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  • How NCAA Swimmer Schuyler Bailar Is Celebrating Pride In 2020 | Proud Virtually

    Jun 27, 2020

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    Schuyler Bailar is the first openly trans NCAA Division I swimmer, competing on Harvard University’s swim team, and inspiring the next generation of trans athletes. He chats with our Donnovan Bennett to discuss how Pride in 2020 is taking on a whole new meaning, virtually.

  • Coaches Talk Show – Episode 6: Favorite Competitive Swim/Dive Memory

    Jun 27, 2020

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    Before they were coaches they made a lot of memories as youth and college swimmers and divers. Learn about our staff’s favorite! #WeAre

  • Ontario Beach Park now open for swimming

    Jun 27, 2020

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    in Beach Life

    Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced Friday that public swimming at Ontario Beach Park is now open for the 2020 season.

  • NYC Citywide Lap Swim Awards Celebration 2019 / 37 Years 25 Miles

    Jun 27, 2020

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Lap swimming has been a tradition at NYC Parks for 37 Years! To improve overall health and fitness, more than 9,000 swimmers took the plunge and swam more than 14,0000 miles last summer.

  • Interview with Former Olympic Swimmer Anthony Ervin! Part 1 “Life with Tourette”

    Jun 25, 2020

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    in Competition

  • Mayor Bill De Blasio Announces NYC Beaches To Open For Swimming On July 1 | NBC News NOW

    Jun 25, 2020

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    rokur
    in Beach Life

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during a press conference that New York City beaches will reopen July 1 for swimming. Social distancing will be required on beaches, boardwalks and in the water.

  • Curious manatee swims near people at St. Petersburg beach

    Jun 25, 2020

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    in Nature

    The sea cow went largely unnoticed by beachgoers as it swam among them.

  • All Missy Franklin 🇺🇸 London 2012 Finals! | Athlete Highlights

    Jun 25, 2020

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    Melissa Jeanette Franklin ” Missy” Johnson has won four Olympic Gold Medals and the Bronze Medal in the 4 x 100 m freestyle in her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at age 17. She swept the women’s backstroke events, winning gold in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke. Franklin’s successes have earned her Swimming World’s World Swimmer of the Year and the American Swimmer of the Year award in 2012 as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012. In total, she has won twenty-seven medals in international competition: sixteen gold, six silver, and five bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the short course World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Franklin’s eleven gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships were a record in women’s swimming before Katie Ledecky broke it in 2017. Enjoy watching all of her London 2012 Finals!

    https://youtu.be/QrgvhxbYqs4

  • With Few Pools Open In Illinois, Swimmers Adjust To Restrictions, Await Phase 4 Guidance

    Jun 25, 2020

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    CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory shows us what swimming looks like during a pandemic at one of the only public pools operating in the Chicago area.

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