Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of Olympics after losing legal battle | Swimming
American swimmer Leah Thomas, who gained global fame in March 2022 when she became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA collegiate championship, has lost her lawsuit against World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, ending her hopes of competing in next month’s Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old also remains barred from swimming […]
Video Shows Gargantuan Great White Shark Swimming Right By Fishermen In Australia
It’s both terrifying and wonderful! Australian fishermen had an incredibly close encounter with a giant great white shark off the coast of Port Stephens, just north of Newcastle in New South Wales, with fisherman Jamie Culver capturing the “epic and terrifying” moment on video. To tell It was his “most amazing experience” with marine life […]
Not all NYC beaches will be open for swimming this Memorial Day weekend as lifeguard shortage drags on
Lifeguard placement is not appropriate for the beach. Not all beaches will be open for swimming on Memorial Day weekend, when the season officially begins, because the city only has a little more than a third of the lifeguards it needs. Department of Parks and Recreation officials announced this week that only 230 lifeguards have […]
Swimming icon Katie Ledecky receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Swimming icon Katie Ledecky is adding to her medal count. The seven-time gold medalist Olympian was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden on Friday. the white house announced. Ledecky, 27, is looking to build on her impressive record of six individual gold medals, the most by a female swimmer, as she […]
Paris mayor confident Seine’s water quality good enough for Olympic swimming
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident the Seine’s water quality would reach Olympic standards this summer and could prove it by perhaps swimming there with President Emmanuel Macron. The Seine is the venue for Olympic marathon swimming and Olympic and Paralympic triathlon swimming competitions. Paris struggles to prepare for security and transportation ahead […]
Swimming, surfing in waters near Hawaii wildfire site is safe, officials say
Hawaii officials say the coastal waters off the wildfire-stricken town of Lahaina do not pose a significant risk to human health and are safe for surfing and swimming there. The state Department of Health announced the decision Thursday after reviewing water sample test results collected by a group including University of Hawaii researchers, the Surfrider […]
Marine goes missing while swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico coast
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it was searching for a U.S. Marine who went swimming in high waves off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast while on vacation. Authorities identified the man as Samuel Wanjiru, 26, from Massachusetts, who was visiting the island with his family. He went missing after going into the water at La […]
Jesse Watters: Trump is swimming ‘backstroke’ around Biden
‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss how Black voters have turned on President Biden and are increasingly choosing to support former … source
FAU’s Swimming Team Uses Hella Creative Tactics To Help Their Final Four Basketball Team Get A Victory Over Tulane
Do people use “HELLA” anymore? …I don’t know, but FAU Swimming is HELLA Creative. The FAU Owls and Tulane Green Wave men’s college basketball teams faced off on Saturday, maximizing home court advantage as the Owls took home the conference victory. And the biggest thank you from FAU hoopers for their donations should go to […]
ACC Swimming Championship goes from horrible fiasco to beautiful lesson on sportsmanship
North Carolina State University swimmer Owen Lloyd was elated. He had just won his ACC championship in the men’s 1650-yard freestyle, and when his teammate Ross’ Dant touched the wall in his second, he jumped for joy and was so excited about this team. I celebrated with my mate. They knew they would be standing […]