Month: February 2012
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Herald Sun names Thorpe as top 3 comeback failure, Torres as top 2 success
Ouch, the Herald Sun has apparently given up on Ian Thorpe with the Olympic Trials yet to come, and names him the top 3 most unsuccessful comeback behind tennis player Bjorn Borg and boxing legend Muhammad Ali: 3: Ian Thorpe: We may never know the genuine reasons behind his comeback but to date it has…
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What does swimmer Jeremy Linn think of Jeremy Lin ?
Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Linn, a graduate of Central Dauphin High School, once had a very unique name; now he hears and sees it all the time, thanks to Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. CBS21 via SwimmingWorld on Twitter.
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GoPro’s are like Lassie when it comes to finding their owner
This photo to the right is a screen grab from Anthony Banuelos’ GoPro video camera as he paddled out at San Onofre on February 12th. He had rigged his camera to the front of the surfboard and on his first wave, it came off. But a couple found it and were able to trace it…
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Keri-Anne Payne – Life in the Open Water
Share in Keri-anne Payne’s journey from moving in to the testing and rigorous sport of open water swimming to becoming a 2 time World 10km Champion and Olympic Silver medallist, courtesy of BGswimming.
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CC photo #60: Me and Biedermann at the Istanbul 2009 Europeans
Me and Germany’s Paul Biederman at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships. Some say we look alike, I’m sure that if Biedermann wasn’t so polite, he would ask if he really looked that fat :-)
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70 hospitalized after chlorine exposure at Canadian swim meet
An adult and a child remain in hospital after a swim meet at a William Lake community swimming pool in British Columbia, Canada, where high levels of chlorine were detected early Sunday morning. 70 people were taken to hospital and treated for chlorine exposure, including 45 children, having their eyes flushed, showered, or in more…
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Shark attack survivor’s harrowing tale
Anthony Segrich was spearfishing with his buddies hunting Cobia and Grouper, when a bull shark attacked him. “And it was one of the strangest sensations, it’s very difficult to describe, but I mean, you knew you were being eaten by something,†said Anthony. CBS Miami via the17thman
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Rebecca Adlington – The Journey
“What more motivation do you need than a home Olympics.” Via the17thman