An adult and a child remain in hospital after a swim meet at a William Lake community swimming pool in British Columbia, Canada, where high levels of chlorine were detected early Sunday morning. 70 people were taken to hospital and treated for chlorine exposure, including 45 children, having their eyes flushed, showered, or in more serious chases, received oxygen. Read for instance Toronto Sun, Opinion 250 and CBC News
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rokur
Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)
Anthony Segrich was spearfishing with his buddies hunting Cobia and Grouper, when a bull shark attacked him. “And it was one of the strangest sensations, it’s very difficult to describe, but I mean, you knew you were being eaten by something,†said Anthony. CBS Miami via the17thman
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“What more motivation do you need than a home Olympics.” Via the17thman
Cool cat here is not afraid to swim in the sea, judging on the language somewhere in Russia. Via Nothing To Do With Arbroath
Local divers found a mysterious statue in 50 feet of water off La Jolla Cove on November 13, 2011. “How it came to be here remains a mystery.” Via LaJollaPatch.
Science doesn’t full understand how she does it, but ocean swimmer Lynne Cox survives in water that is cold enough to kill. Researchers have been trying to understand her unique ability for 30 years. Read more here on CBS News
Olympic swimmer and Daytona resident Ryan Lochte spoke with the media before the Gatorade Duels at Daytona, where he was appointed as grand marshal. Someone manages to sneak that question in yet again, about Michael Phelps.
This is no swimmer, but 6’2″, 230 lbs ‘Super’ Steve Langton, brakeman on the US gold winning bobsled team. 62 inches is 157,48 centimeters to us metric guys. Dailyhouse via GoSwim on Twitter
Pál Joensen having a chat with a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands, en route to South Africa back in April 2010. They have a 16 meter pool there, but alas no swim club.