Stillwater’s synchronized swimming program has won six consecutive state championships—but its dominance was decades in the making. See how a tradition dating to 1953, grueling practices and a rare combination of athleticism and artistry have created one of Minnesota’s most successful high school sports programs.
Check out these incredible moments from the Diving programme in Paris- full of incredible talent and moments of glory that were not to be missed.
The Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks announces the closure of the Ambrose Kennedy Pool due to vandalism.
Britain’s coastline was once dotted with outdoor pools that promised the joy of swimming without the dangers of the sea. The water was chilly, but every summer people flocked there in their thousands. From Scarborough to Blackpool, giant pools offered not just swimming, but entertainment for the masses. Then something happened. Visitors numbers dropped. Councils pulled funding. Many pools were left abandoned and eventually concreted over. The seaside resorts’ once biggest attraction was made to disappear.
So lets look at the history of Britain’s seaside pools and lidos. How were they built? Why were they so popular? What was it like to visit one? And what made these iconic pools vanish from the seafront.
A swimmer waves off lifeguards while six great white sharks move through the same shallow water. From above, I could see what the swimmer likely could not—several sharks nearby, including one juvenile that passed within just feet of him.
Ryan Leung, the first swimmer from Hong Kong, completed the North Irish Channel Swim in July 2024.
Swimmers, take your marks. Get set to get blown out by Renesmae Compton.
The 13-year-old swimmer has dominated in the pool and recently competed at the Michigan Swimming Age Group Championships in Holland. Compton, who celebrated a birthday just a week ago, took home six state titles in the 11 to 12 age group races that unfolded back in July.
“I was very surprised that I got all of these wins, I was not expecting to do that,” said Compton. “I have something to do every day and look forward every day, and it’s like something I love, so every day is a good day when I come to swim.”
Compton, who swims for the Greater Kalamazoo Crocs swimming club, has made it look easy. Then again, the girl who finds herself in a pool nearly every day of the week knows a thing or two about hard work to get to such a level of success.
“She’s a great listener, she’s a hard worker, so when we get to a meet like that, to see her have that level of success is just really a testament to what she does every day and what she brings to practice with her every day,” said Mark Mattox, the Greater Kalamazoo Crocs assistant coach.
“She’s a great listener, she’s a hard worker, so when we get to a meet like that, to see her have that level of success is just really a testament to what she does every day and what she brings to practice with her every day,” said Mark Mattox, the Greater Kalamazoo Crocs assistant coach.
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Former NC State swimmer and assistant coach Jack Roney died while practicing breathing exercises underwater, according to his autopsy report obtained by multiple outlets.
Roney, who was 39, drowned on July 5, while he was holding his breath for extended periods of time under the water. According to the Charlotte Observer and News & Observer, the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner’s Office said on Tuesday, Aug. 11 that Roney’s cause of death was determined to be an accidental drowning.
Roney’s father, John, said his son died of a rare event called “shallow water blackout,” according to the News & Observer. “We want it known that holding one’s breath underwater for extended periods is dangerous,” John told the outlet, adding, “We’d like to prevent this from happening to someone else. Jack would too.”
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An “extremely loving” teenage boy drowned at a New York City beach after urging lifeguards to save his friend first, his mom has said.
Sir Audley Sykes, 17, was with his best friend at Rockaway Beach in Queens at around 7:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 9, when the pair were caught in a rip current, ABC 7 New York reported. Local outlet QNS stated that the friend, who hasn’t been identified, was 18 years old.
Lifeguards present at the beach weren’t in their chairs at the time, because it was after swimming hours, but they rushed into the water from their stations when they spotted the teens struggling, according to ABC 7.
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