Swimming’s world governing body, Fina, has voted to ban all transgender athletes that have gone through any part of male puberty from taking part in elite women’s races. Fina’s new policy, which passed with 71% of votes from 152 Fina members, has been described as “only a first step towards …
Read More »Swimming pools risk closure amid economic crisis – media
The UK fitness industry could be destroyed by the end of the year amid rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, the Financial Times reported this week. According to the publication, the rapid rise in electricity prices has been pushing fitness-club owners to save money by reducing opening hours, lowering temperatures …
Read More »Russian synchronized swimming stunner wins title by video link
Russian artistic swimming star Varvara Subbotina has celebrated her 21st birthday as a double champion after striking gold twice at a World Cup competition event, adding to her country’s medal tally after organizers FINA opted against handing out suspensions as a result of the attack on Ukraine. While high-profile sporting …
Read More »Six appeal: Russian artistic swimming star Romashina lands historic Olympic gold as she & Kolesnichenko take Tokyo title
Appearing in black spider-themed swimwear, Romashina and Kolesnichenko finished top of the pile in the women’s duet after their free routine, ending with a total of 195.9079 points. That put the duo comfortably ahead of China’s Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan in second, with Ukrainian pair Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk …
Read More »VIDEOS show defiant Russians SWIMMING in Moscow’s flooded streets as ‘super rain’ turns roads into canals
After a week of abnormal heat with temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius, the city of more than 15 million was showered on Monday by what the media described as “super rain.” Some parts of the Russian capital received roughly 70% of monthly precipitation in a matter of minutes, …
Read More »Olympic swimming champion apologizes for role in Capitol riot, but leftists are still demanding that his medals be stripped away
“He apologized to me,” former US national team coach Mark Schubert told the New York Times. “He kept repeating, ‘You’ve done so much for me, and I let you down.’ He kept saying over and over, ‘I didn’t mean for any of this to happen.’” The 38-year-old Keller, who stands …
Read More »The dog found a funny way to avoid the hated swimming
It is better to “die”. At first glance of the pictures taken in the province of Chachoengsao (Thailand), may seem very tragic. We see a dying dog, all the muscles which was refused, and the head and then falls limply to the side. However, the owners of the animal is …
Read More »Paralympic of Bashkiria has established a record of Russia on swimming
17-year-old Bogdan Brain from Ufa set a new record of Russia on a distance of 100 meters backstroke. The championship of Russia on swimming on short water among athletes with lesions of the musculoskeletal system was held in Krasnodar, reports the website Newsbash.ru. Bogdan is an honored master of sports …
Read More »Tourists banned from swimming in the popular Spanish lakes
The fine will amount to 600 euros.Fans to take a mud bath in the salt lakes of La Mata and Torrevieja on the Spanish Costa Blanca lurks a penalty, the value of which will amount to 600 euros. They say that it’s dangerous. Private security will regularly patrol the shores …
Read More »Feathers, swimming cap and shirt origami collection Maison Margiela
Show Maison Margiela spring-summer 2018 The main fashion rowdy John Galliano has released a new collection of Maison Margiela in the fashion Week in Paris. This time creative Director of the Fashion house decided that less is more, and took the scissors. Some of the styles were only the seams …
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