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  • Black Swimmers Teaching Others Amid History of Aquatic Segregation | CBS News

    Aug 14, 2025

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    in Diversity, Learn To Swim, Organization

    For some, taking a dip in the pool is the best way to cool down during the hot summer months, but not everyone feels safe in the water. One program, Black People Will Swim, is trying to change that by making swim lessons more accessible. CBS News producer Jared Ochacher has the story.

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  • Swimmer Infected With Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria at Cape Cod Beach | CBS Boston

    Aug 14, 2025

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Nature

    Health officials say a person got sick after swimming at a Cape Cod beach. WBZ-TV’s Tammy Mutasa reports.

  • Berlin Protesters Challenge the City’s Century-Old ‘No Swimming Rule’ | DW News

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Environment, Open Water

    For over a century, swimming in central Berlin’s Spree River has been banned due to hygiene concerns. Now, campaigners from Flussbad Berlin are challenging that rule — not with placards, but with paddles. As urban waterways in cities like Paris and New York open to swimmers, Berliners argue it’s time their city followed suit. With improved water quality and climate change driving the need for urban cooling, could the capital finally lift the ban?

  • Bobby Finke | Unfiltered Waters

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    In this episode, Katie sits down with 2x Olympic gold medalist Bobby Finke. They discuss everything from battling illness at Worlds to late-night data dives, Bobby shares the lessons, mindset shifts, and team pride that kept him pushing forward. He opens up about criticism, training quirks, and the drive to put USA men back on top—plus a few laughs about four-city debates and sprinting through 4,000 meters.

  • Phelps & Rowdy vs USA Swimming | Cody Miller

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization
  • Swimming Superstar Summer McIntosh Talks Canadian Aquatic Greatness | CTV Your Morning

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Canadian Swimmer Summer McIntosh joins us in studio following an absolutely dominant performance at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.

  • Want to Build and Grow a Great Sporting Culture? Here’s How! | Wayne Goldsmith

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Wayne Goldsmith is a Speaker, Author, Mentor and Coach who’s been an influential thought leader in sport around the world for more than a quarter of a century.

  • One-On-One With Canadian Olympic Champion Swimmer Summer McIntosh | CP24

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Competition

    CP24’s Courtney Heels speaks with Canadian Olympic champion swimmer Summer McIntosh in Toronto.

  • Seine River Open for Swimming: Paris Placed Under “High Vigilance” Over Heatwave | France 24

    Aug 13, 2025

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Temperature records were broken at at least four weather stations in southern France on Monday as much of the country baked in a new summer heatwave and the government called for vigilance. Bryan Quinn tells us more.

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