Year: 2014
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Swimmer mauled by Great White shark at California beach
From earlier this month Steven Robles was an hour into his regular weekend swim off some of Southern California’s most popular beaches when he came face-to-face with a great white shark. The 7-foot-long juvenile had been trying to free itself from a fisherman’s hook for about half an hour. It came up to the surface,…
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Watch as whale lifts kayakers out of the water
The video is one thing, but gee, the sound of those things is even more awesome ! Two kayakers paddling in the ocean in Argentina had a whale of a time this week after they found themselves being raised out of the water on top of one of the creatures. Luckily they managed to capture…
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Australian swimmers slam media for continued focus on Olympic debacle
Australian Commonwealth Games swimmers have reacted strongly to repeated questions about the team’s London Olympic Games campaign, which was notable for disappointing performances in the pool and bad behaviour out of it. However, senior squad member and 100-metre breaststroke world champion Christian Sprenger thinks while it was “bizarre that they still bring that up” there…
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Behold The Transparent Canoe Kayak
This canoe-kayak hybrid has a transparent polymer hull that offers paddlers an underwater vista unavailable in conventional boats. Seating two people, the sturdy hull is made of the same durable material found in the cockpit canopies of supersonic fighter jets. See Hammacher Schlemmer
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Ten of the most successful people with ADHD, including Michael Phelps
9. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time Michael Phelps is one of the greatest athletic icons in the world. Phelps also holds the all-time record for Olympic medals and credits much of this success to his ADHD. He started the Michael Phelps Foundation which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and…
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Lauren Boyle’s dad stuck in Siberia
Lauren Boyle has yet to hear whether her father will arrive in Glasgow in time to see her opening race. Allan Boyle was on Virgin Atlantic flight VS251 from Shanghai to London which was forced to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia, after the Airbus A346 developed “a technical issue”. He and his partner,…
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Michael Jamieson aims for gold and new world record at Commonwealth Games
Scottish swimming hopeful Michael Jamieson says he plans to secure gold at the Commonwealth Games. But he’s not finished there. The Glaswegian star also wants to claim a world record in his hometown. Jamieson’s desire to make history is so strong that the record time of two minutes and seven seconds is the first thing…
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Australian swim team on high alert after swimmer shows norovirus symptoms
Australia’s swim team fears a gastro outbreak after quarantining one of their leading swimmers with the symptoms of the norovirus that has ripped through more than 50 staff at the Commonwealth Games athletes’ village in Glasgow. News Corp has been told that one of the female athletes on the swim team has been quarantined from…
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What Happens When You Set Up a Giant Slip ‘N Slide in San Francisco
Who says you need a beach to hang loose? Certainly not YouTuber Devinsupertramp. He’s making quite a splash in the streets of San Francisco for his newest extreme video “Urban Surfing — Bear Naked.” (Note: No one is actually naked in this video; It was created in partnership with Bear Naked Granola). The team set up…