In this week’s episode the story of Charles Daniels, a forgotten sports hero who, despite difficult challenges, was able to achieve Olympic glory; inside the Mercy Proton Therapy center for complex cancers, only 1 of 40 in the country; an art exhibit that allows artists the opportunity to share their work along with the personal stories behind their art; the history and meaning of labyrinths plus a tour of several in the area; and seamstress Elizabeth Keckley’s journey from slavery to the White House to the page.
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Aquatics Olympic Qualification System Principles Published for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games | FINA
FINA worked closely with the IOC Sports Department and the leadership of FINA Technical Committees, and consulted with National Member Federations, to develop the aquatics qualification principles for the Paris 2024 Games.
Among the highlights:
- Athletes will compete in 49 Olympic medal events across five aquatics disciplines – swimming, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving, water polo – the most events of any International Federation
- Olympic events will take place across 16 days of competition (27 July – 11 August) with a total of 1,392 places reserved for aquatics athletes
- The first swimming gold medal race takes place on 27 July, with all swimming finals taking place in the evening
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Swimming Across Oklahoma: Coming up for Air at the State’s Oldest Park and Largest Waterfall | KFOR Oklahoma’s News 4
Swimming across Oklahoma: Coming up for air at the state’s oldest park and largest waterfall
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The Brutal Reality of Life After College Swimming | Kyle Millis
Retired D1 Athlete and College Swimmer, Kyle Millis, talks about his hopes to take his 5th year of eligibility. He details why he left, what injuries are like for college athletes, mental and physical health of college athletes. You won’t want to miss this video as his insights are helpful for all athletes and fans throughout the world.
As an NCAA Champion on the Cal Men’s Swim Team this year at the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, he now speaks about how his life is post-athletics, what he’s doing in San Francisco, and how his Cal swimming teammates are doing!
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State Park Officials: 3 Sharks Spotted at Jones Beach, Swimming Was Temporarily Halted | News 12
State park officials say they temporarily halted swimming at Jones Beach Saturday after three shark sightings.
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Man Attacked by Shark Credits Strangers for Saving His Life | Inside Edition
A California man is sharing his extraordinary survival story after being attacked by a shark. Steve Bruemmer was swimming off Lovers Point Beach in the Pacific Grove when a great white shark attacked him. The shark was believed to be 20 feet long. Good Samaritans that surrounded the beach rescued him and brought him to shore. After three weeks in the hospital, Brummer is finally home. He credits the people who jumped into action at the beach and the hospital staff for saving his life.
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Missouri Swimmer Dies of Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba | ABC News
A Missouri resident who was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that likely happened after swimming in a southeastern Iowa lake has died.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the patient died due to primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and usually fatal infection caused by the naegleria fowleri ameba.
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Historic Swimming One-Two for Tom Dean and Duncan Scott | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | Medal Moments | Team GB
Catching COVID twice in 2020 couldn’t stop 21-year-old Tom Dean from winning gold in the 200m freestyle final on his Olympic debut.
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Watch 4 Pools Get Professionally Deep Cleaned | Deep Cleaned | Insider
Miles Laflin, better known as Thep00lguy on TikTok, is a professional pool engineer in the UK. Here’s how he cleans extremely dirty pools covered in debris like thick blankets of algae, frogs, plants, mosquito nests, and more.