Month: November 2011
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Man survives bushfire by going scuba-diving in a swimming pool
Now that is a twist on life saving that I didn’t expect: While others in the town of Margaret River, Western Australia fled their homes, Peter Fabrici got his wife to safety and then went back to fire-proof his home. Seeing houses in the distance going up in flames, he donned an oxygen tank and…
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Orcas kill Great White, eat its liver, no news on the nice Chianti
Off the coast of San Francisco, whale-watchers witnessed a stunning act of nature as a killer whale rose to the water’s surface with a great white in its mouth and held it there for 15 minutes, upside-down in a state of tonic immobility, until the shark suffocated. It and another whale then ate the liver…
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Strel Swimming Adventures expands to the US
Exciting news, Strel Swimming Adventures have opened a new tour at Lake Powell, Arizona, which looks just great. See www.strelswimming.com for other tours in Slovenia and Croatia as well. Gee, here is something for both me the swimmer and my brother the geologist.
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Kenrick Monk won’t face charges over invented hit-and-run incident
Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk has escaped a possible three-year jail term after lying about being victim of a hit and run incident, but has frontline police officers furious, as for instance Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers: “Swimming Australia now being caught red-handed being complicit in orchestrating Mr Monk out of being charged by police…
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Otter learns to swim in bath tub
A 3-month-old otter is being taught how to swim and socialize with other animals after he was found alone on a building site in Wales. I just spent 3 hours unclogging our bathtub here at home, so this is very relevant to me :-P
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Michael Klim makes strong comeback in the 100 free
Despite confusion over his 100 freestyle time, 34-year-old Michael Klim is pleased what he was able to produce in his first competitive race in more than 4 1/2 years, at Swimming Victoria’s Qualifying meet at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre this morning. Klim swam a 100 time-trial as part of the 200 freestyle, officially…
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Carlos Coste diving 150 meters through the Dos Ojos caves
Imagine, 150 meters of underwater swimming on a single breath through a narrow cave system, with at times only your flashlight to counter the darkness. This is Carlos Coste setting the Guinness World Record for “Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (open water)” in the Sistema Dos Ojos caves on the Yucatán Peninsula in…
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Santa swims with sharks at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
If you’re in the vicinity of Tacoma, WA and looking for something to do with the kids this holiday season, then go to the Point Defiance Zoo and see Santa swim with sharks. Via myfoxspokane.com. And if he doesn’t bring you those presents you want when Christmas comes, then rest assured that it was probably…
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Dale Ostrander recovering well
12-year-old Dale Ostrander still has a long way to go after having drowned and been under water for 15 minutes last August, but now he can play video games and recently started 7th grade. Via kgw.com