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  • Teri Hornstein reports when Alvaro Nunez, who runs Little Swimmers in Kendall, was a boy he helped save a little girl in a pool.

  • Football legend, and TV pundit, Graeme Souness, is playing his part to stop the pain of EB this summer by swimming the English Channel!

    Graeme, who has faced many a foe during his sporting career, will be taking on the formidable 21-mile stretch of water that lies between Dover and Calais. Although Graeme won’t be on his own (he’ll be part of a 6-person team), he’ll still need all his physical and mental strength and the support of as many people back home as possible to get him to the shores of France, in a swim that could take up to 16 hours!

    The motivation for Graeme to do the swim and play his part is personal. Graeme’s good friend is Isla Grist, 14, who is living with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, Graeme explains more:

    “From the time I have spent with Isla and her family, I have seen first-hand the extreme pain this devastating condition causes and the daily challenges it creates for them. I wanted to do something that could make a difference to Isla’s life and to the lives of so many others living with EB and the slightly crazy idea of swimming the English Channel was suggested!

    Now I’m not one to walk away from a challenge but this is all new to me; despite living by the sea for the past 16 years, I’ve never been in it, and Isla is the only reason I did. Alongside Isla’s dad, Andy, and the rest of the team, I am determined to complete the Channel crossing, to raise awareness of EB, and to raise the funds that DEBRA so desperately needs. Please support me, every pound raised gets us one step closer to a world where no one suffers with the pain of EB”.

  • All-American swimmer Riley Gaines testifies before Congress on the backlash she experienced over speaking against transgender athletes.

  • Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches, and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programs, regardless of age or ability.

  • Summer is right around the corner, which means many people will be heading to the ocean. Those who are feeling a little more adventurous might even try out freediving, but this sport was ranked by a magazine to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world.

  • In this week’s episode of Athletes Only, Olympic Silver Medalist, Milorad Cavic, sits down and shares his journey as a swimmer including his 2008 Olympics 100 Butterfly vs Michael Phelps which came down to 0.01 and sparked a much larger swimming controversy. That controversy turned into a rivalry with Phelps that led into the 2009 World Championships where they traded Butterfly World Records, back and forth.

    Milorad shares all the highs and lows of his career, his journey to the Olympics, and his Life at Cal swimming with Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian. He also shares lots of great stories about the ins and outs of professional swimming that not everyone gets to hear about, you’re definitely going to want to stick around for this!

  • With the OKC River Sports Complex and other facilities, Oklahoma is making its presence known as a training ground for Olympic athletes from all over the world.

  • Welcome to Sigma Swimming! Our mission is to deliver the highest standard of aquatic programming for people of all ages to maximize their experience in water activities carried out by our certified and exceptional swim instructors.

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