Month: February 2013
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CC photo #425: Traffic jam in Istanbul
The bus driver was clever and found us an alternative route to the FINA 2012 arena. Only, the road was narrow and then there was a car breaking down or something. Taksi, anyone?
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Swimmer Mauled to Death by Great White Shark in front of Hundreds of Tourists on New Zealand Beach
The family of the man killed in a shark attack at Muriwai Beach on Auckland’s west coast say they are “in deep shock.” Husband and father of one Adam Strange died after being attacked while swimming from Maori Bay around a headland into Muriwai, around 200m offshore.
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Haydn Welch Ice Mile training swim
“Diving in and remembering I did not have my safety float or Deepest Bear. The water was too icy to swim as I kept swimming into ice and cut my face and nose as I swam into small pieces. I could not swim hard. Not enough clear water to swim properly so just got out.”
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Fulton Elementary School students are learning to swim
Fulton Elementary School students in Lancaster County, PA, are learning to swim. View article at Lancaster Online
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Utah swim coach accused of having sex with high school student
Read The Salt Lake Tribune A jury was selected and opening statements were expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in the trial for a former Ben Lomond High School volunteer swim coach accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student. Jamie Jo Waite, 37, is charged in 2nd District Court with four counts of forcible sexual…
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Former Fishers swim coach Ken Stopkotte faces new theft charges in Tennessee
Read rtv6 A former Fishers swim coach once accused of stealing $17,000 in pool rental money is facing new criminal charges in Tennessee. The Call 6 Investigators have learned Ken Stopkotte was arrested Feb. 20 by Franklin, Tenn., police on suspicion of stealing checks from the First Presbyterian Church. He was charged with two counts…
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Chinese farmer beaten for daring official to swim in filthy Ruian river
Read The Independent Mr Chen had been campaigning to shut the paper mills he said were poisoning his local rivers, after members of his family fell ill. When a local businessman, Jin Zengmin, posted pictures of a rubbish-filled river in Rui’an city on his microblog last week and offered officials 200,000 yuan (£24,000) to take…
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‘What Would Ryan Lochte Do?’ (Teaser Trailer)
Read homorazzi The first teaser trailer for Ryan Lochte‘s upcoming E! reality show called What Would Ryan Lochte Do? has come out. The Olympic swimmer turned heart throb slash sexy idiot has his new show premiering in April and with this teaser trailer, we have a little bit more of an idea of what to expect.
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46-year-old Adam Strange killed by shark off New Zealand
Award-winning short film director Adam Strange was killed by a great white shark off the coast of New Zealand today, at Muriwai, a popular surfing beach near Auckland. Mr Strange, who has worked across the world, has made television commercials for companies such as Pepsi, Toyota and Samsung, and won a Crystal Bear award for best short…