Author: rokur
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Rebecca Adlington blocked nearly 4000 Twitter trolls over abuse which led to ‘nose job’
Read The Mirror Swimmer Rebecca Adlington has revealed the extent of thousands of cruel Twitter taunts which led to her having surgery to reduce the size of her nose. The four-time Olympic medallist said she had “fallen into fame” and never expected the recognition – and criticism – that would follow. She said she had been…
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Schoolkid’s Instinctive Swim to Survive
Read The Wall Street Journal “At first we didn’t think it was that serious,†Joon-hyuk said. But then the boat lurched further onto its side and the waters rose. “We heard the helicopters outside and told each other that the rescuers were coming.†Joon-hyuk and his friends helped a young girl, not even 10 years…
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Sewage Levels In Rio 2016 Waters Have Olympic Experts Worried
Read The Atlantic Guanabara Bay, the site of several 2016 Olympic sailing events, has 78 times Brazil’s legally allowed limit of fecal pollution, and 195 times the U.S. limit. In addition to human waste, the bay is also a receptacle for trash from ships and the bay’s 15 adjacent communities, as well as toxic runoff from a former landfill.…
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British Prime Minister David Cameron stung by jellyfish in Lanzarote
See for instance Sky David Cameron has reportedly been stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the sea at a Lanzarote holiday resort. According to reports the Prime Minister was said to have ignored warnings after locals spotted a number of the stinging marine animals at the island’s Arrieta beach. According to the Daily Mirror,…
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Phelps’ comeback a bit of a wet idea
Read The Roar Which brings me in a roundabout way to Michael Phelps. At the end of the London Olympics, Superfish couldn’t get out of the pool quick enough. “I’m so sick of the water,†he said. “There will be no more staring at that black line for four hours every day. “Once I retire,…
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Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up
See TED In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating … Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida — at age 64. Hear her story. [ted id=1896 lang=en]
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Darren Jew photographing humpback whales in Tonga
It is a Canon ad. But it is also awesome.
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Donsol, Sorsogon (PH) – Swimming with whale sharks!
In a little city with no more than 50,000 inhabitants and an hour south of Legazpi we found our latest weekend adventure searching for whale sharks! Filmed with a GoPro, music by Imagine Dragons – “On Top of the World.” Donsol, Sorsogon (PH) – Swimming with whale sharks! from Aren Hansen on Vimeo.