Lauryn Valladarez and Pedro. Lauryn Valladarez hide caption toggle caption Lauryn Valladarez Lauryn Valladarez and Pedro. Lauryn Valladarez This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2009, Lauryn
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Boston College suspends swimming, diving programs for hazing incidents
Boston College announced Wednesday that it is suspending both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs indefinitely after it was determined that “hazing had occurred within the program.” “The University does not – and will not – tolerate hazing in any form,” the school said in a statement. The
2 men die in Ireland while competing in 1.2-mile swimming portion of Ironman event
Two men died during the swimming portion of an Ironman event in Ireland on Sunday, local authorities said. Cork County Council said it was “deeply saddened over the tragic loss of two race participants” during the event in Youghal in southwest Ireland. Irish broadcaster RTE said the two men, one
A study estimates 800 great white sharks are swimming off the Cape Cod coast
A great white shark tries to bite a fish head being trolled though the water as researchers chum the ocean looking for sharks off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa, in 2016. Schalk van Zuydam/AP hide caption toggle caption Schalk van Zuydam/AP A great white shark tries to bite a
Michael Phelps watches final individual swimming record shattered by French phenom: 'That was insane'
No one can ever take away Michael Phelps’ gold medals – 23, if you’ve counted – but his final individual world record was shattered by 21-year-old Leon Marchand of France during the 2023 World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Phelps had the headset on calling the 400-meter individual medley, for which he
Men to compete in artistic swimming at Paris Olympics for first time
Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers — now called artistic swimmers — have heard the putdowns before. But they’re getting the last laugh. Men have competed in synchro at the lower levels for decades. Now they’re being included in the Olympics,
Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming
Devils Hole pupfish gather on the precious rocky shelf that supports their entire fragile existence in the wild. Olin Feuerbacher/NPS hide caption toggle caption Olin Feuerbacher/NPS Devils Hole pupfish gather on the precious rocky shelf that supports their entire fragile existence in the wild. Olin Feuerbacher/NPS Have you ever felt
Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.
PARIS — An electric delivery boat pushed up the Seine, past the former palaces and elegant museums and under the low-slung stone and metal bridges before turning at the Eiffel Tower and gliding to the riverbank. The captain, Arnaud Montand, was tracing the planned path for the opening ceremony of
Young daughter of Bucs' Shaq Barrett drowns in family swimming pool
Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Shaq Barrett and his family suffered an unimaginable loss over the weekend as his 2-year-old daughter drowned in a swimming pool at their Tampa home, police said Sunday. Tampa police officers responded to a call about a child who had fallen into a pool, and the
Transgender swimming pioneer dismisses 'biological advantage' for trans female athletes, cites Michael Phelps
Schuyler Bailar, the first openly transgender NCAA athlete who swam on the men’s team at Harvard University during the 2018-19 season, dismissed the argument that transgender female athletes have an advantage over biological females when it comes to sports. Bailar hosted former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas on his