Month: April 2014
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Geoff Huegill suspended as AustSwim ambassador, apologizes following drugs charge
See for instance The Australian Former swimming star Geoff Huegill has made a public apology after being allegedly caught with cocaine at Sydney’s Randwick races on Saturday. Huegill and his wife, Sara, were charged with possession of a prohibited drug, believed to be cocaine, at the star-studded autumn racing carnival. “Some people feel that they…
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Teen drowns while swimming in lake
A teen who went for a swim in a residential lake drowned Sunday. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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Pro Photography Tips For Underwater Portraits
Picturecorrect says 7, Brooke Shaden says 11 in the video. Underwater photography isn’t for the easily unmotivated. Aside from being technically difficult, there are an assortment of other concerns. It requires a lot of forethought and planning. If you are thinking about getting started in underwater portraiture or have already tried your hand at it,…
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Geoff Huegill and wife Sara charged over party drugs at Randwick races
Read The Daily Telegraph Former Australian swimming star Geoff Huegill and his wife, Sara Hills, locked themselves in a disabled toilet in the corporate area of Randwick Racecourse prior to being charged with drug possession on Saturday. http://youtu.be/AqoMQGrQJuM
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Michael Phelps taking different training approach in swimming comeback
Read The Republic Phelps has slowly started back and now trains just once a day in the afternoon. No double or triple sessions or plowing through thousands of meters a day. Call this comeback Phelps 2.0. While his workload will go up eventually, for now Phelps is doing half the amount of training he did…
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Seniors strip down for pole fitness in the pool
See delawareonline Just past a sign warning patrons, “If you’ve had diarrhea in the past two weeks don’t use the pool,” six geriatrics shimmied down slick poles on a recent weekday afternoon to blaring club beats. Outside, in the retirement home’s well-appointed lobby, a befuddled man struggled to make a call on the new iPhone…
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Brooke Bennett prepares to swim for cancer research
See 10News Brooke Bennett feels at home in the water. The three-time Olympic gold medalist knows what it’s like to compete at the highest level. She also knows what it’s like to swim for noble cause. “We want to keep spreading the word,” she said with a smile. Bennett spent her Saturday morning teaching kids…
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Accused sex abuse swim coach Christopher Huott out on bail
See WUSA9 A Maryland swim coach is out on bail, one day after police arrested him on charges of repeatedly abusing a 7-year-old girl three decades ago. Christopher Huott put up his hood and had nothing to say after putting up $50,000 in bail money and walking out of the Montgomery County Detention Center. Prosecutors…
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Hurst boys’ ‘synchronized swimming’ routine goes viral
See myfoxdfw.com Synchronized swimming onstage by fifth grade boys – it’s an amusing sight that’s gone viral, shared online more than 130,000 times. No water is needed. The boys can kick, flutter and dive on cue onstage. Boys Grayson, Mason, Jack, Trent, Matthew and Drew are better known as the Porter Elementary synchronized swimmers. Mason’s mom…