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?
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Boston College Swim Teams Suspended for Hazing | CBS Boston
Boston College has suspended its men’s and women’s swimming and diving program over hazing. WBZ-TV’s Kristina Rex reports.
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Singapore’s Swimming Team Targets Two Gold Medals at Asian Games | CNA
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.
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California Dolphins Were Seen Swimming in “Magical” Blue Waves. Here’s What Caused It | CBS News
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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10 Hospitalised After Chemical Exposure in Sydney Swim Centre | Sky News Australia
10 people have been taken to hospital after they were exposed to dangerous chemicals in Sydney.
Emergency services were called to a swim centre in Prestons around 4pm on Friday.
30 people had been evacuated from the building when crews arrived at the scene.
Firefighters say pool chlorination and cleaning materials were accidentally mixed.
They have since diluted the chemicals and declared the area safe.
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Video Captures Bear Taking a Dip in Local Swimming Pool | KTLA 5
Some homeowners in Tujunga had some special visitors in their backyard last month when a mother bear and her two cubs decided to take a dip in their pool.
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Florida Mom Abandoned Toddler Son in Running Car to Go Swimming and ‘Meet Sharks’: Cops
A Florida mom has been charged with child neglect for allegedly abandoning her 2-year-old son in a still-running vehicle to go swimming for nearly 45 minutes — while saying she wanted to “meet sharks.”
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Texas Girl Scout Troop Escapes Alligator During Lake Swim | NBC News
Cell phone video captured the moments when an alligator charged at a Texas Girl Scout troop in a lake at Huntsville State Park. KPRC’s Bryce Newberry reports.
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Don’t Put a Cap on Swimming | Swim England
Swimming is generating social value of £2.4billion a year, according to newly released research.
The social value is revealed in Swim England’s latest Value of Swimming report which outlines how water-based activity continues to make a significant contribution to the physical and mental wellbeing of the nation.
To coincide with the launch of the report, Swim England is launching its ‘Don’t Put a Cap on Swimming’ campaign, calling on the Government to ensure the country has a network of sustainable pools to support all the activities and sports that rely on them, as well as increasing access to outdoor swimming opportunities.