Month: September 2011
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‘Swimmer Buddy’ aims to make open-water swimming safer
Long-distance swimmer Jim Zinger says he created the Swimmer Buddy after his wife expressed concerns about him swimming in open water. It is a belt connected by a 6-foot-long leash to a body board, on which you can attach colourful “noodles” and flags. To be seen and to be able to rest upon if you…
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Maui swimmer lost an arm and most of his other hand
Correction to this story from yesterday, about 41-year-old John Caughlin who was badly hurt after being hit by a boat during the Maui Channel swim on Saturday. He had a lot more than just a hand ‘nearly severed’, read The Daily News of Open Water Swimming: John was taken by Jet ski to shore and…
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Luca Marin on how Federica Pellegrini split up with him
Ouch, a hard moment in Shanghai this summer: “On the day when [Pellegrini] won the 400 freestyle, I rushed to her to talk to her and compliment her. We met in her room, but from her mouth came less than I expected – ‘Luca, I do not love you anymore’. She spoke to me, asking…
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Call for prop guards after swimmer’s hand nearly severed
A northern California man’s left hand was partially severed after being struck by an escort boat during the Maui Channel swim last Saturday. There is a call for mandatory propeller guards in the US as in Australia and Singapore, which critics again say slow down a boat’s performance. Read more here on khon2.com.
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Bovell pulls out of the Pan American Games
George Bovell III wil not represent Trinidad and Tobago at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico next month, due to his ongoing recovery from head injuries sustained in a car crash last month. First day back from George Bovell on Vimeo. Bovell was heading to Mayaro to go spear-fishing following a training session…
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12-year-old survives being under water for 15 minutes
A month ago, 12-year-old Dale Ostrander was pulled lifeless from a beach in southwest Washington after being under water for 15 minutes. Today, he is walking and dressing himself, frustrated that he cannot communicate properly yet, but still remembering his dog, his sisters and movies he’s watched. Via seattlepi.com video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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The Front Bottoms – “Swimming Pool”
From the self-titled debut album on Bar/None Records (release date September 6, 2011) The Front Bottoms “Swimming Pool” from Another Reybee Productions, Inc. on Vimeo.
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Acidic swimming pool nearly destroys man’s teeth
It took a bevy of specialists and faculty members at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry to unravel the mystery of how a 52-year-old male patient lost nearly all the enamel of his teeth in five months. He was loosing weight and he’s a very fit individual; he looked like somebody who could…