Year: 2017
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At Sea – The story of one man’s relationship with the open water
Based on a spoken word poem written by Ayo Akinwolere, At Sea is the story of one man’s relationship with the open water.
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World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall reveals Olympics swimming aspirations
Back in 2003, Hall was lining up at swimming meets alongside Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington as part of British Swimming’s world-class potential programme. At 11, he was ranked No1 in all freestyle distances, 50m through to 1500m and before long his ever-increasing medal tally caught the eye of tough-talking Australian Bill Sweetenham, who coached Britain…
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‘We’re being forced out of the river – by swimmer’s itch’
Swimmers are being forced out of the River Cam after being “attacked†by parasitic mites that have spread rapidly in the water due to the warm weather. The parasitic duck mite appears in the River Cam at this time of year and can cause a condition known as ‘swimmer’s itch’ (or cercarial dermatitis). Newnham resident…
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Parasites in Pools Are on the Rise
Sometimes the evening news reveals something that causes you to worry about that which you never worried before. Such may have been the case when news emerged recently of a huge uptick in the number of diarrhea outbreaks after people went swimming in a public pool and inadvertently swallowed the water. But that was just…
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Tokyo Olympics cost twice the initial estimate: Why?
Taxpayers beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to nearly twice the initial estimate, even after a major cost-cutting effort. A major reason is that cities exclude large amounts of associated costs when they submit a bid…
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Elephants enjoy a swim in their very own pool
Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo is one of the park’s most popular attractions and one of the only a handful of pools around the world which allow visitors to observe elephants underwater as they swim
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How to spot signs of drowning in children this summer
Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental deaths in children. Mario Vittone, a former U.S. Coast Guard officer, water safety expert and author of the Slate article “Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning,” joins CBSN to discuss how to spot someone who is drowning, and the supervision required to keep children safe in the water.
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Olympic champion Michael Phelps joins WSOP Tag Team event
Michael Phelps already has 23 Olympic gold medals. Now, the most decorated swimmer of all time is hoping to add a gold bracelet to his trophy case. Phelps was at the Rio Convention Center on Wednesday, joining forces with professional poker players Antonio Esfandiari, Jeff Gross and Brian Rast to play in the World Series…