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Virginia Beach Health Department issues swimming advisories for portions of city beaches
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Health Department issued swimming and wading advisories Wednesday for Chesapeake Bay Beach from Starfish Road east to Wake Forrest Street and in Sandbridge from Bass Street south to Chubb Lane. Recreational waters are monitored for bacteria using indicator organisms such as enterococcus, the indicator of choice in estuarine …
Olympic swimmer Mack Horton breaks silence Sun Yang protest at World Titles
Olympic Champion swimmer Mack Horton has broken his silence about the World Titles drama which saw him take a strong stance against drugs in sport. In a world exclusive interview with Sunday Night’s Melissa Doyle, Horton defends his decision to not stand at the podium beside China’s Sun Yang. Watch the video above. “When nobody’s …
Australia finishes second at 2019 FINA swimming world titles, with more glory on final night in Gwangju
Updated July 29, 2019 03:33:09 Photo: Australia’s 4×100-metre medley relay team of Minna Atherton, Jessica Hansen, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell won silver. (AP: Lee Jin-man) Australia added two medals to its tally on the final night of the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, finishing the meet ranked second in the swimming pool behind …
BREAKING: Aussie swimmer Shayna Jack tests positive for banned substance
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has reportedly tested positive to a banned substance. The 20-year-old mysteriously withdrew from the World Swimming Championships in Korea just days out from the meet. She initially attributed her departure to “personal reasons”. But Jack, who shares a coach with superstar Ariarne Titmus, returned an abnormal ‘A’ sample during routine testing …
South Korea: world championship athletes injured in fatal balcony collapse | World news
Two South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending the world aquatic championships, have been injured after a structure collapsed in a nightclub in the city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official has said. The deaths happened when a two-level structure in the club, which is next to the athletes’ …
Simone Manuel wins historic world title as Dressel breaks Phelps’ 100m butterfly mark | Sport
Simone Manuel wasn’t swimming up to her standards, and she felt her relay anchor leg that resulted in a silver medal for the US proved it. Then she remembered it’s about bouncing back. Manuel did just that in the 100m freestyle, winning her second straight title at the world championships on Friday. Relegated to Lane …
World swimming, water polo, rowing and all-star baseball | News
Stanford’s women’s swimming potential future achievements and past glory met in the present halfway around the world Thursday and shined the light of success on the top program in the nation the past three years. Coach Greg Meehan was also on hand for the proceedings in Gwangju, South Korea, which produced an American record in …
Australia’s Kyle Chalmers claims silver at world swimming championships
Updated July 25, 2019 22:02:20 Australia’s Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers has fallen just short of claiming gold at the world swimming titles after finishing second to American Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 metres freestyle final in Gwangju, South Korea. Chalmers came home strongly in the second lap to produce a personal best time of …
Katie Ledecky Drops Out of 2 World Championship Races Due to Illness
Washington-born Katie Ledecky, the pacesetter for women’s long distance swimming, withdrew from two world championship events following a surprising second-place finish on Sunday to Australian Ariarne Titmus. For top swimmers, the 2019 world championship meet is a dress rehearsal for the Tokyo Olympics, which start in one year. Ledecky, a Bethesda native, had not been …