Month: September 2015
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Late night swim turns tragic in north Columbus
A late night swim in an apartment complex pond turned tragic along Belcher Drive.
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1946 Yale Vs. Cuba Swim Meet at the Palacio de Desportivo in Havana
In June of 1946, Yale University’s legendary coach, Bob Kiphuth, was invited to take a team of swimmers to Havana Cuba for a five day series of swimming exhibitions and dual meet between his Yale University team and the Cuban National Team. Accompanying Kiphuth was 15 year old superstar Jimmy McLane, a student at Andover…
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Incredible drone footage captures two huge whales swimming alongside paddle boarder
A drone camera has captured stunning footage of two huge whales as they swam alongside a paddle boarder in the crystal-clear ocean. Jaimen Hudson wasted no time in heading down to the beach with his drone after realising the magnificent creatures had been spotted off shore, close to his house in Esperance, Western Australia. Upon…
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Sunken GoPro camera surfaces year later with a story
When Kyle Puelston felt the GoPro camera slip off the top of his head, his heart sank as deep as the Temperance River bottom. Which is also where his head-strap and GoPro were headed. “It’s gone forever,” he thought. “I’ll never see it again.” After a year underwater, his GoPro proved him wrong. See KARE11
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2015 – Beijing Live Streaming & Results
The fourth leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015- in Beijing (CHN) – on September 29-30 will be streamed live and free of charge on FINAtv. September 29, 2015 Finals: 19:30 (GMT+8) September 30, 2015 Finals: 19:30 (GMT+8) See start lists and results here on omegatiming.com More details about the competition can be found at: http://bit.ly/1VlhoJs Photo by See-ming Lee æŽæ€æ˜Ž SML
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Young Muslim swimmer aims for the Olympics
At age 15, swimmer Majester Abdul-Jilal of Charleston, W.Va., has big aims. He recently took first place in the YMCA nationals in the 200-meter breast stroke, swimming against 18-year-olds headed to Division 1 schools. And some of his best times have come when he has had to meet the needs of his Muslim faith, fasting…
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Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones’s dive into depression
Leisel Jones thought she had it all after snaring gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What followed was an unexpected bout of depression – leading to her darkest moment of all. […] I lie in bed at night wondering what’s wrong with me. You’ve done it, I tell myself. You’ve won the gold! Achieved your…
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Olympian Missy Franklin returns to pool where she learned how to swim
At the Greenwood Athletic Club, Olympic champion Missy Franklin is sitting right next to the same pool she learned to swim in as a child. “This is the pool where I first learned how to swim,” said Franklin. A few years have passed since then and in those years Missy has swam a long way.…
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Winning is self-defined | Janet Evans | TEDxOrangeCoast
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Janet shares with brio, emotion, and great storytelling how as a top female Olympic winner she discovered the true meaning of winning. More than an outside validation, winning is self defined. Janet says: The only way we will become the…