Author: rokur
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Del Mar Shark Incident | Scientists Use Water Samples and Victim’s Wetsuit to Test for Shark Dna
A 46-year-old swimmer was bitten in the torso, left arm and hand. He is expected to survive. He was swimming with the North County Ocean Swimmers at the time of the incident. “He was shouting, ‘I’ve been bitten by a shark!’ We could see blood in the water, he said he had been bitten on…
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Registration to Open Soon for the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim | UpNorthLive
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. And starting next week, you can register for a month-long memorial swim from Lake Superior to Detroit. See UpNorthLive
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Evanston Beaches Shut Down When It Was Believed a Swimmer Went Missing | FOX 32 Chicago
A search for a missing swimmer at an Evanston beach was called off on Monday after police said it is “unlikely” anyone disappeared in Lake Michigan.
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Swimmer Suffers Significant Shark Bites in First Attack of the Season | TODAY
Early Sunday morning near San Diego, a 46-year-old swimmer suffered “significant” but non-life-threatening shark bites to his torso, left arm, and hand. The attack prompted closure signs on beaches within a mile of the incident. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.
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Tasmania’s First Dark Mofo Nude Swim Attracted 300, This Month There’ll Be 2,000 | ABC Australia
In Tasmania on June 22, 2013, the Dark Mofo winter festival nude swim attracted around 300 participants and was expected to become an annual winter tradition. The event was held at Long Beach in Sandy Bay in temperatures of about two degrees celsius, followed by a more modest ‘prude swim’ featuring swimmers in bathing costumes.…
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Del Mar Closes Beaches for Swimming and Surfing After Shark Attack | CBS 8 San Diego
The shark bit the man’s torso, left arm and hand Sunday morning roughly 100 yards offshore.
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City of Edinburg Offering Swim Lessons for Children and Adults | KRGV
Summer is almost here and lots of kids are already out for summer break, with many hitting the pool to cool off, but it’s important to do it safely. Edinburg Aquatics Supervisor Nick Villarreal speaks with Channel 5 News’ Dina Herrera Garza on why it’s important to know how to swim. The city of Edinburg…
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The Secret to Mollie O’Callaghan’s Stunning World Record 200M Freestyle Swim (Watch) | The Australian
For O’Callaghan, it was the culmination of a spectacular rise since qualifying as the youngest member of the Tokyo Olympic team. And all eyes will be on her to do it again on the sport’s biggest stage. There’s no question she has the potential to win gold in Paris. The key to her success that…
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The College Swimmer Behind the NCAA’s $2.7 Billion Lawsuit | House vs NCAA | Kyle Millis
Former college swimmer, Grant House, talks about his lawsuit, House vs NCAA, that recently was settled in court with a $2.7 Billion settlement from the NCAA that will change NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) for College Athletes forever. As a member of the Arizona State Swim team & representing Team USA on multiple occasions, Grant’s…