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  • Kate Douglass Charges for a Victory in 100M Freestyle | 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships | USA Swimming

    Jun 28, 2023

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    in Competition

    Kate Douglass wins Women’s 100M Freestyle at the 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis. Abbey Weitzeil and Gretchen Walsh take second and third.

  • Documentary ‘Born Racer’ to Showcase the Life of Professional Swimmer Chad Le Clos | SABC News

    Jun 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Born Racer, is a gripping, emotional documentary on the life of Chad le Clos as a professional swimmer who has overcome tremendous obstacles in his pursuit of excellence in the swimming world. Collective memory will have the world reminiscing on 31 July 2012 when 19-year-old Chad stunned the swimming world by beating the greatest swimmer of all time at the London Olympics. The documentary is set to premiere on 30 June. This morning, we chat with the Olympian swimmer on his documentary.

  • Swimming Instructors Aim to Prevent Drownings in North Miami | WPLG Local 10

    Jun 27, 2023

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    in Learn To Swim, Organization, Safety

    A swimming instruction program in North Miami aims to prevent drownings this summer.

  • Alligator Attacks 13-Year-Old Swimming in a Florida Creek | TODAY

    Jun 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Nature

    An alligator latched onto the leg of 13-year-old Gabriel Klimis after he jumped into a Florida creek. Klimis fought back punching the gator in the head and was able to swim back to shore. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.

  • Looking Back at TV 2’s Swim Mobile Pools on Wheels | FOX 2 Detroit

    Jun 27, 2023

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    in Learn To Swim, Organization

    In the 1970s, TV 2’s pools on wheels, Swim Mobiles, would pull up to Detroit neighborhoods and give kids a place to swim.

  • You Can Swim in the Anacostia River on July 8 | FOX 5 Washington DC

    Jun 27, 2023

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    in Environment, Open Water

    For the first time in 50 years, you’ll be able to swim in the Anacostia River at a special event. Anacostia Riverkeeper is hosting the splash event on July 8 off the Kingman Island Dock next to the Benning Road Bridge.

  • Adorable Baby Seal Shows Off Its Surfing Skills | CNN

    Jun 26, 2023

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    in Nature, Surfing

    Surfers flip for surfing seal though marine experts are mystified. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.

  • The Swimmer | Short Film | Real Shorts | Screen Ireland

    Jun 26, 2023

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Delving into the peculiar, solitary psyche of West Cork open-water swimmer Stephen Redmond (the first person ever to complete the world-famous Ocean’s Seven Challenge), The Swimmer looks at the beauty and poetry of Stephen’s passion and touches on the lives of the people he has loved and lost.

  • Free Diver Scott Gutterson at the Foot of Kiama’s Blowhole | ABC News Australia

    Jun 26, 2023

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    in Nature

    Attracting more than a million visitors each year, the Kiama Blowhole is the biggest in the world but most only see it from the top. Ex-navy officer and ocean swimmer Scott Gutterson documents what it’s like inside the blowhole’s chamber. Story by Sarah Moss, ABC Illawarra. Footage and stills by Scott Gutterson.

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