Year: 2013
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Winter swimming Finnish championships 2013
“Finnish Winter Swimming Championships 2013. Fastest swimmer Tero Matkaniemi.”
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Óli Mortensen grabs gold (and silver) in ReykjavÃk
The Icelandic are staging their annual ReykjavÃk International this weekend, that since its beginning in 1989 has attracted many a fine swimmer like Alexander Dale Oen (NOR), Therese Alshammar (SWE), Martina Moravcová (CZE) and Pál Joensen (FAR). The Faroese delegation counts only one swimmer this year, but that is okay, since he (Óli Mortensen, 1996)…
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Dolphin swimming in NY canals has died
Read Metro The dolphin that was swimming in the Gowanus Canal died late this afternoon. Friday afternoon, as snow started to fall, about two dozen people stood on the Union Street bridge to look down at the dolphin. The dolphin seemed to be stuck, moving up and down on the side of the canal, surrounded…
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Swim with ‘gators in Gowran
You can’t swim with alligators in any other zoo or wildlife park in the world but now you can in Kilkenny. The Reptile Village Zoo in Gowran is offering a chance for people to get out of their comfort zone and into a tank with two American Alligators – no safety cage and no corks…
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Swimmers stage “swim in” in protest against plans to close the Newcastle City Pool
Hundreds of people have been protesting against the government cuts in Newcastle. Swimmers turned out to stage a “swim in” in protest against cost cutting plans to close the City Pool in Newcastle. Read more here on ITV and watch their videos on Vimeo.
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Eamon Sullivan to face court next month
Olympic swimming star Eamon Sullivan will appear in court next month after an alleged incident at a hotel in Adelaide’s north in October. At the time, police said a man had been reported for two counts of assault and one of disorderly behaviour at the hotel in Gawler. Police say after a review of witness…
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James Goddard turns to boxing to boost world championship hopes
Olympic swimmer James Goddard has turned to boxing world title hopeful Matthew Hatton to help him steal a length on rivals in the pool, aiming to get into the best shape of his career ahead of what could be his last FINA World Championships in Barcelona in July. “It’s well known how hard boxers train…