Month: March 2017
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This Is What Really Killed The Famous Swimming Pigs
The Bahamas are famous for sun, sand—and swimming pigs. Seven of the feral animals, which are popular as a tourist attraction, have been found dead on Big Major Cay, one of the islands, according to the Bahamas Humane Society. The death toll may be up to 10, which leaves eight or nine of the famous…
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Young migrants learn to swim in Sicily | DW News
“Canottieri Ortigia” sports club in Syracuse has started a cycle of free swimming lessons for young migrants. The course is open to unaccompanied minors who arrived in Sicily on board barges, after crossing the Mediterranean. https://youtu.be/eq83q89DGuI
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The ‘craziest’ thing Michael Phelps did to become the greatest swimmer of all time
People love to have debates about who’s the greatest of all time in any given sport; maybe it’s because you don’t even have to be an expert to get in on them. All you need to know is the yardstick for success. Serena Williams or Steffi Graf? Tom Brady or Joe Montana? That’s what makes…
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Successful first 2017 FINA/NVC Diving World Series leg in Beijing as BMW becomes Official Presenting Sponsor
Beijing, host of the inaugural leg of the 2017 FINA/NVC Diving World Series, landed a two-meet deal sponsorship agreement for the first time with car and vehicle manufacturer giant BMW Brilliant Automotive Ltd. BMW has supported the first meet from March 3-5 and will be back next year in the Chinese capital for the same…
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Freediving in Bali
Wrecks, manta rays, beautiful reefs – I had a lot of fun getting to know some of the dive spots around Bali and Nusa Penida. This video was shot and edited by Luca Vaime and Mike Veitch at Underwater Tribe.
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Just keep swimming – through the pee, plasters and human hair
Look. If you are of a delicate disposition, best not take up swimming. Don’t venture down to your local pool, strip off your clothes, wade through a slightly wet and dirty changing room and immerse yourself into what is, effectively, a communal bath full of the hoi polloi and all their bodily fluids. Just don’t…
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Why Swimming Is So Good For You
Every type of exercise has its selling points. But swimming is unlike any other aerobic workout in a few important ways. First, the fact that you’re submerged in water means your bones and muscles are somewhat unshackled from the constraints of gravity, says Hirofumi Tanaka, a professor of kinesiology and director of the Cardiovascular Aging…
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Swimmers could be surrounded by 50 gallons of urine, study finds
Swimmers in an Olympic-sized pool could be surrounded by up to 50 gallons of urine, a new study has revealed. Scientists used an artificial sweetener found in urine to measure how much pee is in swimming pool water. They discovered the sweetener acesulfame potassium (ACE), is consistently present in urine, making it easy to monitor…