Year: 2019
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Record For Longest Dance Underwater Holding Breath
An artist and freediver duo have completed a world record feat by performing an incredible dance underwater without oxygen – for more than THREE MINUTES. Marina Kazankova and Dmitrij Malasenko broke the Guinness wold record by putting on an eclectic performance which included a sword fight and flamenco-inspired moves. The artists pirouetted for 3 minutes…
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The 30th annual CUC Sea Swim
Cayman’s athletes completed one last holdover from 2018 on Saturday: the 30th annual CUC Sea Swim. The 800-meter race, originally set for Oct. 6, and then for Dec. 1, had been rescheduled due to weather conditions. On Saturday, however, swimmers encountered pristine waters and clear skies at Seven Mile’s Governors Beach. Overall winner Alex Dakers,…
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How Migrants Learn to Love the Sea They Once Feared
In Messina, a seaside town in Sicily, Italy, water is a constant companion and a way of life. But for the thousands of migrants who arrive from Africa and the Middle East by boat, the sea is a perilous means to an end and a villain who has taken lives right before their eyes. To…
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Valparaiso High School swimmer rebounds from acute heart failure
Josh Juhl, a senior and a swimmer at Valparaiso High School, suffered from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, in 2017. The students plans to attend Indiana University in the fall, and wants to pursue a career as a cardiologist.
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Probe of IOC’s Takeda hangs over Tokyo Olympics
A month ago, Tsunekazu Takeda was warmly applauded by 1,400 Olympic dignitaries as he spoke alongside International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Tokyo. A month later, the powerful IOC member and head of the Japanese Olympic Committee is fighting a corruption investigation, suspected by French investigators of authorizing the payment of bribes to help…
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Snow Swim in Switzerland: January Lake Zurich Swim with Jeff Grant | Hillseeker
Join me as I give in the irresistible urge to swim in the snow! This is Episode 3 of my Vlog: Adventures with Jeff Grant. In today’s episode, I swim on a snowy day in January in the Zürisee (Lake Zurich), in the village where I live near Zurich. The water temp is 6C /43F,…
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This Man Spends His Life Diving in Sewage — and Loves It | Op-Docs
This week’s Op-Doc is “The Diver,†by Esteban Arrangoiz. Part four in “A Moment in Mexico,†our special six-part series of Op-Docs by Mexican directors, “The Diver†profiles a man who has found long lasting contentment in a dirty job: diving into the sewers and water treatment plants of Mexico City to clear blockages and…
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Katie Taylor – UNI junior swimmer
Junior swimmer Katie Taylor has earned the MVC swimmer of the week honor twice this season. Since she was a freshman, Katie has been winning races and breaking records. Brad Wells looks at what brought her to UNI.