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  • Trans-Women Banned From Olympic Swimming | Hear the Arguments From Each Side | Nate The Lawyer

    Aug 17, 2023

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    in Organization

    Transgender women swimmers barred from female competitions by Fina

  • Swimmers Back in Seine: Triathletes Test Water Quality Before Paris Games | Al Jazeera English

    Aug 17, 2023

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    in Environment, Open Water, Triathlon

    With just under a year to go before the Paris Olympics, triathletes have been braving the waters of the River Seine ahead of a test event for the Games.

    Heavy rainfall last week caused water quality to fall below minimum health standards.

    That is despite more than a billion and a half dollars being spent on making the river clean enough for competition.

  • Swimmers Beware: Leeches Discovered in Herriman City Reservoir | ABC4 Utah

    Aug 17, 2023

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    in Nature

    Beware if you plan on ending the summer in the cool waters of Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman. Residents have reported coming across leeches while swimming.

  • YMCA’s Annual Free Camp Splash Program Teaches the Basics of Swim Safety | MyNBC5-WPTZ

    Aug 17, 2023

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    YMCA’s annual free Camp Splash program teaches the basics of swim safety

  • Swimming Australia Threatened With Expulsion From World Aquatics | Sky News Australia

    Aug 17, 2023

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Swimming Australia has been threatened with expulsion from World Aquatics due to major concerns about the way the sport is being managed.

    The sporting body has given Swimming Australia 30 days to fix its governance problems or risk losing its global membership.

  • Swimmers at Glenmore Pool Raise Funds for Montreal Children’s Hospital | CityNews

    Aug 16, 2023

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    rokur
    in Charity, Organization

    “It was so nice because it was their idea to start with,” says Maggie Robertson, assistant manager at Glenmore Pool in DDO, of the kids there raising $3,000 for the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Tina Tenneriello reports.

  • Search for Swimmer in Lake Michigan Called off Tuesday During Dangerous Conditions | CBS Chicago

    Aug 16, 2023

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    in Safety

    A search for a teen swimmer in Winnetka concluded for the day around noon on Tuesday after a rescue team responded to three people in the water during dangerous lake conditions.

  • Manchester 2023 – Overall Highlights | Allianz Para Swimming World Championships

    Aug 16, 2023

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    The International Paralympic Committee’s vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games, and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence.

  • The Countdown Is on for the 11th Annual Tickle Swim for Mental Health | CBC NL – Newfoundland and Labrador

    Aug 16, 2023

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    in Charity, Open Water

    The event sees swimmers take on the five-kilometer swim from Portugal Cove – St Philips to Bell Island.

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