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Nets to Protect Swimmers in South Africa Are Killing Sharks | Money Talks
The province of KwaZulu-Natal is one of South Africa’s main destinations for divers and beach lovers. But its waters are also home to sharks. To protect tourists from shark attacks, officials are pursuing a policy environmentalists say is killing the predators. Adesewa Josh reports
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Teenager Drowns While Swimming With Friends at a Popular Sydney Spot
Tragedy has struck at a popular swimming hole near Campbelltown with the body of a teenage swimmer pulled from the water. The 15-year-old boy went missing at Kentlyn Basin on the Georges River while swimming with three others this afternoon.
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Serbia: Orthodox athletes celebrate Epiphany with winter swim in Belgrade
Twelve Orthodox Christian athletes took part in a traditional Epiphany swim in Belgrade’s Ada Ciganlija icy lake on Tuesday.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, fewer swimmers than usual were allowed to take part, and the race was not competitive.
The 33-meter-swim, symbolising Jesus Christ’s 33 years, was followed by the release of seven pigeons symbolising God.
Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin attended the event, which is held under the patronage of the Serbian Gendarmerie and six of the 12 swimmers taking part were police officers.
Due to coronavirus restrictions, no audience was allowed were not allowed on the quay, though onlookers watched the swim from behind a fence.
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Russia’s Putin takes traditional Epiphany dip in icy waters
Dozens of Russians, including President Vladimir Putin, braved freezing cold waters in the Moscow region, participating in an Orthodox Christian ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany.
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Boys Swim Season Restarts
Area schools restarted practice for boys swimming Monday
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The Woman Swimming in Frozen Lakes For Lockdown Exercise | This Morning
When most of us get out-and-about for our daily exercise we go for a walk, or even a run, but Fay Preene likes to get even closer to nature by jumping in a freezing cold lake! We’ll be joining Fay on her morning swim in Lake Windermere today, as she tells us about the various benefits, and why she’s willing to hack-through ice to get out in the water.
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Klete Keller: why did an Olympic champion invade the US Capitol?
He has not commented in public, so the reason for his actions during the deadly demonstration-turned insurrection on the day Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s election victory is unclear. What is certain is that, like many athletes before him, he found it hard to adjust to ordinary life after an extraordinary sporting career.
His marriage collapsed, he was unable to hold down a series of sales jobs and he struggled to afford a place to live while paying child support for his three kids. He felt bitter and angry, losing motivation and gaining weight as he ate and drank to excess. He said his money problems prompted him to live in his Ford Fusion after his divorce in 2014. He would squeeze his 6ft 6in frame into the car and try to grab some sleep in Walmart parking lots.
“I found the real-world pressure much more intimidating and much more difficult to deal with because I went from swimming to having three kids and a wife within a year and so the consequences of not succeeding were very, very real and if I didn’t make a sale or if my manager was ticked off with me, or If I got fired – oh shoot, you have no health insurance. It’s very concrete,†he told an Olympic Channel podcast.
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The Donna Drake Show with Rowdy Gaines, Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer