Month: August 2013
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Star Reporter Takes Swim To Survive Test
Windsor Star reporter, Emma Loop, takes the Swim to Survive test at Lanspeary Park in Windsor, Ont., Saturday, August 3, 2013.
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Michigan Man Begins 22-mile ‘Ton of Bricks Swim’
A Michigan man has begun a swim that he hopes will take him 22 miles across Lake St. Clair. Long-distance swimmer Jim Dreyer’s latest feat of aquatic endurance got underway Monday. This time around, he’s also towing a ton of bricks.
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Swimming is a worthy investment, says Van der Burgh
Read Sport Live Swimming world champion Cameron van der Burgh believes South Africa’s performances at the Fina World Championships in Barcelona last week was enough to prove themselves worthy of corporate sponsorship. “We do perform and bring it to the table, like we brought ammunition after the Olympics,†Van der Burgh at OR Tambo International…
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GB head coach Bill Furniss questions Sheffield’s ‘too fast’ pool
Read BBC British Swimming’s head coach has called for the ending of selection trials at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge after claiming the pool is “too fast”. Bill Furniss said he wanted qualifying events for the Olympics and other competitions switched to other venues. His comments came after the Great Britain team won just one medal at…
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Swimming and granny’s remedies keep Putin young
Read Fox News The secrets of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s buff physique and youthful appearance are the result of herbal health remedies and swimming regularly to combat stress, his doctor revealed Monday. Putin “doesn’t look his age,” the Kremlin’s top doctor Sergei Mironov told Russian weekly Itogui, chiefly because the 60-year-old is “sceptical about medication.”…
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Former WADA boss Dick Pound says doping so widespread he no longer has faith in elite sport
Read for instance Mail Online “It’s pretty clear just from the numbers of people being caught that drug use is rampant, and it’s rampant at the top end of sports.” “This isn’t people ranked at No 300 taking drugs to boost them up the rankings, it’s the people at the top who have used drugs…
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Beware, Dusty the Dolphin is a bit of a bully
Read Irish Central via Arbroath Swimmers have been warned to stay away from a dolphin in County Clare after the animal injured another bather. The dolphin, known as Dusty by locals, has been involved in four such incidents in the past month in Doolin harbour. Authorities have repeatedly issued warnings not to swim with the…
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What if you were swallowed by a whale?
You undoubtedly remember that video from a few weeks ago where divers have a close call with HumpBack Whales. But what would happen if a whale actually swallowed you alive? Earth Unplugged investigates.