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Yona Knight-Wisdom warming up at the Paris 2024 Games during podium training. (Picture courtesy of Yona Knight-Wisdom)

Yona Knight-Wisdom: Inspiring young Caribbean generations

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Jamaica's team captain at the Paris Olympic Games was not from track and field, a sport the country is known for, but from diving. Yona Knight-Wisdom is aiming to inspire the younger generation of his country to follow in...
Emily Kippax

Five races to keep an eye on at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World...

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Some of the world's best swimmers are vying for medals as the World Cup splashes down in Shanghai this weekend. The three-stop competition series serves as a post-Paris stepping stone ahead of December’s Short Course World Championships in Budapest, as...

Black History Month: Liverpool’s swimming hero

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From making the journey from Guyana as a 14 year old, to being the first black man to have a street named after him in Liverpool; meet James Clarke. A secret sports star whose gift for swimming made him a...

Wirral Deaflympic swimmer campaigns for national equality

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A deaf swimmer is continuing his campaign to raise more awareness for the Deaflympics as he strives for better equality. Nathan Young, from Wallasey, says the Covid-19 lockdowns gave him time to think and re-evaluate, seeing other athletes reaping the...
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Liverpool students aiming to raise £25,000 for Movember

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Liverpool Students are bidding raise £25,000 for Movember. The charity is clebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a dramatic rise in members. Founded by a group of friends in Australia in 2003, a staggering nearly 7 million have pledged...
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Manchester Aquatics dominate the North-West Winter Regionals

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The City of Manchester Aquatics Swim Team (COMAST) blew their competitors out of the water to take the lion’s share of success at the Swim England NW Winter Regionals held in Liverpool. After taking 19 finals medals on the first...
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WATCH: Cold water swimmers face the freeze at Queen’s Dock

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After a barrage of blistering summer heatwaves, the temperatures around the UK have finally begun to drop. While most resort to coats, hot chocolates, and indoor activities around this time, the open water swimming activities at the Liverpool Water...
Emily Kippax

Southport swimmer raising thousands for Ukraine

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A charitable student from Southport is swimming the equivalent of the length of Ukraine to raise money to help innocent civilians caught up in the war. Emily Kippax, 20, and the University of Central Lancashire swim team are a week...

Open water swimming casualties on the rise

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Winter is here and swimmers on Merseyside are still braving the open water in baltic conditions! As swimming pools closed due to the pandemic, many people are exploring the health benefits from a cold dip in the lake.
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Holly Hibbott remains confident of Olympic qualification

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Southport swimmer Holly Hibbott was 'disappointed' with her efforts at the British Olympic trials but still expects to be on the plane to Tokyo this summer. Hibbott won the 400m freestyle race at the trials earlier this month but wound...

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