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Olympian advocates for water safety while celebrating area swim school’s anniversary

WPXI 17 Nov 2024
Cullen Jones, a four-time Olympic medalist who competed in Beijing and London, was part of a celebration for the 10th anniversary of Goldfish Swim School’s Wexford location ... in free swim lessons.
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Xinhua Silk Road: Sports Event Injects Vitality Into Snow-Ice Tourism In NE. China's Mudanjiang

MENA FN 12 Nov 2024
(MENAFN - PR Newswire). BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 28th National Winter Swimming Championships in 2024 concluded successfully on November 10 atJingpo Lake Scenic Area in ... .
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China-aided International Standard Swimming Pool opens in Belarus

China Daily 07 Nov 2024
Jia Xianghui, head of the international department of the general contractor company -- Beijing Construction Engineering Group -- told Xinhua that the Belarus International Standard Swimming Pool ...
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Beijing's young swimmers showcase talents at National Aquatics Center

China.dot.org 13 Oct 2024
Referees react during the 2024 Beijing Youth Swimming Championship at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing ... The Olympic Competition Hall at the National Aquatics Center hosted the 2024 Beijing Youth Swimming Championship from Oct.
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Carlos Brosas, Olympic swimmer and Asiad silver medalist, dies at 68

Manila Bulletin 04 Oct 2024
He served as the head coach of the national team in three editions of the Summer Games including 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 1988 Seoul where Philippine swimming icons Eric Buhain and Akiko Thomson competed.
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Water Cube hosts annual Beijing youth artistic swimming tournament

China.dot.org 23 Sep 2024
Athletes compete during the 2024 Beijing Youth Artistic Swimming Tournament at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Sept ... The 2024 Beijing Youth Artistic Swimming Tournament concluded at the ...
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Ex-Olympians urge Government to rethink transgender policies

NewstalkZB 11 Sep 2024
The best female sprinters or swimming would be beaten by hundreds of teenage boys ... Olympian 790, Four-time Olympian in swimming (Sydney 2000) and canoe/kayak (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), former America’s Cup grinder.
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Annual youth short course invitational kicks off at National Aquatics Center

China.dot.org 09 Sep 2024
The Beijing Swimming Association provided a team of experienced referees to ensure the event's integrity and professionalism ... Since the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, the National Aquatics Center ...
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Canoeists Henshaw and Sugar round off ParalympicGB's 49 gold medal haul

Inside The Games 09 Sep 2024
Henshaw competed at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 in Para swimming before switching to para-canoeing for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games where she impressively became Paralympic champion at her first Games as a paracanoe athlete.
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Paralympics: Swimmer Keiichi Kimura nabs 2nd gold in men's 100m butterfly

Kyodo 07 Sep 2024
Kimura, who became completely blind at the age of 2, said he began swimming at his mother's suggestion and went on to make his Paralympic debut in Beijing in 2008 ... "Swimming has now been in my life for longer than it hasn't.
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Paralympics | Chinese para swimmer Yuan Weiyi aims to inspire others with her remarkable journey

China.dot.org 07 Sep 2024
"When I was at hospital, I watched the swimming competition of the Beijing Paralympics on TV ... Motivated by his encounter with He Junquan, Yuan expressed his desire to learn swimming ... "Swimming helps me a lot," said Yuan.
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Swimmer Mollie O

The Daily Mail 07 Sep 2024
But I really love swimming; I do it because I really love it' she said ... The nation's swim team won 21 medals overall in Tokyo, 20 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also 18 at the Sydney 2000 Games.
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Woodhall cops Paralympic sprint title to join his wife as a gold medalist

Manila Bulletin 07 Sep 2024
Jincheng earns 4th swimming gold ... The 23-year-old Guo, who doesn’t have arms, has gained online recognition for his dolphin-like swimming style, which relies on the strength of his legs.
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Sarah Storey secures her 19th Paralympic gold with sprint finish in cycling road race

Wtop 06 Sep 2024
She also won both the time trial and road race at the Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and London Games, while she won a women’s LC1/LC2/CP4 time trial in Beijing in 2008.
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British cycling star Sarah Storey wins her 19th Paralympic gold

Wtop 06 Sep 2024
PARIS (AP) — Sarah Storey says every race is different ... She switched to cycling after an ear infection at the 2004 Athens Paralympics stopped her swimming for months. Storey won the first of her Paralympic golds in cycling at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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