Close to the tourist centre of Pokhara, Lake Begnas has many advantages for the first-time, open-water swimmer.
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Their success followed the gold medal won by Seaforde swimmer Bethany Firth in the 100m backstroke.
The South Shields-born swimmer said it should help to "keep talented athletes in the North East".
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He was the fastest cyclist and runner on the 70.3-mile course, and the third-fastest swimmer.
And it's not just because legend swimmer Ian Thorpe, our greatest ever Olympian, has retired.
The American swimmer Michael Phelps and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt have the most powerful brands.
If a swimmer is resuscitated after the four-minute mark, there's a high risk of brain damage.
No one should be allowed to swim alone, even if they are a strong swimmer.
The Devon swimmer will compete again in the 100m backstroke event, later in the week.
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City of Belfast swimmer Melanie Nocher failed to progress in the 100m backstroke heats.
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Swimmer Rebecca Adlington won a bronze instead of an expected gold in her first race.
Paralympic gold medal swimmer Jonathan Fox, from St Stephen-in-Brannel, near St Austell, also becomes an MBE.
But US swimmer Victoria Arlen faces expulsion as officials reassess her level of impairment.
Nineteen-year-old Adlington is honoured after becoming Britain's first woman swimmer to win Olympic gold since 1960.
Weissmuller, though, was good at wrestling alligators and a marvellous swimmer (a former Olympics champion).
That low point prompted the entertainment attorney and former college swimmer to lose weight and get healthy.
The anonymous swimmer then brought Ms Frankcom to the surface and got her on board a boat.
Prince Albert of Monaco is invited with his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, the former South African Olympic swimmer.
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Even Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps cited Jeezy's music as inspiration for his streak of eight gold medals.
However, he notes that access to better training facilities fueled his desire to succeed as a swimmer.
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The world watched in awe as American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all time.
His grandfather, a competitive swimmer, was nicknamed "Streamline" because of how his skinny frame looked moving through water.
"Seventy to 75 percent of Olympians hook up behind the scenes, " the 27-year-old swimmer told ESPN in July.
The swimmer followed up that success by winning more medals at the European Championships in Spain last August.
Then there is the swimmer Natalie Du Toit, as well as the homegrown stars like Tanni Grey Thompson.
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The U. S. Olympic Committee announced swimmer Michael Phelps and runner Allyson Felix as Athletes of the Year.
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Christine Lagarde is surely the first synchronised swimmer to take one of the top jobs in international finance.
Swimmer Josef Craig from Jarrow, South Tyneside, set a new world record in the S7 400m freestyle final.
Ellie Simmonds, the Paralympic champion swimmer based in Swansea, receives an OBE, having received an MBC in 2009.
Adlington, 19, from Mansfield, became the first British swimmer in 100 years to win two Olympic gold medals.
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