Author: rokur
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Hong Kong Freediving Takes Photographer on a Breathtaking Underwater Journey | South China Morning Post
Practiced for thousands of years by pearl divers and spearfishermen, freediving has grown to become a popular recreational and competitive sport around the world. Freediving requires swimmers to hold their breath until they resurface. In Hong Kong, there has been a growing community of freedivers in a city not widely associated with nature. But since…
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Search Continues for Missing Swimmer After Shark Attack | 9 News Australia
The search for a 57-year-old man continues today after a shark attack off Western Australia’s Port Beach.
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 5, Summary
Szabo sets WR, grabs third title like Toussaint and Sjostrom Three swimmers grabbed their third individual titles here respectively: while this has been no surprise from the Netherlands’ Kira Toussaint (backstroke treble) and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom (100m fly added to the 50-100m free double), Szebasztian Szabo of Hungary emerged as a new star of the…
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Dramatic Footage Shows Moment Swimmer Was Rescued From Rip Tide at Kirkcaldy | The Courier
A Fife swimmer says she is lucky to be alive after she was rescued from being swept to sea. A fun dip at Kirkcaldy’s Seafield Beach quickly turned into a nightmare for Karen Eastlake-Bell after a rip tide dragged her to deeper water. The 53-year-old, a member of Seafield Sinkers open water swimmers group, was…
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Swimmer Missing After Perth Shark Attack | 9 News Australia
Police are searching for a man in his 50s after a shark attack off Port Beach in Fremantle.
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6-Year-Old Drowns in Swimming Pool at Margaritaville Resort | KPRC 2 Click2Houston
Authorities responded to a reported drowning involving a 6-year-old girl at the Margaritaville Lake Resort in Conroe Friday afternoon.
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 4, Summary
More doubles, Sjostrom, Kolesnikov, Toussaint, Kirpichnikova keep golden pace The specialists carried on their winning streak here in Kazan, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom completed the 50-100m double in the women’s free, Anastasia Kirpichnikova achieved it on the ‘high end’ in the 800-1500m (though cried after because of the narrowly missed WR). Fellow Russian Kliment Kolesnikov did…