🌊 News making waves across the aquatics world:
Marrit Steenbergen posted three incredible 100m Freestyle swims in seven days, highlighted by a stunning 51.86 🔥
Anna Moesch broke the American Record with a 51.94 in the 100m Freestyle, now the third-fastest performance in history 🇺🇸
McKenzie Siroky blasted a 29.64 in Monaco to move up the all-time ranks in the 50m Breaststroke 🙌
Ilya Kharun flew to a lifetime best 22.64 in the 50m Butterfly 🦋
Siobhan Haughey swept all three Mare Nostrum 200m freestyle titles, setting a new series record of 1:54.13 🇭🇰
#swimming #news
A year ago today, Lukas Märtens stopped the clock at 3:39.96 to become the fastest man ever in the 400m Freestyle 🔥
A new chapter added to a legendary timeline. How far can this record go next? 👀
It starts with you! ✅
What does it truly mean to compete fair, true, and clean? We asked athletes to share what integrity in sport means to them!
Together with World Anti Doping Agency, we’re amplifying voices that shape the future of clean sport.
#PlayTrue
With Danielle Obe and Alice Dearing, I attended the World Health Organization (WHO) launch in Geneva of the Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention, which was its first-ever comprehensive report on this critical issue.
The report 👇🏾
https://t.co/8eS7Qmp3gr.
Exactly two weeks ago, on December 13th, 2024, I had the honour of attending the World Health Organization (WHO) launch in Geneva of the Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention—its first-ever comprehensive report on this critical issue. The report reveals a remarkable 38% drop in the global drowning death rate since 2000, marking a significant achievement in global health.
However, it was disheartening to learn that while the WHO Europe region has reported a 68% reduction in drowning incidents, the African region has seen only a 3% decrease. This disparity highlights the urgent need for focused efforts and resources in regions that are still heavily impacted.
In 2021 alone, drowning claimed approximately 300,000 lives worldwide, with the majority occurring in low to middle-income countries, particularly in Africa and Asia. Alarmingly, 24% of these victims were children under the age of 5. These statistics resonate deeply with me.
As an African married to an Asian, and as a parent to a daughter who embodies both heritages, this issue is profoundly personal. It serves as a powerful reminder of the work that lies ahead to ensure safer environments for our children and communities.
#drowning
#watersafety
#drowningprevention
#swimming
#who
The judge who dismissed the NDC judicial review application is called ROMAN FATHER JOSEPH ADU OWUSU. On the right is the npp lawyer Gary Nimako who represented the npp affected candidates.
He granted the mandamus application to recollate the results . The case was originally assigned to General Jurisdiction 2 but later transferred to this judge by the Chief Justice. WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY NOW!!!!
Last year after I attended the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest, I granted an interview with @tv3_ghana that went viral.
I used to work with the Ghana Maritime Authority. That viral interview cost me my job because party and government machinery put pressure on the Director General to sack me.
I was coerced to resign solely because I attended a protest. I tended in my resignation on September 29, 2023.
I got called by many friends, and media houses to call the government out for using their political power to take away my source of livelihood. My lawyer asked that we take it up legally, but I declined because I knew that a day like this will come.
Power is temporary. It’s as volatile as flatulence. So when you have it, be careful how you use it because those who truly wield power can take it whenever they so desire.
If I actively campaigned for Mahama, it’s not only because I believe in his ability to reset our country but I also know that under his leadership, voices of dissent will not be silenced and that our voices will not be dismissed.
God bless Ghana.
#GhanaDecides2024
#Occupyjulorbihouse
#FixTheCountry