Category: Organization
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“It’s Time for the Silent Majority to Speak Up” Sharron Davies on Trans Women in Women’s Sport | TalkTV
TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by Olympic medallist swimmer Sharron Davies MBE who talks about her new book ‘Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’s Sport’. Sharron tells Julia that “it’s time for the silent majority to speak up” about trans women competing in women’s sport. “We have this tiny piece of the cake, and we’re…
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Ultramarathon Swimmer Inspires Wounded, Injured and Sick Personnel | Forces News
Professional swimmer and athlete Ross Edgley is working to inspire wounded, sick, and injured military personnel at the Royal Navy’s Hasler Naval Service Recovery Centre. Mr Edgley, famous for being the first person to swim 1,780 miles around the coast of Great Britain, visited service personnel in the care of the centre to deliver some…
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Historic Beach Provides Glimpse Into Realities of Segregated Swimming | Scripps
A historical look at racial discrimination that kept black people out of pools, and why many don’t swim; and what communities across the country are doing today to ensure black communities learn to swim. This includes the story of an abandoned beach in Indianapolis that was once segregated, and the only place blacks were allowed…
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6th Annual Swim Across America Raises 88K at Kiawah Island Event | WCBD News 2
6th Annual Swim Across America raises 88K at Kiawah Island event
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Joe Delaney Learn to Swim Program Begins for Summer | FOX4 News Kansas City
The Joe Delaney Learn to Swim Program begins for the summer. It will provide equipment to five metro swimming pools that will teach kids water safety and how to swim.
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North Austin Swim Instructor Teaches Community About Summer Safety | FOX 7 Austin
Marty Butler is a swim instructor and paramedic. She is putting her skills to work, teaching the community the different ways they can stay safe this summer. “I come across many situations that would have been prevented if people had known the Heimlich maneuver, and they would have been choking, or if people would have…
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“Izzy’s Law” Will Establish Swim Lesson Standards in Georgia | WALB News 10
Izzy’s parents worked with local representatives to pass a bill that would create a downloadable safety plan for private swim instructors.