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Devastated Olympian disqualified for gross pre-race act
Olympian left in tears after being shown red card right before jumping in the pool.
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Special Olympics swimmers break record for Lake Taupō crossing
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Dame Sophie Pascoe and long-time coach parts ways
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'Fantastic result': Father and son survive hours in the water after boat capsizes
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'Pretty exhausted': The Kiwi teen who swam in Lake Taupō for 28 hours
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Man dies after completing 'feat of endurance' swim across Cook Strait
Man who swam across Cook Strait died after completing the feat.
Sydney shark attack victim hoped soon to be married
The 35-year-old man killed by a shark at a Sydney beach loved the water and wildlife.
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'I'll never forget you': Hero saves drowning family
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Transgender swimmer smashes record, forces policy change
Participants in women's events now have to have had low testosterone levels for 36 months.
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Woman banned from Venice after posing naked on a war memorial
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Police identify man found dead in Tauranga Harbour
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'National disgrace': Deadly December drags last year's drowning toll up as high as 2020
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'Savage on my soul': Dad loses two boys in drowning - his heartbreaking message
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NZ's shocking summer continues: Child dies after incident at waterfall beauty spot
As of this evening, there have been 28 water-related deaths across NZ.
Outrageous heating bill for sky-high pool leaves Londoners fuming
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'Absolute alarm bells': Worst Summer for drownings so far since 2015
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'They just got dragged right out': Palmerston North local describes near miss in river where four drowned
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Focus: New Year Honours - Dame Sophie Pascoe
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