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Paris mayor to take dip in Seine ahead of Olympics
Digital Journal· 11 hours agoDespite an investment of 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to prevent sewage leaks into the waterway, the Seine has been causing suspense in the run-up to...
Making friends in my 30s is hard. I seek out casual interactions with strangers to feel less...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 5 days agoI'm not much of a swimmer, but I started going to my community pool. Before long, I'd met some of my...
Your guide to the iconic Paris landmarks serving as Olympics venues
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days agoModest temporary venues for four sports, none with a capacity of...function as one. The French...
For a century, it’s been illegal to swim in the Seine. Will Paris’s clean-up make the river safe for...
The Conversation· 1 day agoBecause all will be held in the Seine River in the centre of Paris. The swimmers – including four Australians – will pass famous landmarks such as the Musee d'Orsay as they ...
City denies permit request for Chicago River swim benefiting ALS research
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days ago“While the City of Chicago recognizes the positive nature of the ‘A Long Swim’ open water swimming event in the Chicago River, the proposed route and concentration of < ...
Possible blue-green algae blooms prompts closure of Rogers Cove beach in Peterborough - Peterborough...
Global B.C.· 7 days agoPeterborough Public Health’s water testing by staff on Wednesday reported possible blooms at Rogers...
From Biles to Sha'Carri, Team USA packed with star power heading into Olympic Games
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 day agoFrom Simone Biles to Sha'Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide...
Dyer: Trump neither unique nor irreplaceable
London Free Press· 9 hours agoAlmost everybody who feels obliged to comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is insisting that ‘violence has no place in American...
Vote: Team GB's Top 10 Olympic moments since 2000
BBC via Yahoo Canada Sports· 6 days agoThe last Briton to achieve that feat was swimmer Henry Taylor, who did so in London in 1908. Super Saturday (London 2012) ... smashes through the glass...
50 Years Ago, ‘Jaws’ Hit Bookstores, Capturing the Angst of a Generation
New York Times· 5 days agoAs her lover dozes on the beach, she’s ravaged by a great white shark. Tom Congdon, an editor at...