Month: August 2019
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Life: Wind Blows Pool Float Woman Is About To Jump Onto, Causing Bellyflop
This is a short video of life in a nutshell starring a woman somewhere tropical trying to jump onto a pool float but the wind catching it right as she’s jumping, causing her to bellyflop. Via Geekologie
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Wellington lifeguards save 20-month-old seizure victim at pool
Four area lifeguards are being called heroes for their intuition and expertise during an emergency at Wellington Aquatics Complex that had nothing to do with the water. Twice a week you’ll see Christina Martinez supporting her two sons, both members of the dive team. â€It builds their confidence and it teaches them about competition,†said…
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Henleaze Lake: Nude swimming, high diving and romance remembered
The history of a wild swimming club, hidden in the heart of Bristol’s suburbia, has been published to mark its 100th year. Henleaze Swimming Club was set up in a flooded quarry in 1919 following a spate of drownings the year before. Alumni include actor David Prowse who played Darth Vader in Star Wars. “It’s…
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Water Polo: Italy and the United States at the Top of Their Game on the Road to Tokyo 2020
Less than a year away from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Italy are in pole position. By defeating Spain 10-5 in the finals of the Gwangju World Championships, the water polo team led by coach Alessandro Campagna regained a title that has eluded them since 2011. “It was a perfect final and a perfect day,”…
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SWC Recap | Singapore #SWC19 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019
Enjoy the highlights from the third leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore. Don’t miss the rest of the upcoming events: 04.10. – 06.10.2019 #4 Budapest (HUN) 11.10. – 13.10.2019 #5 Berlin (GER) 01.11. – 03.11.2019 #6 Kazan (RUS) 07.11. – 09.11.2019 #7 Doha (QAT)
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 | Day 3 Singapore #SWC19
In the women’s 200m medley final on day 3 of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore, the four-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu was victorious in a slower time (2:08.63) than her World Cup record-setting prelims. Zsuzsanna Jakabos placed second in 2:13.64, and Vitalina Simonova of Russia placed third,…
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‘Daddy went swimming’: Girl, 3, found alone on boat on Lake Granbury
A 32-year-old father who went missing Thursday at Granbury Lake has been found dead, officials said. Rescue crews recovered his body where he was last seen by his 3-year-old daughter in their boat. The girl was found sleeping alone inside the boat Friday morning, officials said. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said the 32-year-old father…
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Missing swimmer hoax: Man wanted in two states after three-day South Coast search
The report of a missing swimmer on the South Coast, which sparked a three-day search costing almost $1 million, has turned out to be a hoax. Police were alerted to a report of a missing man at Gillards Beach near Tathra about 5.30pm Wednesday. The “missing” swimmer was reported by a 42-year-old Victorian man, who…