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  • High School Swimming Champions Set New Records at Beaverton Meet | KPTV FOX 12 Oregon

    Feb 19, 2023

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    The high school Oregon state swimming championship was Saturday, with a few all-time performances celebrated in the pool at the Beaverton Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center.

  • Swimmer Missing From Maroubra, Search for Marin Luburic | 7NEWS

    Feb 19, 2023

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    A massive police search is underway after a man vanished without a trace after telling his family he was going for a swim at Maroubra.

    Marin Luburic, also known as Max, was last seen at his home on Pine Street, Newtown, before going to Maroubra for a swim at 4.30 pm on Saturday.

  • How This All-Black Swim Team Is Making Waves in College Sports | PBS NewsHour

    Feb 19, 2023

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    Competitive swimming is often dominated by white athletes, but one school is trying to change that. Since 2016, Howard University has been the only historically Black school with a swim team. Today, only 2 percent of all college swimmers are Black. Swim coach Nicholas Askew joins Stephanie Sy to discuss Howard’s push to create more diversity in the sport.

  • Bowser Administration Celebrates 36th Annual Black History Invitational Swim Meet | WUSA9

    Feb 19, 2023

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    During Black History Month swimmers nationwide from ages 5-18 converge on the nation’s capital to compete in one of the longest-running minority swim meets in the world

  • 6 Olympians Share Their Go-to Meals | USA Swimming

    Feb 18, 2023

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    Olympians Erika Brown, Lilly King, Hali Flickinger, Drew Kibler, and Michael Brinegar share some of their go-to meals as swimmers.

  • Backyard Swimming Pool in Florida Shaped Like a Revolver | FOX 35 Orlando

    Feb 18, 2023

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    The swimming pool in the backyard of Louis Minardi’s home may be distinctive to Florida: The custom-built pool is shaped like a six-shooter revolver.

    Read more on Miami Herald
  • World Junior Record Holder | Diogo Matos Ribeiro

    Feb 17, 2023

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  • Bend High’s Record-Setting Swim Team Ready for State Meet | KTVZ NewsChannel 21

    Feb 17, 2023

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    The relay team beat the record by two minutes.

  • Cyclone Gabrielle: Holy Cow! Incredible Moment Herd of Cows Swim to Safety in Flood Waters | NZ Herald

    Feb 16, 2023

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    in Nature

    Incredible footage has captured the moment a herd of cows managed to swim to safety after their paddock was dramatically flooded.

    More than 20 cows on a farm in Waipawa, Hawke’s Bay faced potential death when flash floods and rising waters completely swamped their paddock on Tuesday.

    With water up to their necks, the cows were at severe risk of being swept down the river and drowning.

    However, as a herd, they managed to swim over 500 meters to safety.

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