Several former swimmers have alleged John Wright sexually abused them when he was a coach at Brisbane’s Chandler pool in the 1980s. This investigation by Lorna Knowles and Nikki Tugwell and this report contains material that some viewers may find confronting.
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The Surprising Beauty of Various Sports and Activities Captured In Reverse Slow Motion
Kuma Films (previously) compiled various clips of different sports and activities from all over the web. They then reversed the footage and slowed it all down, capturing the surprising beauty of each sport going backward.
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Community Health Development Award finalist: Swim England | Royal Society for Public Health
Andrew Power, Water Wellbeing Specialist at Swim England, tells us what it means to be a finalist for the Community Health Development Award in the Health & Wellbeing Awards. The winner will be announced at this year’s RSPH Awards, which will be live-streamed for the first time this year. For one hour of best practice and innovation in public health, sign up for free here: rsph.org.uk/livestream
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Max Litchfield, Team GB Olympic Swimmer | Healthwatch Wakefield
Max’s thank you message for our adult social care staff for the Caring through COVID Awards.
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🇺🇸 🏊♀️ This Is What Amy Van Dyken Has Learned From the Olympics
Six-time Olympic champion swimmer Amy van Dyken believes the lessons she has learned from the Olympic Games are more valuable than any of the hardware she has won.
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Former Elite Swimmers Come Forward to Accuse Their Coach of Abusing Them as Boys | ABC News
In February, the Australian swimming community was rocked by the sudden death of Olympian Shane Lewis. Later in life, Lewis had raised allegations he had been sexually abused by an elite swimming coach while he was still in his early teens. Now other former swimmers are speaking out with their own allegations about the same coach. This exclusive investigation by Lorna Knowles and Nikki Tugwell, and a warning that this story contains material some viewers may find confronting.
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Ian ‘Thorpie’ Thorpe Goes To The Camp To Talk About His Career and Drive To Win | Head Above Water
The sacrifice determination of being an Olympic swimmer is explained through Olympic Gold medalist, and legend, Ian Thorpe, as he goes to camp as inspiration for the Australian hopefuls.
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Four-Time Hong Kong Olympian Stephanie Au on Her Future in Swimming and Fashion | South China Morning Post
Swimmer Stephanie Au is the only Hong Kong athlete to have taken part in four Olympics, following her performance at Tokyo 2020. As she trains for the 2022 Asian Games, her star continues to grow as a fashion icon alongside her illustrious career in the pool. Au speaks to the Post’s Patrick Blennerhassett about her achievements as a swimmer, and whether a historic fifth Olympics, Paris 2024, is on the cards.