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  • Body Of Drowning Victim Recovered After Days Of Searching At Chatfield State Park

    Aug 6, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Rescue crews recovered the body of the drowning victim Wednesday morning at Chatfield State Park. The 18-year-old drowned July 31 while swimming.

    https://youtu.be/iqgW1OzwTJ4

  • Swimming to honour her father

    Aug 6, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Swimmer Raya Embury-Brown this weekend will attempt to swim 10 kilometres across the North Sound in honour of her late father, Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Brown.

  • Russian swimmers complete eco-relay across Lake Baikal | AFP

    Aug 6, 2020

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    rokur
    in Environment, Open Water

    A group of Russians complete an icy swim across Lake Baikal in Siberia in an effort to draw attention to ecological threats facing the world’s largest freshwater lake.

  • Swimmers face threat from rip currents following Tropical Storm Isaias

    Aug 6, 2020

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Nature

    The impact of Isaias is still being felt along the coast of Massachusetts with dangerous surf conditions and rip currents on some beaches.

    With the sun out again Wednesday, a lot of people headed back to the beach, but it wasn’t exactly calm after the storm.

  • Forsyth County teen hurt in trampoline accident returns home

    Aug 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Health

    A 16-year-old and former West Forsyth High School swimmer whose future was forever changed after a trampoline accident is back home.

  • Maisie Summers-Newton’s Rise to Fame | Para Swimming | Paralympic Games

    Aug 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Para Swimming

    From meeting her Paralympic idol, Ellie Simmonds, to racing alongside her — this is Maisie Summers-Newton’s Para-swimming journey.

  • Caeleb Dressel’s World Record at Gwangju 2019 | FINA World Championships

    Aug 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition, World Record

    Semi or Final, for US-American Caeleb Dressel there is no difference, he swims FAST! In the Men’s 100m FLY Semi-Final at the 2019 edition of the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, the American sprinter was so fast to touch the wall in 49.50 and claim a New World Record!

  • Olympic Medalist Swims Across Pool With Cup On Head | SwimGym

    Aug 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Can you do this?, Competition, Fun

    Olympic medalist Johan Kenkhuis swims across the pool with a cup on his head. Doesn’t spill a drop!

  • Trying Katie Ledecky’s Viral Chocolate Milk TikTok Challenge | MySwimPro

    Aug 5, 2020

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    rokur
    in Can you do this?, Guest Post

    Can you swim a 25 with a glass of chocolate milk balanced on your head? Fares gave it a try!

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