Year: 2016
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Object of Intrigue: London’s Life-Saving, Publicly Accessible Enema Kits
If you were unfortunate enough to drown in London during the mid- to late 18th century, further indignities likely awaited you. A member of the public may have attempted to revive you by furiously pumping tobacco smoke into your rectum. The tobacco smoke enema was one of the resuscitation techniques recommended by London’s Society for the Recovery…
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Hackers leak fifth batch of stolen WADA data
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that, again today, the cyber hacker Group “Fancy Bear†released a batch of confidential athlete data on their website, which they illegally obtained from a Rio 2016 Olympic Games account of WADA’s Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS). This time, the group released data concerning 41 athletes from 13…
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Highlights – FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 #1 Paris
Watch some of the best moments from the first event of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 in Paris-Chartes (France).
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Olympics Terror Plot: 8 Charged For ISIS-Linked Plan To Attack Rio Games, Athletes
Eight Brazilians suspected of plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack at the Rio Olympics were handed terrorism charges by a Brazil judge on Friday, according to Reuters. The group has been called “amateurs†by Brazilian officials but it’s believed their plans could have greatly disrupted the first Games ever held in South America. Brazilian officials, acting…
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LEN European Short Course Championship 2017 reveals official logo
The logo for LEN European Short Course Championship 2017, to be held next year on the 13 to 17 December in Royal Arena in Copenhagen is now revealed. With the revealing of the logo an important part of the puzzle, when it comes to the visual expression for next year’s European Championship in Denmark, has…
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Behind the scenes of Rio 2016 with Kirsty Coventry
Flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony and competing for Zimbabwe in the pool, five time Olympian Kirsty Coventry shares her Rio diary.
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Mom Warns Other About Dangers of Swimming In Quarries After Son Died
Thousands of quarries exist across the country but some can be disastrous. Jonathan Baksh, 19, jumped into Martin’s Creek quarry in Pennsylvania in 2015, but he never made it back to land after suffering a cramp in the water. His mom was stunned when she found out her son was the second young man to…
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Lochte Wanted To Quit After DWTS Protest
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has admits there was a brief period following his drama-filled “Dancing with the Stars” debut last week when he considered hanging up his ballroom shoes. Lochte said “Right after the show I wanted to quit because it hurt so bad. And having my mom in hysterics, crying — watching her go…