Category: Organization
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What’s Going On With Swimming Australia? | ABC Sport Daily Podcast
Swimming is arguably the nation’s most important Olympic sport, so why does Swimming Australia have such a hard time holding onto senior leaders? Eugenie Buckley departed the organization late last week meaning SA has had four CEOs since 2020. As the body struggles to find a major sponsor a year out from the Paris Olympics,…
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Riley Gaines Says Nike and Tampax Are Degrading Women by Sponsoring Transgender Dylan Mulvaney | The Washington Examiner
Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer who went up against Lia Thomas, is dismayed by brands endorsing transgender TikTok star, Dylan Mulvaney. Brands producing female products, like sports bras and tampons, have controversially lined up to give promotional deals to Mulvaney. “I find it offensive. It’s a mockery!” Gaines exclaimed. “If you watch this promo…
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Australian Athletes to Be Kicked Out of Olympic Village Straight After Their Events in Paris | The Project
Australian athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics will be told to leave the Athletes Village as soon as their events are over, in an attempt to discourage partying. Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell tells us why the change is being made.
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Soccer Player in West Virginia Transgender Sports Fight ‘Incensed’ Over Riley Gaines Attack | The Washington Examiner
A former soccer player at the center of a fight to protect West Virginia ‘s law defending fairness in women’s sports felt “incensed” after a mob of transgender protesters “brutally attacked” former swimmer Riley Gaines. See The Washington Examiner
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Teaching Children How to Swim | News4JAX
Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children between the ages of 1 and 4 in the state of Florida. Black children are three times more likely to drown, compared to white children. The Shawn Delifius Foundation is working to make sure children and adults in underserved communities learn how to swim.
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Riley Gaines ‘Ambushed and Physically Hit’ After Saving Women’s Sports Speech at San Francisco State | New York Post
Swimmer Riley Gaines says she was “ambushed and physically hit” and forced to barricade for three hours from a mob of trans-rights protesters who stormed her speech about protecting women’s sports. The 12-time All-American champ — a former competitor of controversial trans swimmer Lia Thomas -— shared alarming footage of cops hustling her to safety late Thursday…
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2nd Graders in Cedar Rapids Receive Free Swim Lessons | KCRG-TV9
This effort offers students the opportunity to gain skills in something that’s both fun and potentially life-saving.
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Boost to Fund Queensland School Swimming Lesson Programs | 7NEWS
Queensland schools will no longer be in the deep end, following a funding boost to state swimming programs. An audit has revealed some schools weren’t providing any lessons.
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Australian Surf Swim Club Members Shocked by Ban on Nudity in Changing Rooms and Showers | CNN
An Australian surf lifesaving club has found itself at the center of a controversy following its implementation of a no-nudity policy in showers and changing rooms. Ocean swimmer Nada Pantle, who regularly uses the changing rooms after a morning swim in Terrigal, New South Wales, said she was sent a letter warning that she had breached Terrigal…