After months of gloom and self-doubt in the run-up to the start of the Olympics on July 26, Paris and the country at large threw themselves into the spirit of the Games, embracing new national sporting heroes along the way. The closing ceremony for the Paralympics on Sunday, when the Olympic flame will be extinguished for a final time, will mark the end of six weeks of thrilling sport and almost flawless organisation that produced a sense of escapism from the country’s divisions and woes.
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Long Island Community Stunned by Drowning Deaths of 2 Young Girls | CBS New York
Holtsville residents are struggling to understand how the small children got out of their apartment and drowned in a pond. CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff reports.
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25 Years of Swimming Knowledge In 28 Minutes | Effortless Swimming
I’ve competed in and coached swimming for 25 years. This is everything I’ve learned over that time.
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Kea Kids News: Move Over Breakdancing, Is Underwater Hockey the Next Olympic Craze? | NZ Herald
Reporter Brooklyn is at Manurewa Pool with Kendra, a rangatahi on the Under-19 NZ Underwater Hockey Team! But what is underwater hockey, and more importantly, is it any fun? Video / Kea Kids News
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16-Year-Old Drowns at Fifth Ward Park | FOX 26 Houston
A 16-year-old boy drowns in a closed Fifth Ward city pool—residents share their shock and grief.
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Sports Live | Daring to Dream: Swimming Icon, Tatjana Smith | SABC News
Retired South African swimmer Tatjana Smith is one of the most decorated Olympians in South African history. The two-time Olympic champion recently returned from Paris with silverware and her reputation as one of the top swimmers the sport has ever seen firmly intact.
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Minnetonka Teen Fundraising for Swim School for All in Israel | KARE 11
An 8th grader in Minnetonka, after the attacks in Israel on October 7, and the war that came after, wanted to do something good.
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She Just Keeps Getting Faster | Who Is Summer McIntosh | The Swim Scribe
At just SEVENTEEN years old Summer McIntosh had a completely UNREAL Olympic Games this year in Paris.
McIntosh left Paris as the second most decorated swimmer behind Leon Marchand and the most decorated female swimmer, she earned herself 3 individual Olympic titles and one runner up finish.
But how did we get here? How did her event lineup evolve to the point where it is today? …. Who Is Summer McIntosh?
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Faroe Islands hosts Nordic Learn to Swim Conference
On October 18 to 20 Faroe Islands Aquatics will host the Nordic Learn to Swim Conference in the capital of Tórshavn. This initiative aims to engage with swim instructors and teachers locally and abroad who want to update their knowledge on how to teach swimming effectively.
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