Month: January 2014
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Blow for Brazil as Laureus cancels Rio awards
Read for instance BBC The Laureus World Sports Awards, due to be held in Rio de Janeiro this year, have been cancelled. […] The news represents another setback for Brazil in its struggles to prepare for the World Cup and 2016 Olympics. It comes after the cancellation of the Soccerex conference last month and amid ongoing delays in…
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Busan 2014 Polar Bear Swim Festival
A wonderful aerial view of the ‘Polar Bear Swim Festival’ in Busan, South Korea, 12 January 2014. ë¶ê·¹ê³°ìˆ˜ì˜ì¶•ì œ polarbear swimming festival from paul oh on Vimeo.
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Two children rescued from icy pond in Gaithersburg, third dies from cold
See ABC7 Three Gaithersburg boys, all between ten and 12 years old, were yanked from a bitter cold retention pond Monday afternoon. On Monday evening, it was confirmed that the 10-year-old in critical condition has died. Around 4:15 p.m., an eyewitness called 911 to report seeing the trio plunge through a thin sheet of ice…
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Morsowanie || Winter swimming 13.01.2013
‘Morsowanie’ – Polish for ‘walruses’ http://youtu.be/lED1lC5i30Y Quite stoic here, but I found this way more lively video from last year Via www.morsowanie.pl
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Tips from GBR Olympic Athlete Michael Jamieson
“Olympic athlete, Michael Jamieson (GBR) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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2014 New Year’s Swim in Lake Bled, Slovenia
“Group of friends went for a swim on 1.1.2014 in very cold water (6°c).”
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Florida Swimming: “Gators Out of the Water” #1
“Learn a little bit more about your Florida Gators Swim Teams with this “Gators Out of the Water” series!”
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Swim Wales welcomes national pool deal
“A deal to secure the future of elite-level swimming at the Wales National Pool in Swansea has been welcomed by the governing body of swimming in Wales.” http://youtu.be/38D-BiqURYc
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Swimming Mad Huey fends off 10-foot tiger shark with a bird cage
Right, so ‘Aussie adrenaline junkies‘ Shaun and twin brother Dean Harrington had decided to go cage diving with sharks for an extreme video shoot for the surfing and fishing clothing label The Mad Hueys, when this happened. “We were just having fun but it turned crazy.” Not using a proper shark cage, but a AUS$50…