Year: 2013
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Dagny Knutson retires again, this time because of the financial burden
Read The New York Times Knutson stopped swimming a year ago to seek treatment for an eating disorder that she feared might kill her. She dropped out this month because her family’s savings were being siphoned by her medical bills and her college tuition. After losing her USA Swimming stipend, Knutson said, she did not…
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Schubert hired investigator to watch rival coach
Update: SwimmingWorld Magazine has obtained new details that dispute the claims in the OCR article mentioned below. Eight-time U.S. Olympic swim coach Mark Schubert confirmed that he and longtime Orange County swim coach Bill Jewell were involved in the 2010 hiring of a private investigator to conduct surveillance of a rival Orange County swim coach…
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Behold A 14-Year-Old Boy Being Rescued During Flood
One of 20 water rescues in Queensland, Australia, across Thursday and Friday. Nature you scary.
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Dolphin “Asks” Divers For Help Removing Fishing Line
Amazing video from when a bottlenose dolphin with a fishing line in its mouth and wrapped around a pectoral fin came to a group of divers off Kona, Hawaii, looking for help. They managed to remove the line. See Geekologie
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Swim Coach Sex Bust
High school coach Ken Fuller accused of sex with student. Katy Zachry reports. Read for instance MainlineMediaNews and WestChesterPatch
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Arizona Swim Team Has Depth, School Spirit
“This year, the Arizona swim team continues to be an elite program. From veteran swimmers who competed in the Olympic Trials to freshman swimmers adjusting to the competition, the UA’s team is amongst the nation’s strongest competitors. Team members say they love the UA and the opportunity to compete for their University.”
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Jay Platt being interviewed by Fox about Lance Armstrong
Spot on, Mr. Platt. http://youtu.be/_q38njdZPwE