Sky News host Paul Murray says “due to some stupid COVID rules” put in place by authorities in South Australia, “a whole swathe of swimmers who come from Victoria may not actually be allowed into the state to compete” for an Olympic spot.
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Swimmer Madeline Groves Quits Olympic Trials Over ‘Perverts’ | New York Post
Double Olympic silver medallist Madeline Groves has pulled out of Australia’s swimming trials for the Tokyo Games, citing “misogynistic perverts in sport.â€
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Training With David Marsh on Our Swim Flume | Tenerife Top Training
Marsh worked to build Team Elite under SwimMAC Carolina since 2007. Prior to founding Team Elite, he was the men’s and women’s swimming coach at Auburn University.
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Fort Myers’ Olivia McMurray Set to Swim at Olympic Trials | NBC2 News
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Parents Scramble to Get Kids Back in Swim Lessons as Life Begins to Return to Normal | FOX 10 News
In 2020, many swim lessons were put on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the worst of the pandemic is over, some swim classes even have waitlists, as slots become scarce. FOX 10’s Danielle Miller reports.
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Cliff Diving Into Crocodile Infested Rivers | Red Bull For Real
World Champion Cliff Diver Orlando Duque is no stranger to danger, but even he thought twice about diving into crocodile-infested rivers in Australia 🐊 The veteran Colombian high diver shares his adventure from down under in the latest Red Bull For Real.
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Sarah Vasey | What It’s Like Racing in a COVID-Secure Bubble | Propulsion Swimming
On this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are continuing our build-up to Tokyo with another member of Team GB, the brilliant Sarah Vasey!!
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Catching Up With Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Missy Franklin Johnson | The Daily Buzz
#MissyFranklinJohnson swam her way into our hearts, scoring five #Olympic gold medals as a teen! But now, as she’s expecting her first baby, she’s focused on family safety this summer! So we chatted with Missy about water and road safety, her expanding family and how she thinks the #USA swim team will fare at the #TokyoGames!
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World’s Largest Swimming Pool to House New Astronaut Training Center | SPACE
The world’s deepest swimming pool will hold as much water as 169 million cups of tea.
The world’s largest swimming pool designed for astronaut training and development of subsea robots will be built in the U.K. near the Cornwall Airport Newquay, which expects to serve as a spaceport for Virgin Orbit launches beginning next year.
Part of what will become the Blue Abyss underwater center, the 164 feet long (50 meters) 130 feet deep (40 m) pool will have a stepped floor and a 164 feet deep (50 m) shaft measuring 52 feet wide (16 m). The company said in a statement that the pool would be able to hold 1,483,216 cubic feet (42,000 cubic meters) of water, which is equivalent to 17 Olympic-sized swimming pools or 169 million cups of tea.
The company is now negotiating with the local authority, Cornwall Council, to purchase four plots of land next to the future Spaceport Cornwall, where the center will be located. It will then apply for planning permission, assuming construction to be completed within 18 months after that. The center is expected to open in 2023.
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