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  • Family Offering Free Swim Classes in Winter Park After Child With Autism Drowns

    Apr 14, 2021

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    In 2019, 2-year-old Alijah Gonzalez drowned while vacationing with her parents in Florida. Alijah had recently been diagnosed with autism before the tragedy.

  • US Olympians and Olympic Hopefuls Describe Their Pandemic Training | USA TODAY

    Apr 14, 2021

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    in Artistic Swimming, Competition, Diving, Water Polo

    Divers and swimmers training on land. Boxers training on mountains. When gyms closed during the pandemic, Olympic hopefuls had to pivot and find new, creative ways to stay in Olympic shape.

  • LSU Student Drowns Trying to Rescue Boy From Florida RIP Current

    Apr 14, 2021

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    in Safety

    The two deaths and the moments of danger for many others brought the sheriff’s office to plead with those swimming to be aware of the currents and the warnings.

  • Ryan Lochte Hopes To Show His Kids ‘Dad Is A Fighter’ During Tokyo Olympics | TODAY

    Apr 14, 2021

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    in Competition

    NBC Sports analyst Mary Carillo and six-time Olympic gold medalist and swimmer Ryan Lochte join TODAY to share their excitement and hopes 100 days out from the Olympics in Tokyo.

  • A Warning For Swimmers

    Apr 14, 2021

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    in Safety

    A member of the US coast guard spreading the word that, even though our weather has been warm, the water will be very cold for a while.

  • Swimmer Nathan Adrian: ‘I Feel Good’ Heading Into Tokyo Olympics | TODAY

    Apr 14, 2021

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    Nathan Adrian, a five-time gold medalist in swimming, talks to TODAY about competing in the long-awaited Tokyo Olympics. “I feel good,” he says, adding that “the extra year helped smooth out some kinks” from surgeries he underwent while battling cancer. He also talks about fatherhood, saying “Dad life is the best.”

  • Protests Against Tokyo Olympics as Japan Suffers COVID Surge

    Apr 14, 2021

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    in Competition, Organization

    With just one hundred days to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in July, the city is seeing protests calling for the Games to be delayed.

  • With 100 Days To Go, Tokyo Scrambles to Stage Pandemic Olympics

    Apr 14, 2021

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    When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and political instability.

    But 100 days before the start of the Olympics, the organizers face a deluge of challenges and growing uncertainty as the pandemic rages around the world, affecting decisions on everything from athlete safety to spectator numbers to ticket sales.

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  • It’s Official | Michael Andrew Vlogs

    Apr 14, 2021

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