Year: 2014
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BUTTERFLY – Short Film About A Swimmer’s Struggle With Epilepsy
Via SwimmingWorld “Butterfly,” written by Alex Withers, tells the story of a teenage girl whose success in the sport is interrupted by a sudden epileptic episode. Using the popular crowdfunding website IndieGoGo, Withers and his team have raised 1,238 Pounds (US$2,060) in 12 days, and have expanded their objective to bring in 2,000 Pounds (US$3,328).…
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Ruta Meilutyte hits the books in big year
Read The Plymouth Herald Plymouth’s swimming superstar Ruta Meilutyte is hitting the books as well as the pool in a bid to safeguard her future. The 16-year-old Olympic gold medallist and world record holder is concerned about what comes next should her meteoric swimming career come to a sudden end. Lithuanian international Meilutyte, who swims…
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Evan Holm’s Art Installation ‘Submerged Turntable’ Plays Music Underwater
See COMPLEX While Evan Holm seems to be destroying a record player in his latest installation, rest assured that Submerged Turntables is actually Holm’s way of paying homage to all of the greatest musicians in history. The California-based artist constructed a forest-themed installation inside his studio, which Holm then took apart and re-installed inside SFMOMA. Consisting of tree limbs and…
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Polar Bear Swim 2013 at Gonzales Beach
Perfect conditions for the Polar Bear Swim 2013 at Gonzales Beach, Victoria BC Polar Bear Swim 2013 at Gonzales Beach from Neil Barman on Vimeo.
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POWERBREATHER – ‘The Future in swimming’
See www.powerbreather.de The Powerbreather is a snorkel made from elastic material. It is ring-shaped, sits around the head and is adjustable to different head sizes and so comfortably fits any head size. With the Powerbreather, air is inhaled through the upper section behind the head which is equipped with a check valve and is fully…
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Midmar Mile swimmer drowned
Read iol A post-mortem carried out on Midmar Mile swimmer Herman “Thabo†van Straten, who died competing in the race on February 8, has shown he drowned. Police spokesman Captain Lolly Moodley said on Thursday there were no injuries to his body. Van Straten, a 43-year-old businessman from Joburg, disappeared while swimming in the race’s…
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Mitch D’Arrigo – SEC Swim Championships 2014
Italian swimmer Andrea Mitchell D’Arrigo interviewed by Florida Swim Network at the 2014 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.
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Marcin Cieslak – SEC Swim Championships 2014
Polish swimmer Marcin Cieślak interviewed by Florida Swim Network at the 2014 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.
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Texas firefighters rescue escaped bull from swimming pool
A team of firefighters have rescued a bull from a swimming pool in Texas after it escaped from a local ranch. The bull wandered into the back garden of a residential home in San Antonio and fell backwards into a covered swimming pool. Members of the San Antonio Fire Department and Animal Control were on…