Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/swimming/ Our Thing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/swimming/ 144 144 Olympic Swimmer Anita Alvarez Faints in Pool, Saved by Coach https://remezcla.com/sports/anita-alvarez-faints-drowns-pool-saved-by-coach-olympics-swimmer/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:22:39 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=326220 Coach Andrea Fuentes was in the right place at the right time. Not just that, she was paying attention. The United States coach dove into the pool fully clothed and, in doing so, likely saved artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez‘s life. The two-time Olympian Alvarez fainted at the end of her performance in the women’s solo

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]]> TOPSHOT-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD-WOMEN-2022 TOPSHOT - A member of Team USA (R) recovers USA's Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women's solo free artistic swimming finals, during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships at the Alfred Hajos Swimming Complex in Budapest on June 22, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) 7 Things You Could’ve Done in the Time It Took Cynthia Aguilar to Swim Lake Tahoe https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/cynthia-aguilar-swim-lake-tahoe/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:00:09 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=307962 Imagine doing something for 13 hours straight. That’s how long it took Cynthia Aguilar to become the first Latina to swim the length of Lake Tahoe – a total of 21.3 miles. Aguilar finished the swim earlier this month in 12 hours and 58 minutes. Lake Tahoe, which is on the border of East California

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]]> Senior woman swimming in bay on summer evening Photo by Thomas Barwick Eye-Opening Doc ‘Swim Team’ Raises Awareness of Lack of Resources for Autistic Kids of Color https://remezcla.com/features/film/autism-swim-team-documentary-interview/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:55:04 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=221564 As a mother of a son with autism, filmmaker Lara Stolman became discouraged when she could not find any extracurricular activities for her child to join that would cater to someone on the autism spectrum. During her search, all she heard was negativity from people who would tell her that her son was not going

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]]> Swim Team 1 Courtesy of Woodland Park Productions Meet Joanna Maranhão, Olympic Swimmer, Sex Ed Activist, and Survivor https://remezcla.com/features/sports/joanna-maranhao-olympic-swimmer-brazil/ Tue, 03 May 2016 22:30:12 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=178355 This summer, Brazilian swimmer Joanna Maranhão will take center stage at the Olympic Games for the fourth time in her career in Rio (she competed at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012.) “I spent a lot of time asking myself if I wanted to participate in the Olympic Games,” the 29-year-old Olympian told BBC

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