Month: January 2014
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Penn swim team ‘dodge bullet’ on camp in Florida as winter hits home
See wptv.com Early morning practice may not be what college students want to do over winter break. But it sure beats what their friends and families are doing back home. “It’s a high of 12 and a low of -12, 100% chance of snow, they’re supposed to get 2 feet it’s wild,” said Christina Hurley,…
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Microsoft salutes the Heroic Women of 2013, including Diana Nyad
“These heroic women show what spirit, courage, and perseverance can achieve. May their bravery inspire us in 2014 and beyond.” http://youtu.be/ZyB7bzYRoqY Image courtesy of Fortune Live Media, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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FINA announces 2014 World Cup stops; Europe loses Berlin
See fina.org The 2014 FINA Swimming World Cup calendar is now official, including two stops in Arabia in late August, one in Hong Kong late December, two in Europe early October, and three in the Far East late October / early November. Berlin is out, Germany according to SwimmingWorld without a World Cup stop for…
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Jazz Carlin reveals reasons she stayed in Wales
Read WalesOnline Swimming star Jazz Carlin has revealed the backroom support she receives in Wales persuaded her to stay in Swansea. The Swansea pool lost its Intensive Training Centres (ITC) status at the end of last year from British Swimming. Carlin watched former training partners Jemma Lowe and Georgia Davies relocate to Bath and Loughborough…
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SwimmingWorld and SwimVortex launch petition asking FINA to recognize all victims during during the DDR Olympic Reign
See open letter and petition on change.org, plus articles on SwimmingWorld and SwimVortex On behalf of the swimming community worldwide, we are calling on FINA to recognize all victims during this dark period in Olympic history and to lobby the International Olympic Committee to take similar action. When Nelson Mandela passed away of late, his story reminded us all…
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New Year’s polar bear plunge in Northport
Dozens took the polar bear plunge at Steers Beach in Northport in support of the Northport Food Pantry. The annual New Year’s Day fundraiser is sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 410 and the Northport Fire Department Smoke Eaters.
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Polar Bear Plunge raises funds in Connellsville
The Connellsville Polar Bears celebrated their 10th year of taking a dip in the frigid Youghiogheny River. The annual event on New Year’s Day raises money for the Connellsville Area Community Ministries food bank.
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U.S. Navy Air Rescue Swimmers ‘Trained to Save’
“The intense training required to be a Navy Air Rescue Swimmer is second to none. When you see the kind of real-life rescue missions they pull off, you’ll understand why.” http://youtu.be/MZTyD8tRy-c
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CKPG segment on Annual Polar Bear Swim
“Crazy…brave….or both? You’d have to at least one of those things to willingly dunk in a frigid lake in the middle of Northern BC winter. But yesterday, dozens of people did to ring in the new year with the annual polar bear swim.”