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  • Swimming Lessons at Sea to Reconcile Migrants With the Water | Africanews

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Organization

    In Canet-en-Roussillon (southern France), the Welcome 66 association gives swimming lessons at sea to refugees and asylum seekers to reconcile them with the sea, often needed after they undergo a difficult sea crossing or have been traumatized

  • Author Calls for Swimming Equity in Indy | WTHR

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Diversity, Learn To Swim, Organization

    A local racial justice expert and author is calling for more opportunities for everyone to have access to pools, to close the racial gap of water-related deaths.

  • UT Swimming & Diving Getting Set for the Olympics | WBIR Channel 10

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Competition

    One year out from the Paris Olympics, UT swimming and diving hopes to make another big splash on the biggest stage.

  • Coaches and Students Come From Around to World to Swim at the Bolles School | First Coast News

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, Safety

    It’s a team with a laundry list of accolades and athletes who made it to the world stage.

  • New World Record | Mollie O’Callaghan | Women 200m Freestyle | World Aquatics

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia took down the super suit record of Federica Pellegrini! The record for the 200m freestyle has stood for almost 14 years! The new WR time is 01:52.85!!

  • Day 12 | Highlights | World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Take a look and catch up with all the action from Day 12 with the daily highlights supported by Nikon. If you want to know more about the world championships, take a look at the below link.

    https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/1/world-aquatics-championships-fukuoka-2023

  • Amazon Driver Takes Dip In Customer’s Pool Amid Heatwave | Inside Edition

    Jul 27, 2023

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    rokur
    in Swimming Pools

    Nearly one in five Americans are experiencing dangerous heat levels with some of the United States dealing with temperatures well above normal. It’s leading some people to get creative about cooling off. An Amazon driver received a refreshing surprise as he made a delivery in the blazing California sun. The homeowner left a note inviting him to take a dip in the pool. The delivery driver put his phone on a table and then dived into the pool fully clothed.

  • Breaking Down the Women’s 400M Freestyle at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships | CBC Sports

    Jul 25, 2023

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Summer McIntosh, Katie Ledecky, and Ariarne Titmus went head to head in the women’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

  • Swimmer Crosses Georgia Strait From Vancouver to Nanaimo in 11 Hours | CBC Vancouver

    Jul 25, 2023

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    rokur
    in Adapted Swimming, Open Water

    A 39-year-old blind man completed his swim all the way from Vancouver to Nanaimo over the weekend. He did it to raise money for a cause near his heart. Claire Palmer was there for the triumphant moment when he swam his last stroke to shore.

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