Month: September 2019
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Training for Paralympic glory with Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson | The Pool
Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson may be half as tall as many people but he doesn’t do things by halves. The 30-year-old swimmer from Cairns works hard, plays hard and flogs himself in the pool as he vies for a Paralympic medal. He has a rare form of dwarfism called diastrophic dysplasia and gets around on a…
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Bear chases B.C. man into lake, tries to swim after him
A man survived a terrifying bear attack by swimming to safety across a lake, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service. Sgt. Steve Ackles says it happened Wednesday at the Ferguson Lake Nature Reserve on the northeastern edge of Prince George. The bear chased the man into the reedy, shallow waters of the lake and…
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FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2019 | Solman (AUS) and Cunha (BRA) lead first Chinese Taipei Marathon Swim Series
This morning, Saturday September 7, in Nantou (TPE), Australia’s Nicholas Sloman and Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha dominated the 10km men and women’s races of the penultimate leg of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series. Veteran and current 5km and 25km World Champion Cunha won her third title this season, after triumphing in Doha (QAT) and…
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Support World Swim Day
October 26, 2019 is World Swim Day! An international holiday that empowers people around the world to be active in the water and promote water safety. On World Swim Day we’ll have 6 workouts for you to choose from ranging from 100 meters to 10,000 meters. Registration for World Swim Day is FREE! You can…
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Hannah Kim honored as All-Star Athlete
Hannah Kim is on the swimming team at Nease High School. Hannah is a member of the National Honor Society, the National Association of High School Scholars, the Interact Club, the Nease Choir and Link Crew. She volunteers at Camp I Am Special, is a water safety instructor and a certified lifeguard. Hannah currently has…
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California dive boat owner quickly asks judge to limit payouts to victims’ families
The law, the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, has been used routinely by ship operators, including the owner of the Titanic. In recent years, it has been invoked by the owners in the Deep Water Horizon oil rig disaster, the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship in 2015 and duck boat deaths such as the…
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Michael Read MBE ‘The King of Channel’ Interview
Michael Read MBE is a legendary British marathon swimmer who has swam The Channel 33 times! He completed over 130 marathon swims around the world and was awarded the MBE from the Queen.
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To the Women of South Africa, I’m sorry | Calvyn Justus Vlogs
Dedicated to Uyinene Mrwetyana and the thousands of other victims. https://youtu.be/aRItTKkJ4vQ