Year: 2014
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Jimmy Fallon to swim Polar Plunge in Chicago
Read The Washington Post Jimmy Fallon is getting ready to do the Polar Plunge, Chicago-style with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The new host of “The Tonight Show†said Monday on Twitter that he would join Emanuel for the frigid swim on Sunday in Lake Michigan. His decision came after Emanuel said he would appear on “The…
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Zaha Hadid’s London 2012 Olympics Aquatic Centre opens to the public
See for instance London Evening Standard and Better For the first time since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the public will be able to make a splash in the same swimming pools as some of Great Britain’s greatest athletes. The iconic London Aquatics Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park opens its doors on…
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Paralympics Swimmer Jessica Long Meets Her Birth Parents for the First Time
Read LifeNews Jessica Long grew up in Baltimore but that’s a long way from where she was born. The Paralympics swimmer was born in Russia and adopted by American parents and the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia gave her an opportunity to meet her parents. Long was featured on NBC’s Olympic coverage in primetime Saturday.…
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Grant Hackett to get treatment in US for Stilnox addiction
Read The Australian Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett is seeking treatment in a US rehab centre for an addiction to the prescription drug Stilnox. The former swimming star left for the US yesterday, just days after he was found wearing a singlet around his waist in Melbourne’s Crown Casino while apparently searching for his four-year-old…
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Girl gets slapped in the face by a whale
We went whale watching on the Baja this weekend, for an excursion as a part of the Live Different Academy program (www.livedifferent.com), and unfortunately, Chelsea got smacked in the head by a whale’s tail. Luckily, she was fine and we got it on video!
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Swimming the Channel 34 times didn’t stop one athlete from having a heart attack
Read Express Swimmer Kevin Murphy was in training for his 35th crossing of the English Channel when he felt a gripping pain in his chest. However his record-breaking feats of endurance have taught him to battle through pain and over the years Kevin has overcome numbing cold, fatigue and jellyfish stings so he wasn’t going…
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FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014 – Las Patagones-Viedma (ARG)
This annually staged elite-level competition is organised around seven meets and takes place in some of the world’s most amazing natural water bodies, either freshwater (lake, rowing course, river) or saltwater (sea). The 2014 circuit of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup kicks off in Patagones-Viedma (ARG) on February 1, then continues in Manzanillo…
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Nathan Adrian is Speedo fit
Olympic athlete, Nathan Adrian (USA) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.
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Changing Lanes: Coca-Cola Helps Olympian Alyssa Anderson Transition to Life After Sports
Read Coca-Cola Journey Like many Olympians, Alyssa Anderson felt a bit directionless upon returning home from London in August 2012. A 16-time collegiate All-American, she had just reached the pinnacle of the swimming world by winning a gold medal as part of the U.S. women’s 4×200 meter freestyle relay team. At 22, Anderson decided it…