butterfly and the 50-meter butterfly.
“I’m doing this because I want to,” Phelps said. “Nobody is forcing me to do this. I want to be back in the water.”
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Elk herd filmed swimming in Canmore’s Bow River
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Some Canmore, Alta., residents caught a rare glimpse of a herd of elk swimming in the Bow River on Monday.
“We were just down going for a walk with my son and my mother-in-law and we were walking towards the river,” said Marcia Kinash.
“We were looking down and next thing I know, they were just swimming along.”
Post by Emily Compton.Photo by D. Scott Taylor
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Car plunges into swimming pool behind Texas home
See KHOUSAN ANTONIO – A car crashed through a rock wall and a privacy fence before plunging into a backyard swimming pool on the city’s northwest side Wednesday evening.
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Nadadores will keep swimming in Mission Viejo
Nearly 40 years ago, Â set world records as he won two gold medals during the Olympic Games in Montreal.
Monday night, Goodell came to Mission Viejo City Hall to defend the swim club that formed a mile away in his living room and helped earn him the top spot on that Olympic podium.
“I just want to say I support anything to keep the Nadadores program going,†Goodell said in council chambers overflowing with Nadadores supporters decked out in yellow and blue. “The things that they’re going to do in this world because of the discipline, the training, the love, the respect that they learned being a part of such a great program is invaluable to our community.â€
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Rebecca Adlington happier after nose job, but not necessarily happy
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Rebecca Adlington has managed to overcome insecurities about her appearance, after becoming targeted by internet trolls who criticised her features.
The Olympic gold-winning swimmer reportedly underwent nose slimming surgery at a leading Harley Street clinic in February this year.
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Relatives puzzled as ‘good swimmer’ drowns
Read Trinidad ExpressRelatives of 19-year-old Hakeem “Kerron†Austin, who drowned in Valencia River on Saturday evening, are still trying to understand how the teenager went under the water and failed to resurface as he was described as a good swimmer.
“He was a strong, strong swimmer. He loved the water and since he was small, he was always making laps at the beach, in pools, in the river.  Basically, wherever it had water he was at home. So we find it very strange that his friends said he got into some difficulty and couldn’t get out,†said Austin’s mother Latoya Browne.
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Ben Lecomte Kicks Off the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
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In celebration of Earth Day today [April 22, ed.], global adventurer and open water swimmer Ben Lecomte called on Canadians from coast to coast to join the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, and presented by Loblaw Companies Limited.
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