Year: 2014
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After tragedy, Lincoln family continues to help thousands learn water safety
See klkntv.com This June, it’ll be six years since the accidental death of Joshua Collingsworth. At two-and-a-half years old he drowned in his family pool. “We thought we had all the things in place to protect our son with the pool,” his mother Kathy said. “But, it was just a false sense of security.” In…
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Emporio Armani Underwear & Eyewear – Behind the Scenes of 2014 Spring Summer Luca Dotto’s Campaign
Via gay.net Just as he did for the Emporio Armani Fall-Winter Eyewear and Underwear 2013-2014 campaigns, Italian swimmer Luca Dotto strips down for the iconic design house’s behind-the-scenes video for their Spring/Summer 2014 campaign.
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Chicago Sharkfest Swim 2014 Promo
Sharks in Lake Michigan? We call them “loan sharks”. Let’s face it, there are sharks everywhere. The Chicago Sharkfest Swim will be a 1-Mile triangular shaped course in Lake Michigan starting and finishing at the Ohio Street Beach next to Olive Park. Anticipated water temperature should be in the low-mid 70’s.
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The Clean Cross Hong Kong to Macau Swim 2014
Simon Holliday, Hong Kong resident, and English Channel Swimmer, planning to swim from Hong Kong to Macau on May 24th, 2014 in order to raise funds for Ocean Recovery Alliance and it’s Grate Art project. This is a 35km challenge, in a straight line, but the course depends on weather and currents, not to mention…
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The Race Club Announces Instagram Giveaway
Via Digital Journal The Race Club recently announced their first Instagram Giveaway. Fans of the premier swim club can now follow The Race Club’s Instagram and be entered to win a prize worth $120. Ideal for competitive or recreational swimmers, fans follow The Race Club’s Instagram profile and tag two friends in the photo associated…
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Tragic Weekend: Two teens drown in Phoenix swimming pools
See myfoxphoenix.com There is so much focus on drowning prevention involving little ones that we do not often think of teenagers drowning especially in pools. But this weekend a terrible reminder as two teens drowned in pools; one at a home in West Phoenix and the other in the pool at an apartment complex. Everyone…
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Dara Torres applauds USADA’s drug testing policy
Read NY Daily News It was a little less than a year into her swimming comeback and, at age 40, Dara Torres was blazing through her heats during the 2007 swimming nationals in Indianapolis. “I swam really fast and my coach (the late Michael Lohberg) said, ‘Everyone is talking about you.’ I’m like, ‘Cool.’ He’s…
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Behold This Water Jet Pack Assisted Basketball Trick Shot
It is an ad, yes, but still. Behold! http://youtu.be/hJW5_iZNdFY
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Swimmer rescued by Minehead RNLI
Read This Is The West Country A swimmer who got into difficulties during a Sunday morning dip off Minehead couldn’t have chosen a better moment – for there were three lifeboats in the area at the time. The teenager found himself being carried out to sea by a falling tide yesterday (May 4), and tried to attract the…