Year: 2014
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Michigan swimmer attempts to become Superhuman
Known for swimming all five great lakes, Jim “The Shark†Dreyer is making another splash on a national level. His recent claim to fame was a result of having successfully towed a half ton of bricks, while swimming alone for 22 miles – from Lake St. Clair to Detroit – last August for Habitat for…
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Missy Franklin on Justin Bieber: Olympic Swimmer No Longer a Belieber
Missy Franklin, a U.S. Olympic swimmer, used to be a big fan of Justin Bieber–but now she’s moved on. Franklin famously spent the 2010 U.S. nationals dancing to Bieber’s music during warmups, and Bieber congratulated her on winning her first gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. He also sent a care package that included CDs…
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James Magnussen cleared of serious back injury
James Magnussen will battle on with a degenerative back for the rest of his swimming career after scans revealed the extent of the damage to the injury that plagued his Commonwealth Games. Magnussen still walked away from Glasgow with two gold medals, but swam in pain towards the end of the meet. While the injury…
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Great Stars at the FINA High Diving World Cup 2014
The first edition of the FINA High Diving World Cup will take place in Kazan (RUS), on August 8-10, 2014 gathering the best world athletes in this exciting discipline. This competition will be the first stand-alone event for FINA in High Diving, after its inclusion in the programme of the 2013 FINA World Championships in…
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Behold Kama The Surfing Pig
You’ve seen surfing dogs. Now meet Kama. Kama and owner Kai Holt and hit Sandy Beach for a surf session with the locals in. Courtesy of GoPro on YouTube
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Swimmer, 16, attempting to break world record
A New Jersey teen attempting to become the youngest swimmer to complete three endurance ocean swims arrived in Rancho Palos Verdes Monday evening after swimming for nearly 20 hours. Charlotte Samuels, 16, finished swimming across the Catalina Island Channel shortly before 8 p.m. She began the 20.2-mile swim around midnight under the nearly pitch-black sky.…
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Woman sneaks into Berlin Zoo seal pool for swim
A woman sneaked into the seal pool of Berlin Zoo on Monday night, risking serious injury to take a swim with the animals after closing time, zoo authorities said. A witness told German daily Bild: “I watched as the woman stripped to her bikini and then lowered herself into the seal pool. Further back was…