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Tag: swimming

Australian swimming coach facing backlash after voicing support for South Korean athlete

An Australian swimming coach recently came under fire for supporting an athlete who will be competing for another country at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Head coach Rohan Taylor has described Michael Palfrey’s public support for South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min as “un-Australian”. Taylor also suggested Palfrey could be forced to return to Australia before the […]

Katie Ledecky speaks out on China swimming doping scandal, hopes for ‘clean’ Olympics

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers have been allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, used as a heart medication. But the World Anti-Doping Agency said the athletes’ positive tests were the result of “accidental exposure to the substance through contamination”, a claim initially made by the China Doping […]

Teen stepbrothers’s bodies found hugging after drowning at popular swimming spot

Two teenage stepbrothers who drowned at a popular swimming spot in a Maine river were found “clinging to each other” when their bodies were pulled from the water, family members said. Sanford High School students Tavain Weir, 17, and his stepbrother, D’Andre Graham, 16, died over the weekend at Springvale Recreation Area, known for the […]

Dozens of US beaches closed or hit with swimming advisories on July Fourth

Dozens of US beaches have been closed or advised against swimming on the Fourth of July due to high levels of bacteria in the water. While local and state governments have issued warnings for local beaches, there is no central database to determine whether a beach is under a health advisory. The Centers for Disease […]

Hawaii tourist bitten by shark while swimming, found ‘bleeding profusely’

A 20-year-old tourist visiting Hawaii was found “bleeding profusely” on Monday afternoon after an apparent shark attack, authorities said. Hawaii police said the man, who was visiting from Romania, was swimming about 15 to 20 feet off the coast of Anaehoomalu Bay in Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Police said that at around […]

Florida homeless man loses arm swimming in gator-infested lake

A homeless Florida man was reportedly attacked by an alligator while swimming in a lake in the middle of the night, losing half his arm, shortly after being warned of the dangers in the water by concerned locals. The daredevil, identified as a 31-year-old man, was bitten about 2 a.m. Sunday on Lake Monroe in […]