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  • Warning for Labor Day swimmers after three drownings in Galveston

    Sep 8, 2020

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    in Safety

    Galveston Beach Patrol has a stern warning for swimmers after three drownings occurred during the Labor Day weekend.

  • Highest altitude swim – Guinness World Records

    Sep 8, 2020

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    rokur
    in Winter Swimming, World Record

    Daniel Bull features in #GWR2021 for this highest altitude swim. Whilst visiting the Chilean mountains earlier this year, Daniel decided to have a dip in water that was below freezing! 🥶️

  • Visitors enjoy last swim of summer at Inskip Pool

    Sep 8, 2020

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    in Swimming Pools

    Knoxville delayed the opening of city pools earlier this summer because of the pandemic.

  • ‘Stay out of the water,’ Dangerous swim conditions on Lake Michigan

    Sep 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    On the unofficial last weekend of summer, swim conditions on Lake Michigan are going be dangerous on Sunday going into Labor Day.

  • Officials locate body of swimmer who drowned in Tar River

    Sep 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety
  • Body of missing 16-year-old swimmer found off Galveston Island

    Sep 7, 2020

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A body matching the description of a missing 16-year-old was found Sunday morning, more than 12 hours after a search began.

    First responders recovered the body near 47th Street around 11 a.m., according to Peter Davis with Galveston Island Beach Patrol.

    The boy was swimming with friends Saturday night and disappeared around 9:15 p.m. along Seawall Blvd. near 45th.

    See ABC13
  • Australian swimming ‘relies heavily on funding’ for its success

    Sep 6, 2020

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    in Competition, Organization

    Olympic gold medalist Matt Horton says the funding of Australian swimmers is critical to the nation’s success in the field because it sets up systems and networks behind the swimmers and supports them from a young age.

  • Swimmers return from ‘epic’ journey across Lake Michigan

    Sep 6, 2020

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    A group of six West Michigan men have returned to shore after swimming nearly 60 miles across Lake Michigan.

  • Girls High School Swimming | Hopkins vs. Wayzata

    Sep 6, 2020

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Full meet coverage of girls high school swimming.

    Recorded on 9-4-20

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