Story Collection

Some stories are short. Others are epic. We want all types.

Other stories are better suited for high-school students, parents and guardians.
Music should be a part of this collection in due time too.

Outline of Post

Desired, Movie, Story, Tour, Video

Free to Swim – a protest story about swimming!

Free to Swim – a protest story about swimming!

HON, Humor, Story

Humor: Deep end pool repair with the kids watching

Humor: Deep end pool repair with the kids watching

Whale explosion

Whale explosion

Art, Heavy, serious, Story, Tour

Underwater Photos – statement on climate change

Underwater Photos – statement on climate change

Fisherman lost at sea in Pacific found 70 miles out two weeks later

Fisherman lost at sea in Pacific found 70 miles out two weeks later

Aggressive Hammer Head Shark and a paddler / fisherman

Aggressive Hammer Head Shark and a paddler / fisherman

Giant fish caught by fisherwomen in Ohio River not far from Pittsburgh

Giant fish caught by fisherwomen in Ohio River not far from Pittsburgh

Swimming stories from The Moth

Swimming stories from The Moth

Story, Heavy, Music

Songs of the Humpback Whale, an album from a departed biologist

Songs of the Humpback Whale, an album from a departed biologist

Art, Story, Tour, Video

Surfer, Kai Lenny

Surfer, Kai Lenny

Boating in Boston didn’t go so well as told in a podcast from This American Life

Boating in Boston didn’t go so well as told in a podcast from This American Life

Movie, Story, Tour, Video

True Spirit (movie) about a young women who sails and sails

True Spirit (movie) about a young women who sails and sails

Movie, Story, Tour

Water Polo and NAVY Seals training with a high school team

Water Polo and NAVY Seals training with a high school team

Movie, Story, Video

Once Upon a Comeback – Dara Torres Documentary

Once Upon a Comeback – Dara Torres Documentary

Little Heros, a swim school and special mentor in Sydney

Little Heros, a swim school and special mentor in Sydney

Art, Humor, Story

Shot down and landing in the ocean off of the coast of South Carolina, in 48 foot depth

Shot down and landing in the ocean off of the coast of South Carolina, in 48 foot depth

Rescue of a fisherman on a unicorn float who catches a shark and is taken out to sea.

Rescue of a fisherman on a unicorn float who catches a shark and is taken out to sea.

High-diving, Fear, and her orgin story

High-diving, Fear, and her orgin story

Billy Mills of South Dakota, USA Track

Billy Mills of South Dakota, USA Track

Heavy, serious, Story, Video

Swim Team: Robert (short film for the New York Times)

Swim Team: Robert (short film for the New York Times)

Art, Humor, Movie, Story, Video

Lots of water in the Pixar animation movie, Luca. Not much reality nor water safety however.

Lots of water in the Pixar animation movie, Luca. Not much reality nor water safety however.

Idea Resource, Story, Video

Sharks mutated by underwater volcanic eruption

Sharks mutated by underwater volcanic eruption

Video, Idea Resource, Story, Tour

Kelp farming in Maine, and its carbon credits

Kelp farming in Maine, and its carbon credits

Art, Movie, Story, Tour

I Just Went for a Swim (film)

I Just Went for a Swim (film)

Sea Otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium – CBS Saturday Morning

Sea Otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium – CBS Saturday Morning

Story, Heavy, serious

Man tells harrowing survival story “after being washed away” by Tonga tsunami

Man tells harrowing survival story “after being washed away” by Tonga tsunami

Epic tale of survival, re-discovered after 107 years. Frigid story of The Endurance

Epic tale of survival, re-discovered after 107 years. Frigid story of The Endurance

Meet John Mahn, Jr., on the fish and game commission and avid person of water

Meet John Mahn, Jr., on the fish and game commission and avid person of water

Boater fell into ocean and swam for 5 hours to an oil rig with the aid of boosting of seal

Boater fell into ocean and swam for 5 hours to an oil rig with the aid of boosting of seal

The Ocean’s Greatest Hits. GLOUBS = global library of underwater biological sounds

The Ocean’s Greatest Hits. GLOUBS = global library of underwater biological sounds

Tour, Movie, Story

We’re in it together! The video from the opening of the 2022 winter Olympics

We’re in it together! The video from the opening of the 2022 winter Olympics

The Outdoor Swimming Society – Chasing the Sublime (film)

The Outdoor Swimming Society – Chasing the Sublime (film)

Healing Comeback

Healing Comeback

CBS Sunday Morning journalist joins with open water swimmers in SF Bay in cold water

CBS Sunday Morning journalist joins with open water swimmers in SF Bay in cold water

Free relay at masters meet sets a world record!

Free relay at masters meet sets a world record!

Penny Taylor of St. Louis, an Olympian in 1948

Penny Taylor of St. Louis, an Olympian in 1948

Counting Down the Tides (from The Moth)

Counting Down the Tides (from The Moth)

Katie McLaughlin’s swimming career didn’t go as planned.

Katie McLaughlin’s swimming career didn’t go as planned.

A birp from the Earth

A birp from the Earth

Water slides in Europe

Water slides in Europe

Classic Rewind from TV show: Joining the swim team and finding a place for yourself

Classic Rewind from TV show: Joining the swim team and finding a place for yourself

Movie, Aim, Heavy, Idea Resource, Story

Stories, family, scuba diving in chocolate — shifts in priorities with Matthew

Stories, family, scuba diving in chocolate — shifts in priorities with Matthew

Josh Pray’s rant about swimming. Conclusion: I know it is tough.

Josh Pray’s rant about swimming. Conclusion: I know it is tough.

Nipper’s first rescue

Nipper’s first rescue

Men’s syncro, 10-meter platform diving, Olympic Finals with UK and China’s final dives

Men’s syncro, 10-meter platform diving, Olympic Finals with UK and China’s final dives

Two 8-year-old girls walk to the outdoor pool in 1965 (Story from The Moth)

Two 8-year-old girls walk to the outdoor pool in 1965 (Story from The Moth)

New National Champion! Let’s research her story!

New National Champion! Let’s research her story!

Humor, Art, Heavy, Music, Story

The Monkees: Goin’ Down (song)

The Monkees: Goin’ Down (song)

Hannah Miley’s swim career

Hannah Miley’s swim career

Pacific Ocean encounter with friends

Pacific Ocean encounter with friends

Row across the Atlantic Ocean, from the BBC

Row across the Atlantic Ocean, from the BBC

Water battle between moose and wolf

Water battle between moose and wolf

Giant fish story on TV into museum

Giant fish story on TV into museum

Fear on Cap Cod as the sharks have returned from NY Times Sunday Read

Fear on Cap Cod as the sharks have returned from NY Times Sunday Read

Heavy, Humor, Story

Here to do a little swimming, but life jackets are required!

Here to do a little swimming, but life jackets are required!

Michael, Row The Boat Ashore (song) by Pete Seeger

Michael, Row The Boat Ashore (song) by Pete Seeger

It’s Raining Fish, in Utah

It’s Raining Fish, in Utah

Inspirational water polo player from St. X High School gets news coverage

Inspirational water polo player from St. X High School gets news coverage

Crabs, from ocean to plates

Crabs, from ocean to plates

Tom Daley, Diver from GB

Tom Daley, Diver from GB

Language, Story

Rescue at the beach of 2 girls

Rescue at the beach of 2 girls

Lifeguards row their leaking wooden boat across Lake Michigan

Lifeguards row their leaking wooden boat across Lake Michigan

Lewis Pugh swims among icebergs

Lewis Pugh swims among icebergs

Fishing from the pier and catching a grouper

Fishing from the pier and catching a grouper

Rick Charles, super high diver

Rick Charles, super high diver

When Pots Could Talk (parable)

When Pots Could Talk (parable)

How ships don’t sink (often) in storms. Engineering

How ships don’t sink (often) in storms. Engineering

Icy water swimmer at the South Pole

Icy water swimmer at the South Pole

Story, Heavy, Video

Seals and Humans mingle on the beach, This American Life podcast. When the Beast Comes Marching In.

Seals and Humans mingle on the beach, This American Life podcast. When the Beast Comes Marching In.

Removing fish hooks from sharks

Removing fish hooks from sharks

Humpback encounter

Humpback encounter

Life as an Olympic diver, Australian style

Life as an Olympic diver, Australian style

Otter hops in boat off coast of Alaska to avoid being eaten

Otter hops in boat off coast of Alaska to avoid being eaten

Underwater for 3 days

Underwater for 3 days

On ramp for the lake makes launching easier

On ramp for the lake makes launching easier

NFL Guard for Dolphins champions message of learning to swim

NFL Guard for Dolphins champions message of learning to swim

Learning to Sail, a Father and Son story from The Moth

Learning to Sail, a Father and Son story from The Moth

Whale whisperer interview with Ellen

Whale whisperer interview with Ellen

The water is a great setting for the oldest among us! Greenland Sharks

The water is a great setting for the oldest among us! Greenland Sharks

Artistic Swimming Solo from 8-year-old who has had 40 broken bones throughout her life

Artistic Swimming Solo from 8-year-old who has had 40 broken bones throughout her life

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