Month: August 2016
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What countries pay for Olympic gold medals
Check out this video to see what countries are promising the biggest payouts (among other incentives) for gold medals won in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Olympic Swimmer Talks About Her Period
After a race, she told a reporter she didn’t think she swam her best because she felt weak and tired after starting her period.
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Michael Phelps on Olympic Swimming Career | Rio Olympics 2016
The American swimmer Michael Phelps, who has become the most decorated Olympian of all time, said Monday that he is happy and pleased after Rio, as he heads into retirement.
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Is Swimming With These Endangered Whale Sharks Helping or Hurting Them?
Whale shark swimming tours are a popular tourist draw in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. These tours are promoted as a way to boost the local economy and the conservation of this endangered species, but sometimes the tour operators and tourists don’t follow the rules further risking the well-being of the sharks.
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Martin Strel, Marathon Swimmer | HUMAN Limits
Meet the man who swims the world’s longest rivers with crocodiles and piranhas.
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Rio 2016: Police arrest EOC president Patrick Hickey
Irish IOC official Patrick Hickey was reportedly rushed to a hospital after Brazilian police arrested him in connection with illegal sales of Olympic tickets. Diane Hodges reports. https://youtu.be/4ZqVqu-LuEE
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Australian swimming medallists react to rollercoaster week
All the individual medallists of the Australian swim team spoke to the media about how they were able to handle the pressure of an olympic games. Kyle Chalmers, Emma McKeon, Mack Horton, Maddie Groves, Mitch Larkin and coach Jacco Verhaeren.
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Dødsing, the Sport of Death Diving
It’s not a bellyflop competition, it’s called dødsing which kinda translates do “deathing”. The idea is that you spread out as you would for a bellyflop, but tuck into a sort of folded-in-half-dive right before hitting the water. The contestants are scored based on style and how long they wait before tucking in. I’m pretty…