Month: January 2015
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Swimming pool jump goes fatally wrong
A young man who died trying to jump from a light pole into a Gisborne swimming pool had spent the afternoon playing football and enjoying a few drinks with friends. The 20-year-old had been at his friend’s family home in Lytton West when he attempted the fatal jump from a tennis court light pole. “My…
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Ashland ex-swim coach gets 40 months after reconnecting with victim
A former Ashland High School volunteer swim coach convicted last year of having a sexual relationship with an underage team member is headed to prison after reconnecting with her over the Internet and trying to lure her to Georgia. Camren Mitzel, 26, pleaded guilty Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court to second-degree online sexual corruption…
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The History of Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim
Since 1920, every New Year’s Day Vancouverites have taken a cool dip in English Bay in one of the world’s most popular Polar Bear Swim events. There were just a handful of people taking that chilly plunge back in 1920, but they were doing so at the behest (and in the company of) Peter Pantages.…
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Children design the perfect swimming teacher
Children at Dursley swimming pool got the chance to design their ideal swimming teacher over the festive season. Young swimmers entered the competition to win free family swim sessions. Councillor Chris Brine, Chair of Stroud District Council’s Community Services Committee, said: “We were delighted with the huge number of entries we had and will be…
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Despite injuries, Erin McNulty aims for Olympic tryouts
Erin McNulty has been swimming six days a week since she moved to Humboldt County when she was 11. In high school, McNulty was the fastest swimmer at the Humboldt Swim Club. Now age 20, she swims the fastest 100-yard butterfly on the Division I collegiate swim team at University of Hawaii — without being…
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Michael Phelps and a step-by-step guide to handling a DUI arrest
What does the average John Doe have in common with 18-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps? From a legal standpoint, the answer might be more than you’d expect—they’re both: a.) human, and hence predisposed to momentary lapses in judgment; b.) subject to the same laws and equal treatment before the justice system; and c.)…
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