Year: 2017
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Swimmers fight to save public pool in Sugar Land
Families in Sugar Land fought to save the city’s only public pool, though celebrations will be cut for next year.
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Business is booming for Abbotsford company that turns containers into swimming pools
How well is Paul Rathnam’s company Modpools doing converting shipping containers into swimming pools? Well, he recently did a promotion with Walt Disney for its new cable TV series Siren. A mermaid swam in one of its pools at Comic-Con in New York. Plus, Modpools did a shoe launch with Nike — also in New…
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Swim practice might be making you slower. Thoughts on swimming technique
You might not be getting better every time you go to swim practice. In fact, you might be getting worse, here is why.
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Hurricane Ophelia: ‘Idiotic’ swimmers blasted for bathing off coast of Ireland as Storm Ophelia hits
Two swimmers have been branded “idiots†after recklessly ignoring severe weather warnings to go bathing off the coast of Ireland as the eye of Storm Ophelia approached. Pensioner Timmy Flaherty and bather Emer Cannon defied advice urging people to stay indoors as experts warned the storm would bring flooding, violent, destructive winds and a danger…
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Michael Phelps open up about depression, being bullied in film ‘Angst’
Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. Yet, he has fought his share of battles with depression and other mental health issues just like many of today’s youth. In a new documentary about anxiety and its impact on kids, Phelps opens up about experiencing low self-worth when he was younger, even while he was…
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Jazz Carlin: Welsh swimmer 11th on open water debut
Jazz Carlin finished in 11th place on her open water debut in China. The 27-year-old finished in 1:38:36.10 at the World Cup event in Chun’An, 01:06.90 behind winner Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil. Carlin won two silver medals in the pool at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. See BBC
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9 month old puppy saves kids with special needs from drowning
Surf Dog Ricochet’s protégé, Cori provides canine-assisted swimming to reduce the number of drowning deaths among kids with autism and other disabilities. Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. However, the danger of drowning is much higher for children with special needs, specifically those with autism. For more information,…