Swimming

Sports

TOKYO OLYMPICS

Russia declare God on their side and reject doping claim 'propaganda'

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/30/21

"Forgive those who are weaker. God is their judge. And for us – an assistant," the Russian Olympic Committee wrote in Twitter.

Sports

200 METER BREASTSTROKE

Swimmer Matti Mattsson, first Finnish medalist in Tokyo 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/29/21

The gold medal went to Australian Izaac Stubblety-Cook

Spain

UPDATE - MIGRATORY CRISIS

Spain returns to Morocco 4,000 North Africans who entered illegally

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

In the past day, 8,000 migrants managed to walk along the coast to the border fence to Ceuta.

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Morocco puts pressure on Spain by letting thousands of migrants swim out

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

Moroccan police reportedly did not intervene as at least 2,700 people swam almost 2 kilometres across the border.

Tourism

Helsinki Swimming Stadium opens up again at Mother's Day

Teemu Kammonen 5/10/19

This architectural pearl was designed in the Functionalist style for the 1940 Olympic games that were canceled due to the Second World War. Later, when Helsinki hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics,…