Author: rokur
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SI swimsuit model Irina Shayk swims with pigs in the Bahamas
Last week, Irina Shayk, girlfriend of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model swam with pigs in the Bahamas. Real pigs, that is. See for instance Page Six She filmed other people swimming with them too Photo by cdorobek
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Zambian Swimmers Aim for Gold at Uganda Swimming Gala
See Muvi TV Zambian Swimmers Have High Hopes Of recording successes at this week’s Confederation of Aquatic Nations Association CANA Zone three and four swimming gala to be held in Uganda from April 24th to 27th 2014. Swimming sensation, Tilka Paljk, says she is aiming for gold to better her 2013 record in which she…
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Girl, 10, slipped from tube in Saguaro Lake, couldn’t swim
See CBS 5 The body of a 10-year-old girl who had spent part of Easter rafting with her cousins was pulled from Saguaro Lake on Sunday afternoon. The girl and two cousins, ages 12 and 16 years old, were on an inner tube about 1:30 p.m. when the 10-year-old lost her grip on a handle and the…
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New Richmond swim coach dies in lawnmower accident
Read WCPO Cincinatti and see WLWT A beloved swim coach with the New Richmond Exempted Village School District died Friday in a mowing accident at his Clermont County home. Authorities said 63-year-old Joe Middeler was using a riding mower on his lawn in the 1800 block of US 52 in Moscow at about 6:30 p.m. when it rolled…
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Grant Hackett and Stephanie Rice share growing bond
Gossip here on Mail Online Troubled Australian swimmer Grant Hackett has found a friend in Stephanie Rice. The former Olympian, who recently attended rehab in the US for sleeping pill addiction, is said to have grown close to the recently retired fellow swimmer. A report in Woman’s Day this week claims it’s common knowledge inside swimming circles that…
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Ex-Spartan Todd Anderson proposes to Katie Hoff before her first pitch at Rays game
She said yes, see Detroit Free Press American swimmer Katie Hoff, a two-time Olympian who won two bronze medals and a silver at the 2008 Games in Beijing, threw out the first pitch before the Tampa Bay Rays closed a series with the Yankees at Tropicana Field today. Waiting for her at home plate was…
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Behold surfers blissfully oblivious of the Great White Shark beneath them
Don’t remember if I posted this back in 2013, but then it is worth re-sharing. Via Reddit Surfer watches GoPro footage only to find he swam 3 feet above Great White shark without realising
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British swimmer Adam Walker to tackle Cook Strait
See video on TVNZ A British tourist is getting set to take the plunge and swim the Cook Strait tomorrow as part of an attempt to swim seven oceans around the world. Adam Walker will make the notorious sixteen nautical mile stretch down the Cook Strait as part of the Ocean’s Seven challenge – which…
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Fiji Swimming get 20-thousand dollars grant from the Australian Sports Outreach Program
Read FijiOne The Australian Sports Outreach Program, ASOP Sports Development Grant through their Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has provided a grant of close to 20 thousand dollars to Fiji Swimming. This is for its “Swim Safe†project initiative. The primary aim of the Project is to qualify the coaches of Fiji’s seven swim…