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  • Adelaide Man Drowns in Bali While on Honeymoon | Sky News Australia

    Dec 31, 2024

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    An Adelaide man has drowned at a Bali beach while on his honeymoon.

    Jacob Vennix was swept out to sea while swimming at an estuary at Pasut Beach off Bali’s western coast.

    His new wife Kimberley Fuller made desperate attempts to save him before asking locals for help.

    Choppy conditions are said to have hampered rescue efforts.

  • Kingsport Aquatic Center to Host “Let’s Glow Swimming Party” | WJHL

    Dec 31, 2024

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    in Fun, Swimming Pools

    Ryan Fleming with the Kingsport Aquatic Center, shares with us all the details of the “Let’s Glow Swimming Party” coming up on January 4th! To learn more about this fun event, please click on and watch the video.

  • Sports Live | Swimming SA Looking for Future Stars – Allan Fritz | SABC News

    Dec 29, 2024

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    in Competition

    Swimming sporting code will have to go back to the drawing board heading into the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The code has been one of the sources of medals for Team South Africa in the previous Olympics, but with the likes of medals Tatjana Smith having retired and Chad Le Clos in the twilight of his career, the code will have to develop youngsters to emulate the previous generation of great swimmer.

  • Cape Cod Teen Pleads Guilty to Charges He Tried to Drown Black Teen in Racially-Motivated Attack | CBS Boston

    Dec 28, 2024

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    rokur
    in Crime

    Investigators said 14-year-old John Sheeran called a 15-year-old Black boy a racial slur and pulled him under the water at Goose Neck Pond four to five times. He will be sentenced in February.

  • Swimming With Killer Whales as They Hunt Mobula Rays | The Malibu Artist

    Dec 28, 2024

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A recap of my annual Expedition into the Sea of Cortez. We swam next to killer whales as they hunted mobula rays!

  • Police Investigating After Upper Arlington High School Swimmer Choked by Teammate | NBC4 Columbus

    Dec 27, 2024

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    in Crime

    Police are investigating after a member of the Upper Arlington High School swimming team was choked by a teammate. 

  • Kingsport Aquatic Center Hosting Glow Swimming Event | WJHL

    Dec 27, 2024

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    in Fun, Swimming Pools

    Kingsport Aquatic Center hosting glow swimming event

  • Exclusive Interview With Leon Marchand – 2024 Swimmer of the Year | World Aquatics

    Dec 26, 2024

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    in Competition
    https://youtu.be/Fde4M13BmgQ?si=aqSn9MHImPTeN8w5

    Leon Marchand opens up about his unforgettable experiences at the Paris 2024, and for the first time hearing the entire arena erupt in chants of “Leon!”. He shares behind-the-scenes stories from the Olympic Games, his swimming career, the short-course season, gives us a glimpse into his future plans in the sport, and tells who he is beyond the pool.

  • Festive Season Safety | Swimmers Urged to Be Cautious | eNCA

    Dec 26, 2024

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    in Beach Life, Safety

    Many holidaymakers are flocking to beaches this festive season But some visits to the coastline end in tragedy if swimmers don’t observe warnings when out at sea. eNCA’s Ronald Masinda has more.

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