Category: WTF
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British man fined after becoming first person to swim across the Hoover Dam
A British man has become the first-ever person to complete the 660-foot swim across the Hoover Dam, albeit illegally. Arron Hughes, 28, was on a stag-do with a group of friends in Las Vegas and has been fined by police for swimming across the iconic stretch of water on the border of Arizona and Nevada.…
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Rescue swimmer recalls seeing 2 children in Tupperware container
First responders from across the country came to Houston to help rescue people from rising floodwaters, including a coast guard team from Massachusetts involved in one of the most dramatic stories from the storm. One rescue swimmer said he’ll never forget a woman giving him a Tupperware container. He thought it was luggage and told…
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Drunk woman bites man’s fishing line while swimming
A woman who was swimming while intoxicated in St. Augustine, Florida, allegedly bit a man’s fishing line Tuesday, reports local news station WJXT. The man who was fishing from the pier told deputies upon arrival that the woman swan up to his line, cursed, took the line in her mouth and swam away. According to the…
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Swiss hotel tells ‘Jewish guests’ to shower before swimming
A small hotel in the Swiss Alps is facing a barrage of criticism after it put up a sign asking “Jewish guests” to shower before swimming in the hotel pool. Israel described it as “an anti-Semitic act” of the worst kind. The Paradies apartment hotel in the eastern Alpine village of Arosa became the target…
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10-year-old swimmer may have died of fentanyl overdose after visiting Miami pool
A 10-year-old boy from a drug-ridden Miami neighborhood apparently died of a fentanyl overdose last month, becoming one of Florida’s smallest victims of the opioid crisis, authorities said Tuesday. But how he came into contact with the powerful painkiller is a mystery. Fifth-grader Alton Banks died June 23 after a visit to the pool in…
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Bellevue family finds man in underwear swimming in their sons kiddie pool
Police said a man wearing only his underwear jumped the fence of a Bellevue home, sat down a towel and went for a dip in a kiddie pool on the porch.
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Still no sign of Chad’s luggage
He may be one of the world’s most famous swimmers, but three weeks on, Chad le Clos still has not been reunited with his “lost” suitcase containing his racing kit, despite the efforts of his coach, his London agents and the media. He was forced to compete in the Mare Nostrum series event in Canet-en-Roussillon,…
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Move over, blood doping; cyclists might be “poop doping†soon
To be a professional cyclist, one must have guts, microbiologist Lauren Peterson says, and she doesn’t just mean that in the metaphorical sense. Peterson, herself a pro endurance mountain biker, has discovered that the most elite athletes in the sport have a certain microbiome living in their intestines that allow them to perform better, and…
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Skinned deer found in country club swimming pool
State wildlife officials have identified three individuals who they say threw the skinned carcass of a pregnant deer into the swimming pool at Temple Hills Country Club. The doe, wrapped in a plastic bag at the bottom of the pool, was found by employees of the country club at approximately 9:20 a.m. Tuesday. Some of…