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  • Students React to Suspension of Boston College Swimming and Diving Program | WCVB Channel 5 Boston

    Sep 21, 2023

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    The Boston College men’s and women’s swimming and diving program was placed on indefinite suspension Wednesday after university administrators determined that hazing had occurred within the program.

  • Checking In With Jacksonville Swimming Legend Ryan Murphy | First Coast News

    Sep 21, 2023

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    Ryan Murphy, a Bolles graduate, who won six Olympic medals in the pool, is set to get married September 30, 2023 to his fiancée Bridget Konttinen.

  • Top NCAA Swimmer From Auburn University Arrested for Alleged Rape First | WDHN

    Sep 21, 2023

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  • Florida Police Officer Rescues Swimmers | FOX 35 Orlando

    Sep 21, 2023

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    A Flagler Beach police officer is being credited for helping rescue two swimmers struggling in a rip current on Tuesday afternoon. Officer Dylan Coffman rushed to the scene near 7th Street and A1A. Video shared with FOX 35 shows the moment Officer Coffman and another rescuer returned to shore. In it, you can see one of the men they helped rescue was visibly exhausted but unhurt.

  • Intl Athletes | One More Breakthrough in the Swimming Lane | CGTN

    Sep 21, 2023

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    Seeing him attend the Asian Games, it is easy to imagine all the hard work that Singaporean athlete Tan Eu Jin has invested so far. According to the swimmer, he sees participating in the Asian Games as part of his regular training, with the goal simply being to set a new personal record.

  • Swimming the English Channel: How the First Singaporean Team Trained – Part 1/2 | On The Red Dot | CNA Insider

    Sep 21, 2023

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    It began as a personal goal for Lim Chee Kiong. Soon, three other friends were roped in to conquer what many call the Everest of open water swimming. On 21 July 2023, Lim and his friends Ng Chee Soon, Mark Tan, and Alvin Tam became the first Singaporean relay team to successfully swim across the English Channel. Ng even became the oldest Singaporean to have done so.

    The team took less than 12 hours to complete their feat, but preparations for their expedition started three years earlier in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. What did it take to train for the long and cold swim in tropical Singapore? How did they get ready themselves for swimming in the open waters in temperatures as low as 15 degrees Celsius?

  • Boston College Swim Teams Suspended for Hazing | CBS Boston

    Sep 21, 2023

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    Boston College has suspended its men’s and women’s swimming and diving program over hazing. WBZ-TV’s Kristina Rex reports.

  • Singapore’s Swimming Team Targets Two Gold Medals at Asian Games | CNA

    Sep 20, 2023

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    Freestyle swimmer Jonathan Tan is leading the charge as Singapore looks to bag two gold medals at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. He has been touted as one to watch, after an Olympic Qualifying swim at the recent SEA Games. Singapore swimmers have earned a medal every year at the Asian Games since 2000.

  • California Dolphins Were Seen Swimming in “Magical” Blue Waves. Here’s What Caused It | CBS News

    Sep 20, 2023

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    Dolphins off Newport Beach, California, were seen swimming through “magical” blue waves. Here’s what’s causing the “beautiful blue glow” – and why it could start happening more often.

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