Month: January 2016
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Singapore national swimmer Roanne Ho survives brush with death
Roanne Ho’s hopes of qualifying for August’s Olympics may have suffered a blow, but the swimmer is just happy to be alive after surviving a life-threatening condition. On Wednesday, the SEA Games 50m breaststroke champion went to Bukit Batok Polyclinic to seek treatment for what she thought was “a very bad cough”. But an X-ray…
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Raleigh Skyhouse apartment residents swim in rooftop pool during winter storm
Skyhouse residents have an “adult snow day” in the rooftop heated pool 23 stories above downtown Raleigh’s icy streets Friday, January 22, 2016 in Raleigh, N.C. See The News & Observer
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 14, Summary
Serbia completes hattrick in front of 18,000 fans Serbia captured its third straight European title and won its 6th gold in the last eight editions of the European Championships. In front of approximately 18,000 fans – the highest turnout ever at a water polo match in modern times – the hosts managed to overcome the…
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Pregnant women warned not to travel to the Rio Olympics
Pregnant women are being warned not to travel to the Olympics in Brazil after a virus causing thousands of babies to be born with unusually small heads swept through the region. Researchers have linked the rise in Microcephaly, a neurological disorder in which infants are born with smaller craniums and brains, to the Zika virus,…
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 13, Summary
Hungary won after 15 years, heading to Rio Hungary returned to the European throne after winning an outstanding battle over the Netherlands (9-7) in the good old way: two centre-goals decided the match in the last period after 7-7. This was the first title for the Magyar women since 2001 while the Dutch lost their…
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Diving Deep On a Single Breath
Imagine holding your breath as you fall endlessly deeper into the sea. For some, it sounds like a nightmare, but for others it’s heaven on earth. Take the plunge through layers of salty sea and light with freediving master Aharon Solomons.
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 12, Summary
Montenegro goes to Rio, Hungary and Holland play for it in women’s final Montenegro beat Hungary in the fight of the fortnight in the men’s second semi-final and qualified for the Olympics – as well as set up a mouth-watering end to the event as they will meet arch-rival Serbia on Saturday. The Magyars had…
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 11, Summary
Serbia storms into the final, same four reach the semis among the women Serbia was overwhelming once more while beating Greece easily in the first semi-final of the men’s tournament. They made the final for the 6th time in the last seven editions since 2001. Among the women the same teams advanced to the top…
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In Russia, Epiphany Comes With A Shockingly Cold Swim
Tuesday was an important holiday in the Russian Orthodox Church: Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. Russian believers mark the event by re-enacting that baptism in ponds and rivers, and since Russia is far north of the Jordan, that means plunging into freezing water through holes cut in the ice.…