With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics coming to a close, Newsweek takes a look at who is making history. Swimmer Emma McKeon is Australia’s most successful Olympian with a total of 11 career medals. She’s also the most decorated swimmer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, making history as the second woman to win 7 medals at a single Games with 4 gold and 3 bronze medals.
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Search Continues for 15-Year-Old Swimmer at Headlands Beach State Park | News 5 Cleveland
A missing 15-year-old boy who failed to resurface while swimming with friends at Headlands Beach State Park Friday has yet to be found, but search efforts are set to continue through Saturday and Sunday if need be.
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Dog Excitedly Rings Bell After Seeing Bears in Swimming Pool | KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
Daisy was eager to get outside and say hello to some unexpected visitors — a family of bears taking a dip in the backyard swimming pool. Video: Tiffany Kress via Storyful.
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Navy SEALs Swim Across Hudson River to Mark 9/11 Anniversary | CBS New York
CBS2’s Jessica Moore reports.
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She Gets Her Kicks . . . Swimming Lake Ontario | The London Free Press
Jillian Best, an organ transplant recipient, reflects on the historic crossing to raise funds for the LHSC transplant unit that saved her life
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Good Samaritan, Rescue Swimmer Testify at Seacor Power Hearing | WWLTV
Hearings started Friday in the Seacor Power lawsuit. A good samaritan that tried to save the men onboard shared what he experienced.
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Swimming or Boating the Connecticut River? This Tool Helps Avoid Dirty Water | MyNBC5-WPTZ
See Is it Clean?
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USA Olympian Says ‘Swimming Has a Doping Problem’ | Associated Press
American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said that doping remains a huge problem in the sport and he wonders if all his competitors are clean. Murphy just returned home from the Tokyo Olympics where he won three medals.
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‘It’s Weird,’ Penny Oleksiak Says About Being Canada’s Most-Decorated Olympian | CityNews
Melanie Ng and Sid Seixeiro chat with swimmer Penny Oleksiak, who is Canada’s most-decorated Olympian.