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  • Training at Altitude | An Olympic Dream With Freya Colbert (Ep.1) | Propulsion Swimming

    Mar 30, 2024

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    How FREYA COLBERT is Preparing for the Olympics with Altitude Training (Ep.1)

    The Aquatics GB Championships 2024 are set to be the British qualification meet for the Paris Olympics. For swimmers like Freya Colbert, this is a chance to realize a lifelong career goal of representing Team GB at an Olympic Games.

    Over the last 4 months, Propulsion Swimming has worked with Freya to capture her build-up to British Champs and see behind the scenes of what being an elite swimmer in Britain looks like!

    The first episode of this mini-series sees Freya head to altitude in Flagstaff, Arizona. See behind the curtain of a training extra she’s been tasked to do by coach Dave Hemmings; as well as, how she and the rest of the British Swimming squad adapt to isolation away from family and friends while on training camp.

  • Dean Summers Becomes First Man to Swim From Newcastle to Sydney | Sky News Australia

    Mar 29, 2024

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    A 64-year-old Australian man has broken a major record, becoming the first man to swim from Newcastle to Sydney unassisted.

    Long-distance swimmer Dean Summers completed the 95km swim in 31 hours.

    โ€œIโ€™ve recovered well because I trained well,โ€ Mr Summers told Sky News Australia.

    โ€œItโ€™s just been a really successful endeavour.

    โ€œIโ€™m really happy with it.โ€

    Mr Summers took on the challenge to draw back attention to Australian long-distance swimming.

  • 2024 NCAA DI Womenโ€™s Swimming & Diving Championship | Full Replay | NCAA Championships

    Mar 29, 2024

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    Virginia won the 2024 NCAA DI women’s swimming & diving championship for the fourth consecutive time. Watch the full national championship replay here.

  • Skaters Clean Pools for Free in California | CBS Evening News

    Mar 29, 2024

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    Skaters in California have for years offered to clean residents’ pools for free in exchange for letting them and their friends skate in the empty pools. Carter Evans reports.

  • CSU Long Beach Shark Lab May Lose Funding, Cut Programs That Protect Swimmers | ABC 7

    Mar 28, 2024

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    The CSU Long Beach Shark Lab may have to cut programs that monitor sharks off the SoCal coast – and warn lifeguards when they get close to beaches.

    See ABC7
  • Off the Deep End: Franceโ€™s Love of Swimming Pools | FRANCE 24 English

    Mar 28, 2024

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    Off the deep end: France's love of swimming pools โ€ข FRANCE 24 English

    With more than 3 million private swimming pools, France has more “piscines” than any other nation in Europe. We find out why the sector has been booming for years and how the government is using AI to crack down on illegal pools. We also look into the challenges, benefits and heritage of France’s public swimming pools.

  • Inside the Heavy Security Measures Ahead of Paris Olympics | TODAY

    Mar 28, 2024

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    NBC News was given exclusive access into the massive security operations to keep athletes and spectators safe during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. NBCโ€™s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.

  • NBC News Obtains an Exclusive Look at Airborne Security for the Paris Olympics | NBC News

    Mar 28, 2024

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    NBC News’ Keir Simmons was invited on an exclusive flight with the French military police team that is providing security for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

  • Cancer Survivor Helping Raise Money for Cancer Awareness by Swimming to Alcatraz | KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

    Mar 28, 2024

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    Cancer survivor helping raise money for cancer awareness by swimming to Alcatraz

    Loureen Ayyoub reports on what a cancer survivor is doing to help raise money for other cancer survivors.

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