A former mechanical engineer in China with only one leg has turned his disability into a superpower by using his skills to modify his prosthetic limb, allowing him to run and swim faster than ordinary people.
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Anthony Nesty Makes History as Head Coach for Us Men’s Swim Team at Paris Olympics | Good Morning America
The Suriname native, who also serves as head coach of the University of Florida’s men’s and women’s swim teams, is the first Black head coach in U.S. Olympic swim history.
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Investigation Finds Female Olympic Swimmers Suffer Severe Abuse by Coaches | 9 News Australia
After a six-month investigation, a disturbing review has been revealed on our swimming industry with reports of female Olympic swimmers being subjected to severe physical and emotional abuse by their coaches.
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Kim Swims | Official Trailer | DocPlay
The film follows renowned open-water swimmer Kim Chambers as she chases her biggest dream yet: to become the first woman to complete a solo swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge – a 30-mile stretch of water known for frigid temperatures, swirling currents, and the world’s largest Great White sharks.
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Bay Area Teen Raises Funds to Fight Cancer With Open-Water Swimming | KPIX | CBS News Bay Area
An East Bay teenager is contributing to the fight against cancer by swimming in the open water. Kenny Choi reports. (10-13-23)
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Man Jumps Into World Trade Center Memorial Pool | CBS New York
It’s about 30 feet down to the bottom. The man, 33, injured his leg. CBS New York’s Dave Carlin reports.
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Bay Bridge Crash Survivor Inspires Others to Learn How to Swim | FOX 5 Washington DC
Our FOX 5 Nana-Séntuo Bonsu inspired by one Marylanders survival story decides to learn how to swim and share her own story.
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Iowa GOP Reps, Former Competitive Swimmer Speak at Gov. Reynolds’ Harvest Festival | KCCI
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How the Fastest Female Backstroke Swimmer Turned Grief Into Gold | 60 Minutes Australia
The very best athletes in the world all know success is not achieved without pain. The relentless preparation and training needed to make it to the top of any sport hurts. But the agony Australia’s backstroke golden girl, Kaylee McKeown, has endured is much more than physical. Three years ago, on the cusp of her Olympic debut, her dad Sholto died. The heartbreak of losing him could so easily have ended Kaylee’s swimming career.
Instead, she did something remarkable. On assignment for 60 MINUTES, Nine’s Sylvia Jeffreys reports how Kaylee turned her sorrow into a superhuman strength.