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  • Virginia Beach teen honored for rescuing swimmers in Outer Banks, NC

    Jul 29, 2020

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    At just 15 years old, Tallwood High School student, Eric Hupp, jumped into the ocean to rescue two swimmers in distress off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

  • Dartmouth swimming, dive athletes protest after teams cut

    Jul 29, 2020

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    in Competition, Organization

    Varsity athletes at Dartmouth College have staged a protest after their swim and dive team was cut for budget reasons.

  • All Amy Van Dyken 🇺🇸 Swimming Gold Medal Races – Atlanta 1996 | Athlete Highlights

    Jul 29, 2020

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    Amy Van Dyken is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic Champion, and former World Record-holder. She won six Olympic Gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Van Dyken won Gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay. Enjoy watching all these Finals of Atlanta 1996 where she has claimed a Gold Medal!

    https://youtu.be/1d-cfDF9P7o

  • No swimming at Oneida Shores due to E. Coli

    Jul 29, 2020

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    in Beach Life, Environment

     

  • All Burlington beaches are open after Cyanobacteria blooms closed some swimming areas

    Jul 29, 2020

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  • Uganda Swimming Federation unveils its COVID-19 SOPs

    Jul 29, 2020

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    The Uganda Swimming Federation has released its standard operating procedures as it looks forward to coming out of lock down. As Sam Mpoza reports, the operating procedures have been tailored to adhere to physical distancing mandates.

     

  • Teen sexually assaulted while swimming at local state park, police say

    Jul 29, 2020

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    in Crime, Safety

    Police said a man sexually assaulted a teenage girl at a state park in Westmoreland County. Noe Ivan Soto Alvarez is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond because police and the judge considered him a flight risk. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2EuNtTh

     

  • 3News Investigates: The dangers of swimming in murky pools

    Jul 29, 2020

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    A local mother mourns the loss of her son after he died in ‘murky, cloudy’ pool in Strongsville. Rachael Polansky looks at the possible outcomes.

  • The Olympics & COVID-19 | Katie Ledecky, Laura Wilkinson, Ted Robinson

    Jul 29, 2020

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    In Episode 4 of the CoviDB Speaker Series, we look at the impact this pandemic has had on the preparation and life of two of the world’s greatest athletes. We are fortunate to have the expertise of the versatile and renowned sportscaster Ted Robinson as he interviews three-time Olympic Diver and Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson and five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Katie Ledecky. Visit the site at https://CoviDB.org.

     

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