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  • Roanoke College Swim Team Sparks Investigation | WSLS 10

    Oct 12, 2023

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    in Organization
  • Allegan Aquatics Director Fired After Allegations of Misconduct With Student, District Says | 13 On Your Side

    Oct 11, 2023

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    in Crime, Organization

    Allegan Public Schools fired its Aquatics Director after they learned he’s facing criminal charges related to misconduct involving an inappropriate relationship with a student.

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  • “I Am So Much More Than Just a Swimmer” | Missy Franklin on Mental Health Awareness | Laureus

    Oct 11, 2023

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    in Competition, Mental Health

    On World Mental Health Day, Laureus Academy Member Missy Franklin shares the importance she places on talking about mental health with young swimmers and her own experiences about rediscovering her identity away from the pool.

  • Gotta Make That Front Pack Swim | Gwen Jorgensen

    Oct 11, 2023

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    in Training, Triathlon

    I am Gwen Jorgensen, 2016 Rio Olympic Champion in the triathlon. I am a mom of two and am returning to triathlon after running profesionally for five years. Follow along as I battle it out with the best in the world. Subscribe to learn about my nutrition, training, and being a mom.

  • Newmarket Woman Founds ‘Swim for Change’ to Empower Women, Children | WMUR-TV

    Oct 11, 2023

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    in Charity, Learn To Swim

    Audrey Dobson, 26, is a swim instructor in Manchester who founded Swim for Change two years ago.

  • USI Athletes Help Build Habitat Homes | Eyewitness News WEHT WTVW

    Oct 11, 2023

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    in Charity, Organization

    Members of the USI Swim & Dive teams help build new Habitat for Humanity homes in Evansville

  • Palestinian Swimmer: Swimming for a Cause | CGTN

    Oct 10, 2023

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    in Competition

    At 23 years old, swimmer Yazan Bawwab stood as a proud representative of Palestine at the Hangzhou Asian Games. He exemplifies the Palestinians’ passion for sports and unwavering aspiration for peace through athletic endeavors. Yazan also used this platform to make a contribution and inspire others. He will soon launch “SwimHope Palestine” to teach Palestinian kids to swim as many can’t and drown.

    https://youtu.be/tWfAMN7IcN4?si=H_tFngUFfXZYplIB
  • Døds World Championship 2023

    Oct 10, 2023

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    in Diving, Fun

    What is Dødsing?
    Dødsing is a modern and fast-growing extreme sport that has revolutionized
    traditional diving. Dødsing has its simple origins at Frognerbadet in Oslo, Norway dating back to the 1970s. What started as a death-defying trick to show off to your friends, is about to transform into something much bigger than anyone imagined…

  • Feargal Sharkey: We Are Swimming in Our Own Waste | New Scientist

    Oct 10, 2023

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    in Environment

    Undertones singer and environmental campaigner, Feargal Sharkey has spent much of his recent years on the frontline of the struggle to save Britain’s rivers. Speaking at New Scientist Live in London, Sharkey explains how rivers are, for him, “the heartbeat of humanity and the soul of our intellect”, he says. “We’re destroying them and treating them with contempt. And clearly, I think that needs to stop”.

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