Double amputee Jessica Long, who is training for the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, often wears prosthetics. The 28-year-old was born with a birth defect called fibular hemimilia and had both of her legs amputated at 18 months so she could learn to walk with prosthetics. When she was parking in the handicapped area, a woman had looked ‘disgusted’ at Jessica and came over to ask her why she had parked there.
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Swimmer drowns in Lekeleke Bay on Hawaii Island
A man is dead after apparently drowning on Saturday, Jan. 23, at Lekeleke Bay on the Big Island.
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Ukrainians celebrate Epiphany with icy water dips
Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated the festival of Epiphany by taking a dip in ice-cold waters and carolling across the country.
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Swim Brothers Teaching Multicultural Communities How to Stay Safe in the Surf
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Lessons From Legends: The Development of Simone Manuel, Coach Allison Beebe
Listen to Coach Allison Beebe describe how she slowly transitioned Simone Manuel into higher-level training opportunities; from age grouper to working with senior swimmers.
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Guy Crashes Drone Off Canadian Coast, Freediving YouTuber Helps Him Find It
When Lloyd Field lost his drone in the water off the coast of Vancouver, Canada, he thought it was gone forever. After trying to recover the drone himself, he went to the internet for help and found a freediver on YouTube who lived in his area. A quick exchange of messages later and the stranger swam into the water and, against the odds, recovered Field’s drone.
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Meet Kyiv’s Polar Bear Swimmers
Kyiv’s polar bears believe that plunging into icy water has unique health benefits that help prolong their lives. Others in Ukraine take a polar plunge for religious or historical traditions. Whatever the case, many Ukrainians just don’t fear the cold.
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