Month: June 2016
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Swimmer rescued in Thames River after hours in water
It was at Mitchell College beach that the swimmer went into the water Wednesday night.
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Research highlights unexpected hazards of swimming pools
What you don’t know about a swimming pool might hurt you.
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The Young Turks: Stanford Silenced Women Who Warned About Brock Turner
Stanford’s Women’s Swim Team, had their suspicions about Brock Turner. The former Stanford swimmer, and convicted rapist, made suggestive comments to members of the women’s team. Ana Kasparian, Grace Baldridge, and Hasan Piker, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
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What it Feels Like to Swim the Entire Mississippi River
To raise awareness and honor families that have lost a loved one in service to our country, former Navy SEAL Chris Ring decided to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. It took him 181 days to swim all 2,320 miles of the river, and in doing so he became the first American to…
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Efimova calls for investigation into Salt Lake City doping laboratory after selection for Russian Rio 2016 team
Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova has called for an investigation into the Salt Lake City doping laboratory after she failed a drugs test for meldonium. It comes as the 24-year-old has been named in the Russian team for August’s Olympic Games despite an anti-doping hearing by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) having not yet delivered a…
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Iraqi refugee who raped 10-year-old boy at swimming pool in Austria jailed for six years
An Iraqi refugee who raped a 10-year-old boy at a swimming pool in Austria has been jailed for a minimum of six years. The 20-year-old man, who has not been named, had admitted rape and the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor at a court in Vienna. His attack in December last year sparked a backlash against…
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The Privileged Swimmer
This Toistories by Toi the Poetic Beauty video highlights the vicious rape of an unconscious woman, by Stanford College Swimmer, Brock Turner, where the judge felt that SIX MONTHS was more than enough time in jail for the privileged athlete. I call this, “The Privileged Swimmer”.
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Cougar spotted swimming in Lake Whatcom near Bellingham
It is a sight few have seen. So Jordan Kirbyson did what any 21st-century man would. He whipped out the camera gear he happened to have with him and started recording. “We see this object in the water,” said Kirbyson. “So I stand up and say, ‘Hey, there’s something in the water.’ Yeah, I thought…
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GoPro: Fun on the River With Dad
Kayaker Nick Troutman shares a day of adventures with his son Tucker as they have a memorable day fishing and kayaking on the Ottawa River in Ontario.