Year: 2014
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Little Deer Gets Into Big Trouble In Encino Swimming Pool
A little deer got into big trouble Saturday when he went for a dip in an Encino swimming pool. The deer jumped the 7-foot fence and then got caught in the pool cover and flailed around a bit. The homeowner and two neighbors were able to pull the cover off but the deer had a…
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Lewis Pugh – Swimming Through Garbage
The swims were intended to draw attention to the health of the oceans. But I seriously underestimated the urgency of the issue I was swimming for. As the United Nations Patron of the Oceans, I have given many speeches stressing the need to protect our environment for the sake of our children and grandchildren. I…
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The Trail to Triumph | Margaret Hoelzer | TEDxHuntsville
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Ten-year-old Margaret began telling her mom how, between the ages of 5 and 7, she thought she might have been sexually abused by the father of one of Margaret’s friends. Margaret Hoelzer is an Olympic medalist, winning two silver medals…
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Swim Team’s Punishment Outrages Parents
10 News digs deeper after parents say they’re outraged over a coach’s actions. Pictures of the Osceola Fundamental High School Swim Team allegedly shows them being forced to hang from a chain link fence as a punishment. Gina Jones took photos of her daughter’s hands that were blistered and sore from the punishment. Her daughter…
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Special needs kids buck the odds and learn to swim
Ever since 3-year-old Cobi Sky could walk, her mom’s been worried about her drowning. She doesn’t worry so much anymore. “I know she can survive; it’s just a comfort level for me that I know we are OK,†said Atiya Young. Children with special needs are at an especially high risk for drowning, but they’re…
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USC commit Patrick Mulcare reflects on Youth Olympics in China and knee injuries
Patrick Mulcare could not have predicted that the best swimming performances of his young career would come in the days after a dense layer of smog inflamed his throat. Mulcare, a USC commit, was in Nanjing, China in August for the Youth Olympic Games. Amid the challenges of time zone changes, hours upon hours of…
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China Swim King Sun Yang Bashes Japan’s ‘Ugly’ National Anthem
China’s controversial swimming superstar Sun Yang has taken a potshot at rival Japan’s national anthem at the Asian Games, describing it as “ugly”. The double Olympic champion told Chinese media he had taken great pleasure in helping the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay team beat the Japanese on Wednesday. He then indulged in a spot of…
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Children petition against natatorium in University Park, Texas
Neighborhood children are petitioning against Highland Park Independent School District’s $15-$20 million plan to build a new swim center at Curtis Park. The park is considered the summer aquatic, social and recreational hub of University Park. “We think we should have a say in our community,†one child told CBS 11 News about their petition,…
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Drowning victim’s family sues Transy, citing ‘culture of disregard’ at swimming pool
A Frankfort couple have charged in a Fayette Circuit Court lawsuit that negligence by Transylvania University led to the drowning of their 13-year-old son in a university swimming pool in June. The suit was filed Monday by Ricky L. and Jessica A. Harris, whose son, Ricky Harris III,died June 23 after losing consciousness during a…