Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe has kickstarted the charity swim ‘Laps For Life’ in collaboration with ReachOut.
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Athlete of the Week: Cedar Park Swimmer Michaela Koltz | KVUE
Cedar Park swimmer Michaela Koltz is the Abacus Plumbing Athlete of the Week. Koltz is a 100-yard breaststroke state champion and Rice University commit for pre-med.
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Endometriosis: Experience From an Elite Swimmer | Ignite Athlete
Endometriosis is a common and often painful condition affecting 1 in 9 women worldwide. The condition occurs when the tissue that normally lines the uterus called the endometrium is found outside of the uterus. This can lead to a range of symptoms, including painful periods, pelvic pain, and infertility.
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Former Pro-swimmer’s Death Under Investigation in Virgin Islands | Rush Hour | NewsNation
U.S. swim champion Jamie Cail died under mysterious circumstances after she was found unresponsive in her home. NewsNation’s Brooke Shafer joined “Rush Hour” to discuss the case saying the Virgin Islands Police Department has opened a criminal investigation into Cail’s death.
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Paying It Forward: Single Mum With Dyslexic Boys Teaches Special-Needs Kids to Swim | The Straits Times
After Aine Wong enrolled her two dyslexic sons in swimming lessons, she was dismayed at how they were treated. This led her to start her own swimming classes for children with special needs.
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Toledo’s Scotty Buff Sets National Swim Record, One of Two Northwest Ohioans to Win at States | WTOL11
Scotty Buff ended his high school career with a state title and new national record. Port Clinton’s Kami Periat won the Division II 100-yard backstroke.
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What It Is Like Swimming 10 Miles Down the Tennessee River | Swim the Suck Open Water Race | U.S. Masters Swimming
Here is what it looks like to swim 10 miles through the Tennessee River Gorge. There were 116 swimmers who participated in the 2022 Swim the Suck, a USMS-sanctioned event in Chattanooga, TN. Each participant had their own kayaker to help guide them and make sure they were safe. The overlook at the finish is an credible spot!
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GoPro Cause: The Ocean Cleanup | How to Rid Our Seas of Plastics
GoPro For A Cause partner, The Ocean Cleanup is on a mission to put themselves out of business by ridding our oceans of harmful plastics. For the last decade, they’ve been ideating + developing state-of-the-art systems to both remove existing ocean rubbish + stop the harmful flow of pollution from major rivers. Now, with tangible proof of concept of their systems, The Ocean Cleanup has set a target of removing 90% of ocean plastics by the year 2040
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Record-Breaker | Sensational Tom Daley Wins Four Olympic Diving Medals | Team GB
Tom Daley became the first Team GB diver to win four Olympic medals, having won gold in Tokyo in the 10m synchro with Matty Lee, and his third bronze medal in the 10m platform.
Previously, Daley won bronze at London 2012 in the individual discipline before adding another in the synchro with Dan Goodfellow at Rio 2016.