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  • Katie Grimes Responds to Bella Sims, Talks Training and More in 50 Meters | USA Swimming

    Aug 19, 2023

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    in Competition

    Olympian Katie Grimes joined us at the Olympic Training Center to answer questions ranging from her training to the best car ever made.

  • No Lifeguards, Swimming Prohibited at Indiana Dunes State Park | WSBT-TV

    Aug 19, 2023

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    in Beach Life, Safety

    Even though summer is winding down for many, there are still many beach days left. But beaches are seeing fewer lifeguards right now. The signs here say that swimming is not allowed.

    See WSBT
  • What It’s Like to Hold Your Breath Under Water for a Free Diving Challenge | 60 Minutes Australia

    Aug 18, 2023

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    in Freediving

    Rewind back to 2009 when one extraordinary man hoped to rewrite the record books. By pushing his body and his mind to the limit, Mike Wells attempted a record no one has ever conquered before – the first person to swim one of the world’s most challenging underwater caves … with just one breath.

  • Bad Pool Builder Is in Over His Head With Legal Trouble | FOX 2 Detroit

    Aug 18, 2023

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    in Organization, Swimming Pools

    Brandon Heitmann claims he’s a millionaire contractor, internet personality, and pool builder who has made a fortune after growing “from mowing lawns for $20 to $1 million projects.”

  • ‘You’re Rewarding Mediocrity With Non-binary Category Prize Money’ | Former Olympic Swimmer | GBNews

    Aug 18, 2023

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    in Organization

    ‘You’re rewarding mediocrity with non-binary category prize money, I don’t know why we’re doing this.’ Olympian swimmer, Sharron Davies, says the introduction of ‘trans-only categories’ in World Cup Swimming, doesn’t make sense, and proposes an alternative solution.

  • East Texas Expert Cautions Fresh-Water Swimmers About Risk of Brain-Eating Amoeba | KLTV 7

    Aug 18, 2023

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    in Nature

    “Most of the time it’s insignificant. But in the summertime, the numbers of the organisms can increase dramatically in areas with very high temperatures. So in the South, July and August.”

  • “Move Over for Mediocre Males!” | Sharron Davies on Swimming World Cup “Open Category” | TalkTV

    Aug 18, 2023

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    World Aquatics will debut a new open category for transgender athletes at this year’s Swimming World Cup event in Berlin.

    Last year, the world governing body voted to prevent trans athletes from competing in women’s races.

    The open category will feature 50m and 100m races across all strokes.

    TalkTV’s Mike Graham is joined by former Olympian Sharron Davies to discuss the new category in swimming.

  • Friends Jumped In Swimming Pool to Survive Maui Wildfire | CBS News

    Aug 18, 2023

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    in Safety, Swimming Pools

    Kristina Lee-Garrido was in a rental unit in Lahaina with her best friend when last week’s wildfires broke out. She joined CBS News to describe the lack of warning they had and the hours she spent riding out the fire in a swimming pool.

    https://youtu.be/S820I2Lb80M
  • No Seine, No Gain: Triathletes Compete 1500m River Swim in Paris | Euronews

    Aug 18, 2023

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    in Environment, Open Water, Triathlon

    The countdown to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2024 has begun.

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