Year: 2014
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Kieren Perkins to reveal post-swimming struggles on Australian Story
Read news.com.au Gold medal hero Kieren Perkins is taking the plunge into second-time marriage later this year, but first is diving into his own post-swimming struggles on Australian Story. Perkins, 40, has been an exemplar among the few Australian swimmers in recent history to manage the difficult transition from national sporting idol to relative anonymity.…
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Karen Pickering talks about a majestic career and her Swim School
Former champion swimmer Karen Pickering looks back on a majestic career that saw her win 35 major championship medals before retiring in 2005. http://youtu.be/NJYS6fw2XCM
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Arena Freestyle Breather explained by Massimiliano Rosolino
In this video, Olympic (Sydney) 200m Individual Medley Champion, Massimiliano Rosolino demonstrates and explains the many benefits of the Arena Freestyle Breather.
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Geoff Huegill and wife, Sara Hills, plead guilty to cocaine charges
See ABC, Mail Online etc Retired Australian swimming champion Geoff Huegill and his publicist wife, Sara Hills, have pleaded guilty to cocaine charges. The couple was caught with cocaine in a private suite at Sydney’s Randwick racecourse last month. They appeared in Waverly local court this morning. http://youtu.be/oNUA83WIyOU
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Man, 62, knocked off yacht, swims to shore near Bunbury, Australia
See Perth Now Geoff Hunter, 62, had “no choice but to swim†for up to three chilling hours after an unclipped safety harness landed him in the drink. Mr Hunter suffered hypothermia while swimming to the Bunbury Sea Rescue building after he fell into the water from his yacht on Sunday afternoon. His daughter Jasmine…
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19-year-old drowns at church outing
Read WLKY A central Kentucky teen has drowned while attending a church outing at Green River Lake State Park. Coroner Terry Dabney told media that 19-year-old Jose Zambrano of Lebanon was attending a baptismal and church picnic at the park on Sunday when he went into the water to try to retrieve some floatation devices…
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Swimmer attacked by squirrel at Torquay’s Riviera Centre pool
Read Western Morning News A squirrel sparked panic today after it dashed into a busy leisure centre before leaping in the pool and biting a swimmer on the finger. The rodent ran inside the Riviera Centre in Torquay, Devon, before heading towards the pool area. When lifeguards tried to coax him out the creature leapt…
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Kiwi sailor falls off yacht while urinating, swims three hours to safety
Read The Northern Advocate Todd Vercoe slogged for three hours through rough seas, thunderstorms, lightning and the threat of sharks. When he finally reached land he etched “SOS” in the sand with his foot in the hope rescuers would see his plea for help. It might sound like a scene from a castaway movie but…
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Naples’ Katie Kramer completes Strait of Gibraltar swim
Read naplesnews.com Katie Kramer, 21, completed the 7.8 nautical mile, or 8.9 mile, open water swim on Sunday, according to a family friend and the Marshall University Swimming & Diving Facebook page. Post by Marshall University Swimming & Diving.