Author: rokur
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Diver captures 360VR encounter with a great white shark
Keith Ellenbogen and his colleagues aboard a Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary boat had seen a fin on the morning of Aug. 17, about 6 miles north of Provincetown. The slow movement of the fin, and the giant circle it made in the flat water, led the group to decide it must be a basking…
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This Is the Engineering You’d Need to Cross the Pacific Ocean | The Swim
The secrets to converting a twenty-meter racing yacht into a vessel seaworthy of a historic voyage? Reverse osmosis and fiberglass batteries, of course.
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Decapitated wolf head left in public swimming pool in Spain amid row over sheep killings
Police in northern Spain launched an investigation after a dead wolf’s head and tail were left in a public swimming pool in a protest by farmers over attacks by wolves on their livestock. The Guardia Civil’s wildlife protection unit is trying to find out who dumped the grisly remains at an open-air pool in the village of…
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Long Swim: Lewis Pugh completes 560km challenge
Lewis Pugh is swimming the length of the Channel – around 330 miles (530km) – from Cornwall to Dover, to raise awareness of the world’s oceans.
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Russian swimmer Efimova might continue to compete in 2024 Olympics
Five-time world swimming champion Yuliya Yefimova may make a decision concerning her professional career in a spontaneous manner, and she may stay to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games, she said in an interview with TASS. “I will definitely be swimming a year after Tokyo [the 2020 Olympics – TASS], we will see. Maybe I’ll…
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Cameron van der Burgh opens up about money (totally sounds like a stock broker!)
Each week The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews a famous person about her or his attitude to money (hopes and fears, successes and failures, etc.) as part of his weekly “Make Money Mondays, Personal Edition†feature. This week he interviewed Olympic gold medallist swimmer and world record holder Cameron van der Burgh. Listen to 7Q2
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Michael Phelps helps debut ‘crystal lagoon’ in Humble
No need for people in this Humble community to plan a weeklong beach trip. White sand, palm trees, and crystal clear water are just down the street. The man-made feature holds 5 million gallons of water, “This is the first crystal lagoon in Texas,” Said Uri Man, a consultant for the project. It took about…
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USA Swimming Partners With Leading Mindfulness App Headspace to Provide Training and Resources to Athletes
USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, and Headspace, the world’s leading meditation and mindfulness app, are partnering to bring meditation to all USA Swimming National Team athletes and coaching staff by providing access to Headspace’s popular app. National team swimmers were first introduced to Headspace while…
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Beach Patrol keeps Clearwater swimmers safe
Seven days a week, the Clearwater Beach Patrol scans the Gulf Coast waters for swimmers in trouble. Perched on six lifeguard towers along Clearwater Beach, the Beach Patrol staff’s daily duties range from rescuing bathers in distress to CPR and first aid for beachgoers. SkyFOX Drone pilot John Wright and chief photographer Rick Hardman joined…