Month: August 2013
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Record high participation at 2013 Round Christiansborg OWS event in Copenhagen
The Danish Swimming Federation announces today that the 2013 Round Christiansborg open water swimming event in Copenhagen this Saturday 31 August is sold out, as well as the Krüger Relay that follows the same afternoon. A total of 2040 swimmers have registered for the 2K swim in the channels around Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish…
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The Longest Swim – Ben Lecomte to Swim Across the Pacific Ocean
“Ben Lecomte will swim across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, Ca. as a symbol of motivation, inspiration and endurance in the hopes to inspire others to never give up and to face their fears, and overcome their struggles and any obstacles they face in life.” Date is apparently not set yet,…
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USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program
See NPR The sport of swimming is back in the news, with new questions being raised about whether swimming has effectively confronted a sexual abuse problem, a problem that’s been revealed in recent years. USA Swimming – the sport’s governing body in this country – announced an independent review of Safe Sport, their organization’s program…
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Swim coach found dead hours after child porn arrest
Read Today’s TMJ4 and Leader-Telegram A man who drowned in Lake Wissota was the same man who was arrested just hours earlier for child porn, 32-year-old Daniel Weggel who was a high school swimming coach in the Eau Claire school district. Police says evidence seized shows Weggel hid cameras in his home, in the homes of…
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18-year-old Dineka Maguire sets new bog snorkelling world record
See Nothing To Do With Arbroath Dozens of swimmers braved murky waters on Sunday as an 18-year-old woman smashed the world record time for bog snorkelling. The 28th World Bog Snorkelling Championships saw 130 competitors from around the world, some in fancy dress, descend on Waen Rhydd Bog on the outskirts of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys,…
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Curglaff, the shock felt when plunging into cold water
An obsolete word they say. An awesome word I say! :-) See Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Online (1841), volume III, page 299
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YMCA – Detroit Swims
See ydetroitswims.org, “In the city of Detroit, 7 out of 10 children cannot swim, putting our children at an unacceptable risk of drowning. No child should fear the water. To teach a child to swim, we need to raise $100 per child. In addition, many children do not have suitable swimwear, so we also need…