Year: 2013
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Thousands swim the 33rd Pier to Pub race at Lorne, Victoria
Thousands of swimmers have taken to Victoria’s western coast in the annual Pier to Pub race at Lorne. Now in its 33rd year, the event is one of the largest in the world, attracting swimmers of every age. Sarah Abo was there.
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New tracking device shows great white shark swimming close to Florida coast
Authorities and scientists are tracking a great white shark off the coast of Florida. Jacksonville police are urging people to stay out of the water. Now outsite Savannah, see Ocearch
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BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series – Pilbara Community Visit
Olympians Leisel Jones, Alice Tait, Thomas Whalan and Alicia McCormack along with Paralympian Matthew Cowdrey visited the regional area of Pilbara in Western Australia for the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Community Program.
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Ryan Lochte trains with group in Brevard Co.
“A local Olympian got a taste of a whole other kind of grueling training, in and out of the pool on Friday.”
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Future phenom: All American swimmer Taylor Garcia
“Future phenom: All American swimmer Taylor Garcia. Taylor Garcia took up swimming as a recreational sport in school but soon realized that the thing she hated the most about swimming competitions was losing. “The lows are just something that fuels me for the next competition,” she says, “and I can just pick myself up from…
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Olympic swimmer Nick D’Arcy considers retiring and pursuing career in medicine
He failed to make the 200m butterfly final at the London Olympics due to a shoulder injury and surgery since has kept him out of the water. D’Arcy has stopped training with Brisbane-based coach Michael Bohl’s group and will not trial for Australia’s world championship team in April. His coach said the 25-year-old, who works…
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CC photo #378: Vladimir Morozov after his 100 free win at Istanbul 2012
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov straight after winning the men’s 100 freestyle in a time of 45.65 at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He was coughing when we spoke with him later, so maybe not even in the best of shape? See result list here.
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Tom Daley’s Mum Hits Back At British Swimming Boss
As you might have read for instance on Inside the Games, British Swimming’s CEO David Sparkes has critized Olympic swimmer diver Tom Daley for agreeing to front the new diving reality show Splash!, saying his ambitions to work in television could hamper his diving carreer. Daley’s coach Andy Banks hit back, and Daley’s synchronized partner…
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‘Bambi’ in trouble again, now rescued from frozen Colorado lake
Wildlife officials and brewery workers have rescued a large mule deer which became stranded on an icy lake. The animal lost traction after it found itself in the middle of the of the lake near Golden, Colorado. http://youtu.be/B5-utOaf1wI A younger version from December 2011 An then of course Via Arbroath