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Month: September 2015

  • Too Hot Outside? Give Underwater Archery a Try

    Too Hot Outside? Give Underwater Archery a Try

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    Spearguns operate on the same principles as hunting bows, so why shouldn’t you be able to use a Bowtech underwater? That’s exactly what the folks at Eastmans’ Hunting Journals decided to test in in their recent video. See outdoorhub

  • Riede and Fritz win 2015, ehm, Splash Diving World Champs

    Riede and Fritz win 2015, ehm, Splash Diving World Champs

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    Whereas in diving, contestants are judged upon their ability to land as smoothly as possible in the water, in splash diving points are awarded for the size of the splash that is created on impact. But leading competitors say that it doesn’t hurt as much as it looks. “The pain is minimal,” said newly-crowned world…

  • Mastiff swimming lessons

    Mastiff swimming lessons

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    Sailor goes for a dip to get cooled off on a hot summer day in Tucson. https://youtu.be/t8loH7zKuYo She does much better in lesson 2. https://youtu.be/rq4tHGRl6hg

  • Texas teen dies from brain-eating amoeba he got swimming in lake

    Texas teen dies from brain-eating amoeba he got swimming in lake

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    A Texas 14-year-old who contracted a rare brain-eating disease after swimming in a lake about 70 miles north of Houston has died, according to his family and local media. Michael Riley Jr., a junior Olympian and honor student, seemed to have contracted the disease after he went swimming Aug. 13 with his track team, his…

  • HRM Swim/HRM Tri: Unify Your Training with Garmin

    HRM Swim/HRM Tri: Unify Your Training with Garmin

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    Train and compete with more heart than ever before with HRM Swim and HRM Tri, heart rate monitors designed to track underwater. Enhance your triathlon experience by pairing HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim with Forerunner 920XT for a much more unified approach to training and racing. The non-slip HRM-Swim is perfect for pool swimming with wall push-offs.…

  • Surf Survival Course

    Surf Survival Course

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    Nearly every surfer has experienced the sensation: pinned to the ocean bottom, trying to swim for the surface, desperate for a few quick gasps of air to avoid what might happen if they don’t. It’s a scary moment and therefore, a tough time to stay composed — even the pros say so. According to Kurt…

  • Retired judge who helped set swim record at 85 makes ‘best law decisions’ in the pool

    Retired judge who helped set swim record at 85 makes ‘best law decisions’ in the pool

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    In 1968, when he was appointed to the Pinellas-Pasco circuit court bench, Beach was in his late 30s, smoking three packs a day, and couldn’t go up a flight of stairs without breathing hard. He quit cold turkey and went back to the sport he had enjoyed in high school, swimming. That led to his…

  • Thousands raised for charity by well-wishers after triathlete dies in first race

    Thousands raised for charity by well-wishers after triathlete dies in first race

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    Paul Gallihawk, 34, disappeared during the 750-metre open water swim at the start of a triathlon at Leybourne Lakes in Maidstone, Kent, on Saturday. His body was found in the lake yesterday by search teams. The advertising consultant had set up a Just Giving fundraising page to raise money for Kings College Hospital in South…

  • Swimming kittens rescued by fisherman from Alabama river

    Swimming kittens rescued by fisherman from Alabama river

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    An Alabama video has gone viral after two fisherman encountered a couple of unexpected guests swimming towards their boat on Saturday. Jason Frost and Brandon Key were enjoying a normal day of fishing on the Warrior River when two kittens swam up to their boat. Frost and Key pulled the kittens out of the water…