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  • Ben Proud Reacts to 21.25 50m Freestyle | Propulsion Swimming

    Apr 6, 2024

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    in Competition

    At the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships Ben Proud puts on an impressive display, going 21.25 50m Freestyle. He the process he secured his selection for the Paris Olympics and a chance at the final medal missing from his collection.

  • Water Polo Athlete Encourages Young Black Canadians to Try the Sport | CityNews

    Apr 6, 2024

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    in Water Polo

    “I’m inspired to be the role model,” says Jason Joseph, 17-year-old water polo athlete who is encouraging young Black Canadians to make a splash in the sport. Pamela Pagano reports.

  • Anxious Dog Goes Swimming For The First Time | Wonderful World of Puppies | BBC Earth

    Apr 6, 2024

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    in Nature

    This adolescent dog has anxiety, and his owner is hoping a swimming lesson will help him become more confident.

  • Fung Finds New Life With Help From “Swim With Mike” | KCAL News

    Apr 5, 2024

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    in Health

    After being left paralyzed by a drunk driver, USC senior Natalie Fung had to re-learn many of the basics of life. With help from the Swim with Mike Foundation – now in its 43rd year – Natalie finished her degree & is about to earn her masters

  • This Colossal Tank Is Key to Paris’s Olympics Infrastructure | WSJ

    Apr 4, 2024

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    rokur
    in Environment, Open Water

    Paris has just months before hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, where athletes are set to dive head first into the Seine River. The body of water runs through the heart of the French capital and is a hub for pollution and fecal bacteria, released directly from the city’s sewer system. So how do French politicians plan to clean-up the river before the summer Olympics?

  • Grand Opening of Multi-Million Dollar Aquatics Center at JBSA-Lackland Tuesday | KENS 5

    Apr 4, 2024

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    in Swimming Pools

    It will be named after a pararescueman who died while serving in Afghanistan.

  • Video Shows What Happened When a Man Was Swimming During the Massive Taiwan Earthquake

    Apr 4, 2024

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    in Nature, Swimming Pools

    A major earthquake has hit the east coast of Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.4, according to data from the US Geological Survey. It is the strongest to hit the island in 25 years, according to a spokesperson from Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.

    See CNN
  • Wake County Inspecting Pools Before Swimmers Hit the Water | ABC11

    Apr 3, 2024

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    in Safety, Swimming Pools

    The uptick in warm weather may have you wanting to go swimming and Wake County officials are now inspecting pools.

  • Nigerian Coach Using Swimming to Raise Mental Health Awareness | VOA Africa

    Apr 3, 2024

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    in Mental Health, Open Water

    Nigerian swimmer Samuel Akinrodoye has tried to raise awareness of mental health issues in Africa’s most populous nation, swimming nearly 12 km — the length of the longest bridge in Lagos where many people have jumped to their deaths. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more details.

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