On Saturday, Croatian free diver Budimir Å obat, father to an autistic girl, held his breath while staying under water for 24 minutes 11 seconds, the Croatian state television channel HRT reported. The record was set at a free-diving event called “static apnea”, a term used to describe motionlessly holding your breath. Commenting on the record, Å obat said he could have held his breath for longer, but they had previously agreed on the timing with his coach and he had to interrupt the submergence. “I am proud of all this. I have performed something unrivalled so far and have thus raised…
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A Sydney woman is “lucky” to be alive after she was bitten by a great white shark in Botany Bay. The 55-year-old swimmer survived the first confirmed shark attack in Botany Bay in 25 years, and is recovering at St George Hospital. The Hurstville local was doing breaststroke laps at Little Congwong Beach about 7pm on Friday when she was mauled by the juvenile shark, which experts believed measured between 2.7 and 3.2 metres long. Randwick City Council says she was assisted about 20 metres to shore where paramedics treated “serious wounds” on her leg, but she is now in…
Warning: These swimmers are trained athletes who are equipped and prepared for such harsh conditions. It can take years of training to be able to swim in freezing water, do not try this alone or without the proper coaching. Open Water Chicago is a group of enthusiastic athletes who swim year-round in Lake Michigan. Steve, the founder of the group, started Open Water Chicago in 2007. Out of the hundreds who swim during the summer only a handful take to Chicago’s icy waters during the colder months when temperature regularly drops below 32 degrees. Learn more about Open Water Chicago…
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Bishop Hendricken celebrates its fourth straight boys swim title on Saturday at Brown University. https://youtu.be/TUCzuVg4bKI
Despite an abundance of waterways, Vietnam has the world’s 2nd highest rate of youth drowning. To help reverse this trend, Indiana University’s Aquatic Institute has partnered with Swim for Life Vietnam to teach the basics of swimming and water safety to over 72,000 children and instructors across the nation. https://youtu.be/2oDeerlwQtk
Adam Crossen says he has no regrets and he was just defending his property. It’s an interview you will see Only On 2. Stacey Butler reports. https://youtu.be/jjxwMwL7F_M
Steve Lobue was the golden surprise at the FINA World Championships 2017. In Budapest, he claimed his first High Diving gold medal at a FINA competition after being already on the podium for three times in 2014, 2015 and 2015. Relive some of Lobue’s best moments at the #FINAWorlds2017! https://youtu.be/HbAw5VopIwA
Young athletes of USA swim team claim they were preyed upon by trusted members of their teams. Katie Neilsen tells us one of the accused is from Los Gatos. https://youtu.be/wKaJr9TDvCg
Open water swimmer Haley Anderson ranks famous sister duos and milestones in French-American relations. https://youtu.be/53rF4J2aB4g