The men’s and women’s teams were placed on indefinite suspension on Sept. 20, when university administrators first announced they had determined that hazing occurred within the program. This month, 37 members of the teams filed a civil lawsuit asking a judge to allow them to return to the pool.
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Swim Competition Allows a 50-Year-Old Biological Male to Swim With 13 Year-Old Girls | Rebel News
David Menzies from Rebel News reports on The Markham Pan Am Centre just north of Toronto that was the venue for the Richmond Hill Aquatic Centre’s Fall Classic swimming competition last weekend. And the classic Sesame Street song came to mind: “One of these things is not like the others; one of these things does not belong.”
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Diana Nyad Marks Anniversary of Epic Cuba-Florida Swim, Freeing Rehabilitated Sea Turtle in the Keys | AP
A decade after swimming the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West, Diana Nyad returned to the beach where she completed her epic feat, joining in the release of a sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital.
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4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Drowning in Washington Township | CBS Pittsburgh
The Washington County Coroner’s Office confirms Liam Vanderlee was found unresponsive in an outdoor swimming pool in Washington Township.
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Mother of Teen Who Jumped in East River Fears Son Was Dared to Do It | Eyewitness News ABC7NY
The parents of a missing 13-year-old boy are speaking out for the first time after their son disappeared on Friday afternoon.
Kavion Brown jumped into the East River near East 6th Street – his mom fears he was dared to do it.
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Braeburn Swimming Club Emerges Winners of the Nairobi Swimming Championships | KTN News Kenya
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Swimmer Kaylee McKeown Breaks Second World Record | The Project
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has broken a second world record in two days at the World Cup in Budapest.
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Swim Safety Advocates Aim to Overcome Historic Racial Inequities | PBS NewsHour
Learning how to swim is a rite of passage for many, but a surprising number of American children can’t swim. Part of that comes down to access and restrictions rooted in racism that have kept generations of swimmers out of pools. Isabella Jibilian of Rhode Island PBS reports.
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New World Record | Kaylee McKeown | 100m Backstroke