Month: July 2014
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Ten of the most successful people with ADHD, including Michael Phelps
9. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time Michael Phelps is one of the greatest athletic icons in the world. Phelps also holds the all-time record for Olympic medals and credits much of this success to his ADHD. He started the Michael Phelps Foundation which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and…
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Lauren Boyle’s dad stuck in Siberia
Lauren Boyle has yet to hear whether her father will arrive in Glasgow in time to see her opening race. Allan Boyle was on Virgin Atlantic flight VS251 from Shanghai to London which was forced to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia, after the Airbus A346 developed “a technical issue”. He and his partner,…
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Michael Jamieson aims for gold and new world record at Commonwealth Games
Scottish swimming hopeful Michael Jamieson says he plans to secure gold at the Commonwealth Games. But he’s not finished there. The Glaswegian star also wants to claim a world record in his hometown. Jamieson’s desire to make history is so strong that the record time of two minutes and seven seconds is the first thing…
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Australian swim team on high alert after swimmer shows norovirus symptoms
Australia’s swim team fears a gastro outbreak after quarantining one of their leading swimmers with the symptoms of the norovirus that has ripped through more than 50 staff at the Commonwealth Games athletes’ village in Glasgow. News Corp has been told that one of the female athletes on the swim team has been quarantined from…
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What Happens When You Set Up a Giant Slip ‘N Slide in San Francisco
Who says you need a beach to hang loose? Certainly not YouTuber Devinsupertramp. He’s making quite a splash in the streets of San Francisco for his newest extreme video “Urban Surfing — Bear Naked.” (Note: No one is actually naked in this video; It was created in partnership with Bear Naked Granola). The team set up…
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Christian Sprenger had an inauspicious start to life in the pool
The 28-year-old breaststroke king initially hated the water so much that he was kicked out of his private learn-to-swim lessons, given a full Ârefund and told to look at other sports. “I don’t remember, I was very young — three or four — but the story goes it was a private learn-to-swim pool in someone’s…
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Stunning Drone Footage of a Humpback Whale Mother and Calf Surfacing
Maui-based filmmaker Justin Edwards captured some truly breathtaking video of a humpback whalemother and calf surfacing for air using a GoPro HD HERO3 attached to a drone.
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Lifetime doping bans not legal, WADA president says
The World Anti-Doping Agency doubled bans for “serious doping offendersâ€Â from two years to four years last November, to be implemented in 2015, but many would like to see lifetime bans. WADA has looked into it, and it doesn’t appear to be an option. “Our advice was that [life bans] would be challenged and would not be…
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Diver Rescues Sea Turtle, Gets a Thanks
Off the coast of Mexico, a diver untangles a sea turtle from a hank of rope. Instead of making a quick escape, the turtle hangs around long enough to say his thanks and pose for the camera. See Neatorama