Month: June 2013
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CC photo #530: A very dusty car in Dubai
We walked past this car daily while at the FINA 2010 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I wondered if it was because the owner hadn’t had time to wash if after some kind of ‘haboob‘ dust storm, but apparently it could be just as well be because someone had to flee…
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Sunrise – Will Chloe McCardel swim again?
Chloe McCardel had to abandon her swim from Cuba to Florida after she was stung by a jellyfish. She chats to Sunrise about her plans moving forward. See also CNN, where they also talk to Diana Nyad about the challenge
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Mariemont crews return to river in search of missing swimmer
Search crews return to the Little Miami River for a second day after a swimmer goes under water near Mariemont. Second day searched ended without result It is thought that 19-year-old Otis Andrews was pulled under by an undertow
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Man paralyzed after diving into creek to save 4-year-old girl
Read for instance Huffington Post and International Business Times Michael Patterson, 43, dove headfirst into a creek on Saturday when he noticed 4-year-old Javaeh Jones struggling to stay afloat. The heroic dad hit his head, broke his neck and severed his spinal cord in the process, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, according to…
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Ex-Utah swim coach Greg Winslow won’t face sex assault charges
Read USA Today and The Washington Post The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it will not pursue sexual charges against Greg Winslow, a former swimming coach at the University of Utah and in Arizona. Winslow was suspected of kissing and fondling a 15-year-old female swimmer at a Tempe, Ariz., swimming club, where he…
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Chloe McCardel won’t try again to swim from Cuba to Florida
The Australian who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of jellyfish stings said she will not make another attempt.
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Instant Ice – Waterbending In Real Life!
“Want to make a glass of water freeze instantly on command? What is this supernatural power and who can use it? Discover the secrets to Ice-bending … in real life.”
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Official Barcelona 2013 World Championships song released
Official song of the 15th FINA World Championships, “Els Amics de les Arts – La Ciutat Entre Dos Blaus” (according to Google Translate, ‘Friends of the Arts – The City With Two Blues’)