Irish Breaststroke swimmer Andrew Bree joins Eoin Sheahan to discuss the success of Irish swimmers at the European Athletics and Swimming Championship. They chat in particular about 2 time European Champion Ellen Walshe, Mona McSharry’s bronze medal, Daniel Wiffen’s method of training and much, much more!
An ongoing drought in the Netherlands is threatening the dykes that protect densely populated areas from flooding. Cracks are appearing across the region, raising concerns among water authorities.
To protect water levels and maintain water safety, authorities have banned the use of fresh water from dykes for irrigation and imposed heavy fines.
The measures have caused panic in Westland, home to the world’s largest greenhouse industry, where hundreds of growers risk losing vegetables and flowers if they cannot secure enough water.
Water authorities have collected fresh water as a backup, but warn that supplies could also run dry if the drought continues. More drastic measures, including the possible use of treated sewage water, may be needed.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports near The Hague.
Pippa Hudson speaks to Cape Town-born swimmer Michael Houlie about his swimming achievements and his future plans for getting to the Olympics.
She already holds a dozen records for open water swimming and now she’s trying to do something that’s never been done before – swim the entire length of the California Coast. Catherine Breed takes us inside the 900-mile journey, the self-doubt she faced in the first few weeks and the impact she’s hoping to have by become the first person to complete this swim. Follow her on IG & TT as well as catherinebreed.com
A car plunged into a swimming pool on Franklin Circle in Northboro.
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Former Olympians Greg Whyte and Sky Andrew aren’t convinced by a Vauxhall survey finding that 40 per cent of men believe they could have made it to the 2028 Olympics with professional coaching and a strict training regime.
