Month: January 2014
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Episcopal High School team swimming in the cold
See news4jax.com “We are all struggling to deal with these chilly temperatures, but imagine having to jump in a pool. Students on the Episcopal High School swim team are doing just that.” video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Shark Survival Story
“He’s a talented actor, but did you also know that he survived swimming in a cage with a great white shark? He told Ellen the story.” http://youtu.be/wB1HHGyAyU8 Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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James Magnussen, YOUR TIME IS NOW
“Discover what drives our brand ambassador James Magnussen to reach the top as 100m freestyle world champion during an interview by the Swiss waters.”
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7News : Free swim lessons for babies
A South East Queensland swim school has started giving free lessons for free. See also Kawana Aquatic Centre http://youtu.be/djX0Ff6HEZE
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Swimmers get chance to swim with whale shark
“Getting the chance to see a whale shark doesn’t come around often.” Come on, you guys, you are scaring away the krill ! ;-) Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Swim tips from Australian athlete Christian Sprenger
“Olympic athlete, Christian Sprenger (AUS) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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Ben Miller almost drowned after ignoring warnings not to swim off a Caribbean beach
Read The Mirror TV detective Ben Miller has revealed he almost drowned after ignoring warnings not to swim off a Caribbean beach while filming hit BBC series Death In Paradise . The actor got into difficulty when he waded into the sea in Guadeloupe and ended up “rolled into the waves and thrashed to within an inch of…
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Two men drown, five rescued after Docherty Island swim attempt
Read ABC News Police say they were contacted at about 7:30pm (ACDT) after a group of seven men got into difficulty. The men went missing off the coast near the community of Wadeye, about 400 kilometres south west of Darwin yesterday evening. Police say the group drove to the island at low tide, but when…
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Taiwanese man who can’t swim survives 60 hours adrift in sea
Read The Japan Times A Taiwanese man has miraculously survived a 60-hour ordeal drifting in rough seas off the island’s east coast even though he cannot swim, local media reported Monday. Tseng Lien-fa was catching baby eels on a beach in Hualien County early Friday when he was swept away by an unexpectedly large wave.…