Year: 2014
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4 Charged in Fatal Shooting of Niles North Swimmer
Four teens have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Niles North High School student last week. Max Gadau, 17, and a 17-year-old girl were either standing next to or inside a Honda Civic in the 9200 block of Kedvale Avenue when they were both shot. Gadau died in the attack and…
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USA Swimming Announces Discipline for Michael Phelps: 6-month suspension; Withdrawal from 2015 FINA World Championships
USA Swimming announced today that, due to a violation of the organization’s Code of Conduct, Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) will be suspended from USA Swimming-sanctioned competition for six months, withdraw from the 2015 FINA World Championships Team and forfeit his funding from the NGB for six months. Phelps’ discipline is set forth under Section 304.3.19…
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Bear goes for a swim in backyard pool
The creature managed to break a fence and make its way into Dominic Lombardi’s yard in Hanover Township, Penn., a local ABC affiliate reports. This is not the first bear to help itself to a little pool time. Last month, a black bear in southern California pulled the same shenanigans to help cool off amid…
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USC Alumna Ariana Kukors Trains for Next Olympics
A former world-class swimmer announced that she would come out of retirement and try her hand at the Olympic Games once again. Ariana Kukors thought she was finished swimming after she participated in the 2012 Olympics, but her passion for the sport made her rethink her decision and led her to train for the 2016…
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Shark attack: Man injured at Esperance beach, Australia
A second great white shark has been hooked and killed off Esperance after a 23-year-old surfer was attacked and lost parts of both arms in a horrific attack. The man is 23-year-old Bunbury man Sean Pollard, who arrived at Royal Perth Hospital in a stable condition late yesterday afternoon. Mr Pollard will reportedly undergo emergency…
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Dolphin attacks five swimmers off the Galway coast in Ireland
Five people have been rescued from Galway Bay in the Republic of Ireland after what has been described as a dolphin “attack”. The swimmers were taken to shore after the incident off Blackrock Tower at Salthill, Galway, on Wednesday evening. Witnesses said the dolphin circled the swimmers then swam at them in an “intimidating way”.…
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Four ex-servicemen become first amputees to swim the English Channel
Four hero ex-servicemen including a Royal Marine and a submariner have become the first amputees to swim the Channel. Conrad Thorpe, Jamie Gillespie, Stephen White and Craig Howorth, who have all lost part of their legs, completed the 21-mile crossing in an impressive 12 hours 14 minutes. None of the four wore a prosthetic for…
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Michael Phelps taking time away from swimming after DUI arrest, to ‘attend a program’
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is taking “some time away” from swimming and is entering a six-week, in-patient program less than a week after being arrested for driving under the influence in Baltimore. “The past few days have been extremely difficult,” Phelps said in a statement. “I recognize that this is not my first lapse…
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Swimming Associated With Fewer Falls In Older Men
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Merom: In a cohort of 1667 older Australian men (mean age 76.8 years) data on incident falls were collected every four months by telephone interview. We compared the rate of falling over 48 months of follow-up of men who participated in golf, Calisthenics, lawn…