Etiket: swimming
IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant | Chaos during the swimming event
Hypothermia, panic attacks: The June 23 half-IRONMAN swimming event turned into chaos after gusts of wind endangered many athletes, forcing organizers to end the first event. Updated yesterday at 9:03…
Voie Navigables de France launches its annual awareness campaign on the dangers of wild swimming
The places most at risk are not those you think. In total, “40% of fatal drownings take place in rivers or bodies of water,” warned Voies Navigable de France on…
Swimming at the Promenade-Bellerive park | The project is in trouble
The Plante administration’s commitment to providing swimmable access to the river in eastern Montreal is in serious trouble, two years after its promised opening date. Published at 1:40 a.m. Updated…
Will swimming in the Seine really be possible during the Olympics?
Exactly one month before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the results of the analyses all show an excessive presence of Escherichia Coli and enterococci in the water of…
“You will have to be very careful and stay in supervised swimming areas,” warns the mayor of Lacanau of the risk of bathing
The beaches of southwest France, on the coast of New Aquitaine, were placed on maximum alert on Sunday and Monday for the risk of formation of baïnes. Published on 06/22/2024…
Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 21-year-old man dies after drowning in swimming pool
(Saint-Basile-Le-Grand) A 21-year-old man drowned Saturday morning in a residential swimming pool in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, in Montérégie. Posted at 3:07 p.m. According to the Richelieu–Saint-Laurent intermunicipal police agency, emergency services were…
Swimming | Mary-Sophie Harvey scratches the 100m butterfly
Mary-Sophie Harvey will not swim the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics. After a few weeks of reflection, the Montreal athlete decided to take her turn in this event for…
the fashion for small swimming pools is gaining fans
Published on 06/17/2024 4:15 p.m. Video length: 2 min Leisure: the fashion for small swimming pools is gaining fans Leisure: the fashion for small swimming pools is gaining fans (France…
“It’s rare that the French are so interested in swimming,” enthuses Léon Marchand
French swimming hopeful Léon Marchand will try, Monday June 17, to qualify for the Paris Olympics during the French swimming championships in Chartes, where he will start with the 400m…
Cities open their swimming pools and prepare for Tuesday’s heat wave
Several cities in Quebec have announced the early opening of swimming pools and water games, while a mass of hot air is expected in the province starting Tuesday. Environment Canada…
Artistic swimming | “As if all the stress had just melted away…”
Was the weather chilly Monday morning? The best Canadian artistic swimmers can attest to this: from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., they trained in the cold waters of the swimming…
Wissant beach not recommended for swimming because it is too polluted according to a study
Published on 06/07/2024 3:58 p.m. Video length: 2 min Pas-de-Calais: Wissant beach not recommended for swimming because it is too polluted according to a study Pas-de-Calais: Wissant beach not recommended…
the poor water quality of the Seine prevents the French open water swimming team from training
The rains in May deteriorated the water quality of the Seine and the flow is too high. Impossible to swim in the Paris river, a few weeks before the Olympic…
the poor water quality of the Seine prevents the French open water swimming team from training
The rains in May deteriorated the water quality of the Seine and the flow is too high. Impossible to swim in the Paris river, a few weeks before the Olympic…
Swimming | American swimmer Kensey McMahon suspended for 4 years for doping
(Los Angeles) American swimmer Kensey McMahon, world medalist, has been suspended for four years for doping, the American anti-doping agency (USADA) announced on Tuesday. Published at 2:09 p.m. McMahon (24…
Swimming pools, water games, beaches: where can you cool off in Quebec?
With the mercury rising these days in southern Quebec, where can we cool off? While waiting for the swimming pools to open, water games are the best solution. In Montreal,…
Artistic Swimming World Cup | Canada wins three medals on final day of competition
(Markham) Quebecer Audrey Lamothe helped Canada win three medals during the final day of competition at the Artistic Swimming World Cup on Sunday. Posted at 5:21 p.m. Lamothe teamed up…
Artistic swimming | Three other medals around the neck of Jacqueline Simoneau
Double medalist the day before, Jacqueline Simoneau continued her medal haul at the Artistic Swimming World Cup in Markham, Ontario, by climbing onto the podium three times on Saturday. Published…
Artistic swimming | Jacqueline Simoneau covers herself in gold at home
After her gold medal at the World Artistic Swimming Championships last February in the free solo, Jacqueline Simoneau once again found herself on the highest step of the podium, winning…
Olympic Swimming Trials | Penny Oleksiak wins women’s 50 meter freestyle
(Toronto) Penny Oleksiak won the women’s 50-meter freestyle event at the Canadian Olympic swimming trials on Sunday. Posted at 6:51 p.m. Oleksiak crossed the finish line with a time of…