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Olympic Swimmer Yusra Mardini Asked ‘You’re Beautiful, How Are You a Refugee?’ | Discover
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Thika to Host Inter County Swimming Championships | NTV Kenya
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Emergency Response Beacons for Beach Swimmers | 7NEWS
You might know about EPIRBs for boaters and hikers, now there are emergency response beacons, or ERBs, for beachgoers. The instant communication devices are being installed at drowning hotspots along the coast and, they’re already saving lives.
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Meet Edie Markovich, the Burbank Teenager Swimming to End Hunger | CBS Los Angeles
Edie Markovich plans on swimming 25 miles in just 12 hours on Friday, hoping to raise money to help feed those in need after witnessing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Swimming Gold for Britain in First Ever Mixed Gender Race | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | Medal Moments | Team GB
A Team GB quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, and Anna Hopkin ensured their place in the history books as they won the inaugural mixed 4x100m medley relay at an Olympic Games with a mesmerizing world record swim at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The swimmers delivered a dominant display to smash the world record by 0.83s in a time of 3:37.58, ahead of China and Australia.
Watch the world record-breaking gold medal moment now.
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New Cold Water Guidance Supporting Swimmers and Venues | Beyond Swim | Triathlon England
Open water swimming can be a year-round activity that is as safe, enjoyable, and beneficial to participants in January as it is in July, with Beyond Swim’s Cold Water Guidance now available to accredited venues.
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Top 5 Swims | Men | Swimming World Cup | FINA
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The Olympian Who Escaped Syria by Swimming the Aegean Sea | Channel 4 News
Now like the tens of thousands of people crossing the Channel on small boats – it’s an experience shared by countless others who’ve risked their lives to make the dangerous journey to safety on European shores.
The Syrian sisters Yousra and Sara Mardini – professional swimmers back in Damascus, found themselves on a sinking dinghy in the Mediterranean sea. Not only did they make it to shore, saving everyone else on board, but Yousra made it all the way to the Olympics. Their story has been turned into a film.
The Swimmers is in select UK cinemas now and on Netflix globally from November 23rd.