FILE - In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Ruby Remati of the United States competes in the artistic swimming duet technical routine final at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Most Olympic athletes saw their preparations for Tokyo upended by the pandemic. But artistic swimmers were hit particularly hard. Closed borders, lockdowns and social distancing were alien concepts to athletes accustomed to being inches apart and, quite literally, in sync. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File) tokyo 2020 olympics
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They slice through the water as one, less than an arm’s length apart.
Male domination of Australia s Olympic coaching ranks has been slammed just days after the wild celebration of swimming coach Dean Boxall was condemned as an act of toxic masculinity .
Writing for women s careers website Allbright, journalist Brooke Le Poer Trench recalled a conversation with her husband after he wondered why there were so few Australian female swimming coaches at the Tokyo Olympics. Maybe the male style of coaching is better at that elite level? Le Poer Trench said her husband asked.
She then described her reaction to the comment as fuming. It s obviously a boys club, she wrote. It s unconscious bias. Or perhaps it s even more blatant than that.
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The Canberra region’s top health research conference opened today, providing free online access to internationally renowned keynote speakers and local cutting-edge research.
The Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting (CHARM) runs until Friday afternoon, with a program of expert presentations from clinicians and scientists, panel discussions and workshops.
Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said CHARM facilitates collaboration between health researchers, students, policy makers, carers, consumers and clinicians from a diverse range of health disciplines.
“CHARM provides an opportunity for researchers to share their findings and achievements. The focus on building a culture of innovation, sustainability and effective care is clearly seen in the submissions to the CHARM conference this year.
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