When Naperville North Swimmer Reese Navarro tried out for the swim team, she didn’t know she would be making school history.
“I just love the feeling of being able to glide through the water,” she said.
The freshman is the first swimmer at the school to compete in the athletes with disabilities swimming events.
Now she’s headed to the state championship Saturday and taking part in several races, including the 200-meter freestyle and the 100-meter breaststroke.
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Racing the World Cup Championships | Cody Miller Vlogs
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Interview Challenge: Fitting Random Phrases in Interviews | USA Swimming
Watch what happens when we gave our athletes random phrases to incorporate into their post-race interviews
If you ordered a pb&j sandwich would you hold the peanut butter or jelly?
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To Compete in Artistic Swimming, You Must Accept the Pain | Los Angeles Times
What does it take to swim, dance, and move in tandem with a group of swimmers all at the same time? A lot. Members of the USA Artistic Swimming take part in a recent practice session at UCLA. The U.S. is prioritizing the development of the U.S. artistic swimming program in order to compete with Russia and China in hopes of winning a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
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Water Safety | NSRI to Offer Free Swimming Lessons | eNCA
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Best Friends in Their 90S Still Swim in Their Hometown River Every Chance They Get | CBC Docs
Noreen Spence has lived in the rural village of Baie Verte, N.B. (population 300) almost her entire life. The 90-year-old raised her family here and still lives in the grand Victorian home where she grew up.
Her 93-year-old friend Flora Annand grew up in the village too, in a family of 12 children. Annand says that the village was the best place to be for exploring and having fun. She married her sweetheart Douglas (94 years old) and moved around the world, only to land back in Baie Verte over 30 years ago.
Friends for as long as they can remember, Noreen, Flora, and Douglas have been swimming together in the local river for decades. As soon as the water warms enough in June, they grab their swimsuits — and pool noodles — and head to the river. They swim almost every day until the end of September when the water gets too cold.
“Not a lot has changed since we began swimming together,” Spence says. “Except now I use the swimming noodles, as my balance isn’t what it used to be.”
She laughs and says, “I call us the moldy oldies, but Flora and Doug prefer to say the noodles.”
The Noodle Group follows Noreen, Flora, and Doug as they reflect on the passage of time and where they are in life. With calming clarity, the friends show us that life’s magic exists in finding joy in the simple moments of everyday life.
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Container-Turned Swimming Pools Help South African Children Learn Drowning Prevention Skills | Switch TV News
The national sea rescue and survival swimming centers have a new and unique approach to combat the dangers facing school children such as drowning. Youth are being given the skills to be confident around bodies of water and are taught to self-rescue if the need arises.
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Michael Klim Inducted Into International Swimming Hall of Fame | 7NEWS
He’s one of Australia’s most celebrated swimmers. During his epic career, Michael Klim dominated the pool time and time again. Now his accomplishments have been recognized, with the champion inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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California Woman Speaks Out After Shark Attack | 23 ABC News | KERO
Just hours after her swim ended in a shark bite off the Del Mar shore, Lyn Jutronich is ready to share her terrifying experience. Jutronich swam competitively in college and swims in the ocean two or three times a week. Friday morning she and her swim partner were resting in the water, before heading back to shore when something slammed into her. Lyn says she immediately knew, without a doubt, she was up against a shark.