Month: July 2014
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Lac St-Jean (CAN) comes alive with finest marathon swimmers
Nice performances were observed this week at the fourth legs of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2014, taking place in Lac St-Jean (CAN) on July 24 and 26, respectively. On Thursday (July 24), 16 women and 23 men from 11 countries took the departure in the…
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Home Made Hammock Raft on the Cape Fear
Colin Surra, Ben Rice, Alex Prestrud and I built this raft from recycled and donated wood and pickle barrels to suit Eno Hammocks. We spent three days on the Cape Fear river, starting in Erwin NC to the Old Bluff Church.
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Crazy kid jumps off a 5 story roof into a 5 foot deep pool
Kids, don’t do this. It is crazy. 70+ foot jump into a 5 foot deep pool http://youtu.be/unvi9k8_SX0
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Whale Shark Nearly Eats Diver
While diving, this diver suddenly counters a whale shark that nearly eats her! Luckily a fellow diver is nearby to quickly pull her out of the way.
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Swimmer Training In Baltimore Hopes To Make History
Three Americans hope to make history by becoming the first trio of siblings to swim across the English Channel at the same time. As Linh Bui reports, there’s a Baltimore connection. Devin, Dustin, and Danielle Wahl will face extreme conditions — from jellyfish, to cold temperatures, to rough ocean currents. See CBS Baltimore
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Montreal ready to host Aquatics biggest ‘family party’
Montreal, Canada will stage the 15th FINA World Masters Championships, the last stand-alone edition of the event. The picturesque city, which already hosted the championships exactly 20 years ago, will welcome a total 7’794 participants, representing 101 nations, for the 12-day colourful bash. The Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquatic Complex on St. Helene island, regarded as the…
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Last Commonwealth Games for Alicia Coutts
On the pool deck, Alicia Coutts is realistic about defending her five gold medals from Delhi 2010 but behind-the-scenes she’s enjoying her last Commonwealth Games bonding with her teammates over a bowl of whipped cream. See Brisbane Times
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Hannah Miley re-lives her medal moment | Glasgow 2014 TV
Hannah Miley raised the roof at Tollcross Thursday night when she won Gold in the 400m individual medley. Defending her title from Delhi 2010, Hannah describes just how important the crowd were in bringing her home to victory. In other news, Hannah’s dad and coach Patrick had to skip a large queue in order to…
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Man breaks neck, is paralysed and drowns in swimming accident, recovers with photography therapy
The craziest thing is that there was no actual accident. A simple waist-level dive into the water—no collision with any object, no previous injuries—changed Young’s life forever. He was lucky enough to survive and recover from the near-fatal injury, eventually returning to his normal life. But the love and support he received and the way…