Month: August 2014
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Crocodile chases swimmer in Mexico
The tourist was splashing around off the coast of Mexico’s Playa del Carmen when the deadly beast gave chase. Heart-stopping footage shows the man frantically trying to reach the shore as the predator moves in. […] Manuel Carrera captured the astonishing incident on camera and uploaded it to Facebook. See for instance NY Daily News
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Berlin 2014 LEN European Swimming Championships – Summary, Day 3
Ukraine nearing first ever synchro gold The only calmer day of the European Championships with no medals awarded, still,beautiful synchro events were held in the famous Schwimm- und Sprunghalle in Berlin. With a rest day held at the open water events, the eyes turned to the synchro competitions where some magnificent performances entertained the crowd…
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Michael Phelps on winless run: ‘I’m swimming for myself’
The most decorated Olympian of all time reflects on his winless run since coming out of retirement in April. Michael Phelps says his lacklustre performance at the US national championships served as a good learning experience. ‘I am doing it for myself, and I am going to have to work because I want to,’ he…
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Uh oh, shark gets close to swimmer off Manhattan Beach
A shark sighting was confirmed in the water off Manhattan Beach pier on Thursday, about a month after a man swimming in the same area was left injured when a shark bit him. […] A Baywatch Redondo personal watercraft investigated and confirmed the sighting to be a juvenile white shark that was 7 feet long,…
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Hannah Miley talks about coming home
Smiley Hannah Miley has had a lot of success in her 25 years. Her most recent was at last month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where she won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley and a bronze in the 200m individual medley. But her achievements come at a price as she explained yesterday. Her medals, she said, make…
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Berlin 2014 LEN European Swimming Championships – Summary, Day 2
The Netherlands made it two: just as in the women’s 10km event, a Dutch triumphed in the men’s classic distance, Ferry Weertman won a magnificent race. The women’s 5km time trial brought the first gold medal for the hosts, Isabelle Harle won by a huge margin. In synchro, Russia is on the verge to collect…
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BLN2014 Travel Journal Day 3: Tourist
So with no real official task for today, I went back to Grünau to watch the open water races. It was a nice day, with good competition especially in the men’s 10K, and decent weather. Our president Hestoy was in charge of the women’s 5K, so I got to see that too. Tomorrow there is…
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Firefighters Give Elephant a Firehose Shower!
During our Winter in July 2014 event Reba, an Asian elephant, received a double firehose shower from the Phoenix Fire Department! Elephants have very thick skin, and the high-pressure water streams from each hose is like a massage for Reba. All of the elephants at the Zoo receive daily showers from their keepers as part…
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Berlin 2014 LEN European Swimming Championships – Summary, Day 1
Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) and Daniel Fogg (GBR) earned the first titles on offer in open water swimming on the opening day of the 32nd European Championships in Berlin. Sharon van Rouweendal of the Netherlands was crowned the first European champion of the 2014 edition in Berlin. It happened at the open water events at…