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  • Be Careful With Where You Swim and What You Eat This July Fourth Weekend | KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Safety

    It’s estimated that every year 48 million Americans get sick from food on the Fourth of July holiday.

  • Free Family Swim Event in Santa Maria on Saturday | KSBY News

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Organization, Swimming Pools
  • Is There Discrimination in Swimming? | History Debunked

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Competition, Equipment

    The suggestion has been made that the rules governing competitive swimming discourage certain ethnicities from participating in the hobby. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-5…

  • Walden Pond Restricts Swimming To Designated Areas | CBS Boston

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Open Water

    There’s no more open-water swimming allowed at Walden Pond.

  • Crompton Park Pool In Worcester Closed Until Next Wednesday After Vandalism | CBS Boston

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Swimming Pools, WTF

    According to the City of Worcester, vandals threw glass bottles into the pool, creating a danger for swimmers.

  • Olympics’ Archaic Racism Corrupts 2020 Games | The Young Turks

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Competition, Equipment

    The Olympic Games have banned the use of swimming caps designed specifically for natural Black hair. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Charles F. Coleman Jr. discuss on The Young Turks.

  • Maana Patel Becomes 1st Indian Female Swimmer to Qualify for Tokyo Olympics | Abp Sanjha

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Competition

    Ahmedabad (Gujarat),: Maana Patel became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics through the universality quota. “It’s a very proud moment for us,” said the swimmer’s father.

    https://youtu.be/FwVlvMhUuz4
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  • Father, Son Who Drowned at Port Aransas Beach Identified | KIII 3 News

    Jul 3, 2021

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    in Competition

    The two were visiting from San Antonio.

  • Tokyo 2020: Singapore Swimmer Quah Ting Wen Secures Spot for Her Third Olympics

    Jul 3, 2021

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    Singapore will have four swimmers at the Tokyo Olympics, with veteran Quah Ting Wen the latest to secure a spot. This will be her third outing since the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She will join her brother Quah Zheng Wen, gold medalist Joseph Schooling and open-water swimmer Chantal Liew. Quah Ting Wen is headed to Tokyo by virtue of being Singapore’s highest-ranked swimmer, based on the world swimming body FINA Points Table achieved by June 2021. The 28-year-old said she’ll likely contest the 50m and 100m freestyle events.

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