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  • Open Water Swimmers Share Their Craziest Stories | USA Swimming

    May 19, 2026

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    in Open Water

    We challenged USA Swimming National Teamers, Dylan Gravley, Mariah Denigan, Becca Mann, and Ivan Puskovitch to anonymously share their craziest open water stories and then had the group guess who submitted each story.

  • Shark Joins Bondi Beach Swimmers for Morning Dip | 9 News Australia

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Nature

    Early morning swimmers have welcomed another member to their club at Bondi Beach, with a shark swarming the group.

  • Natural Pool in the Alster: Plans for New Swimming Area in Hamburg Presented | SAT 1 Regional

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Beach Life

    Will Hamburg get a new outdoor swimming pool on the Outer Alster Lake? The Alster’s water is often contaminated with germs and not really suitable for swimming – a chlorinated pool in the Alster could be the solution. Hamburg’s new Alster swimming pool could be built right next to Schwanenwik, where wild geese currently congregate. It’s still just an idea, Mayor Tschentscher emphasized at the presentation on Monday, but already a fairly concrete one.

  • Hibbing Swimmer Prepares to Dive Into Special Olympics | Northern News Now

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Adapted Swimming

    Hibbing swimmer prepares to dive into special Olympics

  • Pods Swimming Helps Families Build Lifelong Water Safety Skills | The Rhode Show

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Safety

    Pods Swimming Helps Families Build Lifelong Water Safety Skills

    The Rhode Show is WPRI 12’s daily lifestyle show for having fun, eating well, and living life.

  • Vancouver Mayor Proposing Free Swim Lessons for Beginners | CBC British Columbia

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Safety

    A new motion from Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim would implement free swim lessons for beginners. Sim calls the matter a core public safety policy.

    But as Troy Charles reports, the chair of the Vancouver Park Board isn’t convinced it’s a feasible plan.

  • Colorado Swim Beach Closed for 2026 | 9NEWS

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Beach Life, Environment

    Longmont’s Union Reservoir swim beach will be closed for the year due to forecasted low water levels.

  • Bodies of Missing Italian Divers Found in Maldives | BBC News

    May 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Safety, Scuba Diving

    The bodies of all five divers who died in the Maldives last week have now been found, officials have confirmed.

    The Italians were found inside a 60-metre-deep (197ft) cave in Vaavu Atoll by a joint team of highly trained Finnish and Maldivian divers, the officials said.

    The body of the fifth Italian diver, a member of the group, had already been recovered shortly after Thursday’s accident.

    A Maldivian rescue diver also died on Saturday while searching for the bodies of the group.

  • Catching up with the decorated Georgian Bay Squall Masters Swim Team | CTV News

    May 18, 2026

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    rokur
    in Masters

    The Georgian Bay Squall has already won 76 Gold Medals in individual and relay events and will be sending 78 swimmers to the Nationals in Windsor.

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