Month: March 2013
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Missy Franklin still making waves after London Olympics
“Missy Franklin still making waves after London Olympics. Eight months after she became a household name, Colorado’s Missy Franklin is still making waves, from The Tonight Show to an appearance on “Pretty Little Liars.” The Colorado native loves life in the fast lane.”
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Keith the (lazy) seal tries to hitch a ride on a paddle board
Via Arbroath “It was amazing. We were paddling along when all of a sudden I heard this sound, like heavy breathing. I looked back, and was shocked to see a cute grey seal staring back at me. It was really friendly and tame – it swam right up to my board, and started playing with us. It…
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O.C. swim coach Ad’m Dusenbury banned for life; other coach resigns
Read the Orange County Register Former Mission Viejo Nadadores coach Daniel Ad’m Dusenbury has been banned for life by swimming’s national governing body after acknowledging having an inappropriate relationship with a female teenage Nadadores swimmer, the Orange County Register has learned. Another prominent Orange County swim coach, Bill Jewell, has resigned his coaching position at…
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CC photo #440: Chloe Sutton on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
Chloe Sutton (USA) won silver in the women’s 400 meter freestyle at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, see the result list here.
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Fans in China steal Michael Phelps’ golf balls on ‘The Haney Project’
See Yahoo! Sports It’s hard enough keeping the golf ball in play on a tough golf course in front of thousands of fans, but it’s even harder when the fans are picking up any ball they see. That’s what happened on the latest episode of “The Haney Project” on Golf Channel, where Michael Phelps was…
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Ksenia Moskvina lands six-year doping ban
Read RIA Novosti Former European champion swimmer Ksenia Moskvina has been banned for six years for a repeat doping offense, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said Thursday. The Russian, 23, is already serving a one-year ban for her first doping offense and the new punishment will start on November 25, when her first sanction expires.…
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Boy dies after swim in Disney pool
Read MyFOX8 and see 5KSDK Two days after he was pulled from the bottom of a swimming pool at a Disney resort in Florida, a 13-year-old boy from Missouri has died. Anthony Johnson had been playing in a pool at Disney’s Pop Century Resort on Sunday. No lifeguards were on duty at the time; signs…
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The Little Ones – “Argonauts”
Surfing Lucha Libre style, because it’s Luchadores night. Via GoPro on Facebook.
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Nathan Adrian brings the new Speedo Luchadores Cap to life
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