Month: October 2015
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These Astronauts Designed Experiments for Space by Swimming Underwater
December 18, 1975: This is no casual swim: astronauts Carolyn Griner, Ann Whitaker, and Mary-Helen Johnston train in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator to help design new experiments to conduct in the challenging environment of space. Unlike many early space agency programs composed of all-women teams, the program had nothing to do with testing the suitability…
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High divers flying over Kazan during the last World Championships
After chasing for so long the gold medal, Gary Hunt (GBR) finally got the world title in Kazan (RUS), winning the men’s High Diving competition, with a total of 629.30 points. The British star (31 years old) had been second in both the 2013 Worlds in Barcelona (ESP) and last year, also at the Kazanka…
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Swimmers hit out at ‘disappointing’ London Aquatics Centre price rises
Costs were raised across the board last month as part of an annual pricing review with an off-peak casual swim now costing £4.95 for an adult – a rise of £1.45. A group exercise session, which includes pilates, yoga or water workouts, has risen by £5 to £12 a session for those paying as they…
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Interview with Cameron McEvoy, Team Speedo athlete
Aussie swimmer Cam McEvoy is the fifth fastest 100m freestyle swimmer in history. We meet the Commonwealth Games gold medallist away from the pool to chat sports, cartoons and lifesaving on the Gold Coast, in this Team Speedo video Q&A.
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Le Clos: I’m not afraid of Phelps
“It’s like a heavyweight title fight”, that’s how defending Olympic 200 metre butterfly champion Chad Le Clos has described his showdown with Michael Phelps in Rio next year. The South African pipped Phelps to gold in London by 0.05 seconds, but Phelps has recorded the fastest time of 2015, so how does he feel about…
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Meet the girl who dives with great white sharks
A quick internet search for ‘girl dives with sharks’ will throw up the name Ocean Ramsey. This will surely contain videos of her swimming alongside great white sharks, as well as images showing her close interactions with marine life. But there’s more to this girl than that – a life spent in the ocean has led…
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Man Discovered He Had Cancer Thanks To A Shark Collision
Eugene Finney went to the hospital after bumping into a shark off the coast of Huntington Beach, California. His doctors discovered he had a tumor.
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Copenhagen to host 2017 SC Europeans
Four years after a highly successful short course swimming Europeans in Herning, the year-ending continental showcase will revisit Denmark. This time the capital will host the event, according to the LEN Bureau’s decision: Copenhagen’s presentation convinced the members that another great success was in sight, thanks to the efforts of the Danish Swimming Federation and…
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