Author: rokur
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Widow Of Columbus Man Says He Completed Cuba To Florida Swim First
Via the17thman “While the world celebrates marathon swimmer Diana Nyad’s historic swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, a Central Ohio woman said her husband completed the same journey nearly 35 years ago. Faye Poenisch, widow of Walter Poenisch, said her husband completed the same swim at the age of 68. Walter Poenisch began marathon…
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‘Pipin’ Ferreras to attempt “no-limits†freedive world record a decade after wife’s death
More than a decade ago, record-setting free diver Francisco “Pipin†Ferreras of North Bay Village lost his wife, Audrey Mestre, when she drowned attempting to exceed his world depth mark in a plunge to 561 feet off the Dominican Republic. […] Ferreras, now 51, retired from competitive diving after his wife’s death. He dissolved his…
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New NZ qualifying times raise bar for Commonwealth Games
Read NewstalkZB The NZOC and Swimming New Zealand have lifted their expectations for Kiwi swimmers heading to next year’s Commonwealth Games. Qualifying times have been released , and in some events they’re faster than current New Zealand records. (Lauren Boyle on the BCN2013 medal podium)
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Natalie Coughlin supports Olympic wrestling
Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin showing her support for Olympic wrestling. Coughlin won 12 Olympic medals overall.
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The Onion: Jellyfish falls short of dream to kill Diana Nyad
See story on the Onion Just one day after Diana Nyad completed her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida, a local box jellyfish expressed its deep disappointment Tuesday morning at narrowly failing to achieve its lifelong dream of killing the 64-year-old swimmer. “From the time I was just a young ephyra, I’ve dreamt of the…
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Michael Phelps blinged out in commercial
See NBC Olympictalk Michael Phelps returned to the pool … for a RadioShack/Motorola/Sol Republic commercial. The most decorated Olympian of all time’s retirement portfolio grew with a video published on YouTube on Monday. In the above ad, Phelps is sitting on a pool deck and is briefly transformed into a long-haired, jewelry-wearing rapper. Phelps then…
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Sport Science – Diana Nyad’s Cuba-to-Florida Swim
ESPN Sport Science’s John Brenkus examines the extreme endurance it took for Diana Nyad to swim 110 miles from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Fl in 53 hours.
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Nyad Says Record-Setting Swim Was to be ‘Fully Engaged’ in Life
Diana Nyad has made history as the first person to swim the 110-mile Florida Strait. This was Nyad’s fifth attempt at the feat, and it took her 53 hours to complete. “I wanted this swim, this endeavor not to just be the athletic record,” Nyad, 64, said, “I wanted it to be a lesson for…