All posts tagged: Swim

Lara Dutta recalls nearly drowning on Andaaz sets: ‘I didn’t know how to swim, sank like a rock’ | Bollywood News

Lara Dutta recalls nearly drowning on Andaaz sets: ‘I didn’t know how to swim, sank like a rock’ | Bollywood News

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Lara Dutta has played glamorous, comic, and action-oriented roles across a career spanning more than two decades. But one of her most gripping stories has nothing to do with any character she has played. It is about the day a wave swallowed her whole on a film shoot, and the co-star who dived in after her. Speaking to Asian Television Network Canada, Lara revisited one of the most terrifying experiences of her career, one that began with a rogue wave, ended in a hospital, and eventually pushed her to learn swimming at the age of 30 for the 2009 underwater action film Blue. Lara Dutta, who won Miss Universe in 2000 before making her Bollywood debut in Andaaz (2003), recalled how a dance sequence shoot went dangerously wrong when a wave swept both her and co-star Akshay Kumar into the sea. The sequence, filmed during the Andaaz shoot, left her completely exposed to the ocean’s force with one critical problem: she did not know how to swim. “I went underwater, wearing leather, didn’t know how …

BTS: THE RETURN documentary reveals how the group almost rejected ‘Dynamite’ before it hit number one — and how history repeated itself with ‘SWIM’ | Korean News

BTS: THE RETURN documentary reveals how the group almost rejected ‘Dynamite’ before it hit number one — and how history repeated itself with ‘SWIM’ | Korean News

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A comeback after four years away only gets one first impression. One lead single, one opening statement, one chance to answer the question that the entire music industry had been quietly asking since 2022: do BTS still have it? The song in question is “SWIM,” a track that several members felt was too understated, too quiet, too far removed from the kind of statement a group returning after nearly four years away should be making. It is an uncomfortable scene to watch, not because anyone is arguing badly, but because you can see seven people who know each other deeply still struggling to agree on something as fundamental as where to begin. The disagreement started by resurfacing “Dynamite” into the conversation. In the documentary BTS: THE RETURN, V was the most direct about his reservations. He described “SWIM” as pointing in the opposite direction from what the group had originally envisioned for the comeback. The track is mellow, romantic, and unhurried, qualities that felt misaligned with the scale of the moment they were returning to. …

BTS comeback album Arirang sells nearly 4 million copies on day 1, setting new K-Pop and global milestones in music

BTS comeback album Arirang sells nearly 4 million copies on day 1, setting new K-Pop and global milestones in music

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BTS has smashed records with the release of their fifth full album, Arirang, which sold a staggering 3.98 million copies on its first day, according to Big Hit Music, the HYBE-owned label. According to the label, the album’s debut sets a new benchmark in K-pop, surpassing the group’s previous first-week sales record. Fans around the world have embraced the album, propelling it to the top of multiple international charts and highlighting BTS’ global influence. The overwhelming response centres on the group’s first full-group comeback in nearly 4 years. BTS’s upcoming concert, The Comeback Live: Arirang, marks their first full-group performance in nearly four years, streamed live on Netflix. Arirang is dominating charts in 88 countries Arirang has dominated the iTunes Top Albums chart in 88 countries, including Italy, Mexico, and Sweden. Its lead track, Swim, has also topped iTunes Top Songs charts in 90 countries, including the US, UK, Japan, Germany, and France. In South Korea, Swim quickly rose to No. 1 on real-time charts like Melon and Bugs, with all tracks from the album …

BTS Comeback ARIRANG Album OUT: K-Pop idols make splash with Swim, read all details here | Korean News

BTS Comeback ARIRANG Album OUT: K-Pop idols make splash with Swim, read all details here | Korean News

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4 min readHyderabadMar 20, 2026 10:43 AM IST BTS Arirang Album: Three years, nine months, and a mandatory military service later, BTS is back. The group released their fifth full-length album, ARIRANG, on Friday at 1 PM KST, along with the official music video for its title track, “Swim.” BTS comeback album Arirang For the millions of ARMY members who have been counting down since the last member completed his service, the wait is finally over.ARIRANG is BTS at their most honest. The album is rooted in who they are, seven members who have spent years turning their personal stories into music that people across the world have found themselves in. The lead single, “SWIM,” centers on the resolve to keep swimming onward through life’s many tides, RM is credited on every track excluding the interlude, while SUGA and j-hope contributed to multiple tracks, including “Body to Body,” “Merry Go Round,” and “NORMAL.” Jimin participated in “they don’t know ’bout us” and “Into the Sun,” while V contributed to “2.0” and “Into the Sun.” Jung …

BTS boards the ship in Swim Teaser 2: 130 Years after seven Koreans crossed the Pacific, seven men in black suits do it again, watch | Korean News

BTS boards the ship in Swim Teaser 2: 130 Years after seven Koreans crossed the Pacific, seven men in black suits do it again, watch | Korean News

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4 min readHyderabadMar 18, 2026 09:46 PM IST A day after Teaser 1 stopped the internet with a lone woman standing before a model ship in a darkened museum, BTS dropped Teaser 2 of Swim at 12 AM KST, and this time the ship comes to life. Where the first teaser held still, quiet, and cinematic, shot inside what fans identified as Lisbon’s Museu de Marinha with American actor Lili Reinhart frozen before a towering vessel in an empty hall, the second one moves. The model ship from Teaser 1, the one that had ARMY dissecting every frame for 24 hours straight, is no longer behind glass. It is on open water. And at the end of the teaser, all seven BTS members are on board, sailing in black suits, saying nothing, needing to say nothing. The image lands harder knowing what it is referencing. A week before the Arirang release, BigHit Music dropped an animated trailer that laid out the album’s entire emotional and historical foundation. The animation drew from a real account, a …

BTS drops ‘Swim’ teaser: One word, one voice, and the internet can’t stop talking the song | Korean News

BTS drops ‘Swim’ teaser: One word, one voice, and the internet can’t stop talking the song | Korean News

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3 min readHyderabadMar 17, 2026 09:24 PM IST BigHit Music on Tuesday released a teaser for “Swim,” the lead single of BTS’ upcoming fifth full-length album Arirang, and the reaction from fans online was immediate. The clip opens on a simple note: a woman walks into what appears to be an exhibit of model ships, the kind typically displayed behind glass in a maritime museum. The visuals are quiet and unhurried. Then V’s voice softly emerges, uttering a single word: “swim.” That’s it. Nothing more. And yet within minutes of the drop, fans had flooded social media trying to piece together what it all might mean. BTS’ RM has a line in one of the campaign materials that sums up the album’s spirit: “Seven together, we can do anything. Keep swimming.” It reads less like a motivational quote and more like something a group of people say to each other after a long time apart. That time apart has been significant. The themes of perseverance and resilience running through “Swim” directly reflect the band’s separation …

Did Satendra Lohiya really become first Asian Para Swimmer to swim across Cook Strait?

Did Satendra Lohiya really become first Asian Para Swimmer to swim across Cook Strait?

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Earlier this week, the open water swimming community in India was abuzz with news that Satendra Singh Lohiya had become the first Asian para swimmer to cross the Cook Strait in New Zealand. Celebrations and congratulatory messages poured in across the country on social media. However, a deeper look into the achievement by The Bridge has revealed that the solo swim claimed by Lohiya was never ratified by the New Zealand Open Water Swimming Association (NZOWSA), the region’s official governing body. It is also learnt that Lohiya, who is a Padma Shri awardee, was part of a relay team that completed the swim on 12 February, 2026, with each swimmer taking turns of 30 minutes. However, the rules and regulations of the World Open Water Swimming Association state that Cook Strait relay teams must follow strict marathon swimming guidelines. As per this, a relay team can have up to six swimmers, rotating in a fixed order with one-hour stints. The same was confirmed by NZOWSA President Simon Olliver in an email dated 18 February, 2026, …

Zubeen was intoxicated, refused life vest before going for a swim, Singapore court told | Bollywood News

Zubeen was intoxicated, refused life vest before going for a swim, Singapore court told | Bollywood News

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Assam superstar Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and refused a life vest when he drowned while swimming in Singapore last September, Singapore media has reported Singapore police as telling a court Wednesday during an inquiry there into the circumstances around his death. This was testified by Assistant Superintendent of Police David Lim, who is with the Police Coast Guard, who was the first of 35 witnesses who will testify at the coroner’s inquiry there into the Garg’s death, which had taken place on September 19 last year in Singapore, The Straits Times reported This is in contrast to a chargesheet filed by the Assam police in the state which – as first reported by The Indian Express – charged four people with murder and claimed Zubeen was made to get drunk and encouraged to swim. Garg’s uncle Manoj Borthakur, who was present during Wednesday’s hearing in Singapore, noted the differences and ascribed them to both investigations “being conducted in different situations.” He said that only four witnesses testified on Wednesday and that the hearing is …

1-year-old Veda Sarfare youngest to swim 100m

1-year-old Veda Sarfare youngest to swim 100m

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Veda Sarfare is only one year and nine months old. Toddlers her age are still exploring their surroundings, but Veda has already found her comfort in the swimming pool. Veda, who hails from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, has scripted her name in the India Book of Records by becoming the youngest to swim 100 metres. An email, dated November 25, confirms Veda as the ‘Youngest to swim 100 metres’ in the India Book of Records 2027. Veda was 1 year, 9 months and 10 days old when she completed 100 metres (four laps) at the municipal swimming pool in Ratnagiri in just 10 minutes and 8 seconds. “Your skills have been recognized, and after thorough verification by the Editorial Board of the India Book of Records, we have selected and approved only the best,” the email read. “The record for swimming 100 metres was set by Veda Paresh Sarfare (born on January 22, 2024) of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. She swam 100 metres (4 laps) across the length of a swimming pool (measuring 25 metres x 22 metres), …

Australian organisation AUSTSWIM and Swimming Matters make swim teaching more inclusive in India

Australian organisation AUSTSWIM and Swimming Matters make swim teaching more inclusive in India

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AUSTSWIM and Swimming Matters are announced a new initiative “Swimming for All: Making Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety Inclusive” which was made possible through partial funding from the Australian Consulate-General, Bengaluru. This initiative will see AUSTSWIM extension courses this November designed to train teachers in making swimming more inclusive with a focus on infants and people with disabilities. Led by experienced AUSTSWIM Trainer Katrina Scarpin from Australia, the AUSTSWIM courses include: Teacher of Infant and Preschool Aquatics (Nov 10-11, 2025; Nov 18-19, 2025), focusing on water safety for children under 4 years. Teacher of Aquatics – Access and Inclusion (Nov 12-14, 2025), equipping instructors to teach people with disabilities, chronic conditions, and from diverse cultural backgrounds. This course is being offered for the first time in India. These internationally accredited courses aim to up skill Indian swim teachers in inclusive aquatic education, thereby addressing critical gaps in safety, access, and skills within the growing swim community. It aligns with Swimming Matters’ vision to make aquatic participation and excellence an integral part of Indian culture. …