Year: 2016
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From Wheelchair to Podium – Winning the Gold
In 2008 an epidural shot went wrong and left 18 year old swimmer Mallory Weggemann paralyzed from the waist down. Despite thinking she was never going to swim again, Mallory began her journey, not just to the pool, but to winning the Paralympic gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle. https://youtu.be/KCpxP8absKc
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Day 5 Finals – 2016 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships
Live from SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre.
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Fishermen in Western Isles boat tragedy ‘tried to swim’
Finlay Macleod of the Fishermen’s Mission said all four reported missing had made it to their life raft. But two of them tried to swim for the shore, which was in sight. One of the four was found safe, while another is still missing. Two of the four men on the raft were later found…
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Cate Campbell sustains wrist injury at Rio Olympic swimming trials after taking ‘an aggressive nap’
Commonwealth record holder Cate Campbell may require a painkilling injection in her right wrist to swim in Tuesday’s 100m freestyle Olympic trial final — all because she slept the wrong way. Campbell, who injured the wrist when she took what she described as an “aggressive nap†last week, revealed after her heat swim this that…
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The Interstellar Tunnel
Sweetings Cay is a world of magical caves and uncharted territory. Although I have visited the place for years, in 2015 a small hint sparked my obsession with its history and potential. In this video a brief glimpse over my solitary quest and exploration, some of the results. Since then more work and more tunnels…
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Olympian Franklin promotes swim lessons in Arizona
Swimming champion Missy Franklin will compete in metro Phoenix next week as part of her preparation to make a second Olympic team. She made a pre-meet appearance Friday to champion a greater cause, water safety, in her new role as a USA Swimming Foundation ambassador. Franklin, a five-time 2012 London Olympic medalist, did a hands-on swim lesson with a…