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  • Kenya Aquatics Hosts Water Polo Workshop to Strengthen Talent Development in Kenya | KTN News Kenya

    Apr 27, 2026

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    in Water Polo
  • Tractor Driver Drowns After Vehicle Overturns Into Pond | The Star

    Apr 27, 2026

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A tractor driver died after the vehicle he was operating lost control and overturned into a pond at a palm oil mill in Kampung Tersang, Raub, on Saturday (April 26).

  • Rebecca Soni Shares Her Secret Mental Trick to Swim Faster in Races | Swim with Milo

    Apr 26, 2026

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    in Competition, Mental Health

    Welcome to Swim With Milo, where Olympic silver medalist, world champion, and former world record holder Milo Cavic breaks down elite swimming technique in a way that actually makes sense.

  • Swim Challenge in Aid of Turtle Conservation | SABC News

    Apr 26, 2026

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    in Charity, Nature, Open Water

    A group of around 30 open-water swimmers took on the crossing from Robben Island to Granger Bay this morning, an 11-kilometre swim in cold Atlantic waters. The challenge was not only endurance, but raising funds for the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre, which rescues and rehabilitates endangered sea turtles along South Africa’s coastline.

  • How to Swim Butterfly So Fast It Feels Illegal | Eetu Karvonen

    Apr 26, 2026

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    in Competition, Technique
  • I Put The Fastest Swimmers I Know In An 8m Garden Pool | The Swimsuit Guy

    Apr 26, 2026

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    rokur
    in Technology, Training

    I put four of the fastest swimmers I know — including two sub-23 sprinters — into my parents’ 8-metre garden pool to see if the new iGarden Jet X could turn it into a serious training pool. The verdict might surprise you.

  • International Surf Competition Delayed by Aggressive Great White Shark | KTLA 5

    Apr 26, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature, Surfing

    A major surfing competition at Huntington Beach has been delayed after sighting of an aggressive great white shark. KTLA’s Chip Yost reports on April 24, 2026.

  • From Coaching Staff to American Record Holder | The Swim Scribe

    Apr 24, 2026

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    rokur
    in Competition

    After graduating from the University of Indiana in 2023 Van Mathias stopped swimming in competition and became the Director of Operations for the University of Indiana swim team, seemingly retiring from the sport after competing at the D1 level for five years. But then two and a half years after his final NCAA championships Mathias returned to competition in the summer of 2025. During that summer he started posting some long course personal bests in the breaststrokes, then continuing into this season he just kept dropping, and dropping, and DROPPING. Shedding time in his events all the way until he just clocked a NEW American record and is now one of the FASTEST sprint breaststrokers in HISTORY. But how did we get here?

  • BronxNet Today: Making Waves And Saving Lives With “Swim 1922” | BronxNet

    Apr 24, 2026

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    rokur
    in Learn To Swim, Organization, Safety

    A sorority is on a mission to spread swim-safety awareness throughout the East Coast with professional life-saving drills and instructions. One of these initiatives is taking place in the Bronx’s Commonpoint recreational center.

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