Swimming’s international governing body says its executive director Brent Nowicki has been ordered to testify in a US criminal investigation into a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who failed doping tests in 2021 but were allowed to continue competing and won medals in the Tokyo Olympics, the Associated Press reports. World Aquatics says Nowicki was served […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night. The testimony by Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt followed revelations this spring that 23 Chinese swimmers […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest danger and account for the most beach rescues every year. Six people drowned in rip currents over a recent two-day period in Florida, […]
Swimmers and surfers have said they are scared to go in the sea due to fears about sewage. Ahead of the general election, activists said they wanted to see change because “people are getting ill”. Surfers Against Sewage said it was hearing about “alleged illegal spillages” almost every day. While sewage can be discharged by […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Renee Jent was up early on that chilly, crisp, dark January morning. It was barely 4:30 a.m. and she was worried about Michael, her 16-year-old son, who was already up, too, getting ready for his 5:30 a.m. swim practice. He seemed tired and groggy, which didn’t really surprise Renee. Michael had just been […]
Simmers could face potentially dangerous conditions this week along the Georgia coast, officials warned Monday. “Lifeguards will be flying red flags due to strong surf, strong longshore currents and rip currents,” Tybee Island Ocean Rescue posted on its Facebook page. The National Weather Service’s Charleston office said there would be a moderate threat of rip […]
Two separate shark attacks at Florida beaches wounded three swimmers, including two teenagers, prompting some popular vacation spots to temporarily close, according to authorities. A shark bit a 45-year-old woman at about 1.20pm on Friday while she swam at Watersound beach, along the coast of Walton county, Florida, in the eastern part of the state. […]
Six former University of Maryland, Baltimore County student-athletes say they will continue their lawsuits against the university, rejecting an initial settlement offer stemming from an agreement between the school and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Justice Department found that the Catonsville research university failed to protect students from former head swim coach Chad Cradock’s […]
Jellyfish, unlike many other sea creatures, are the winners of climate change. In a sign of the poor state of the world’s oceans, jellyfish are set to penetrate further and further into the Arctic Ocean and dominate those areas as water temperatures rise, new research shows. Jellyfish stings have grown increasingly common in recent years, […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested immigrants as a possible solution to the city’s lifeguard shortage because they are “excellent swimmers.” Adams was asked at a briefing Tuesday if lifeguard staffing at the city’s pools and beaches would be an issue as Memorial Day approaches. Adams responded by asking the reporter to imagine if […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court by former […]
Two former members of the UK swim team filed suit against former coach Lars Jorgensen, the University of Kentucky, former coach Gary Conelly and athletics director Mitch Barnhart is U.S. District Court on Friday. The complaint alleges UK empowered Jorgensen “to foster a toxic, sexually hostile environment within the swim program and to prey on, […]