Category: WTF
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Freediver Kimi Werner swims with Great White Shark
“Patagonia ambassador Kimi Werner strives to find her place in the ecosystem. She treads the line between predator and prey – eventually discovering balance in an unlikely place.”
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Outrage at no-go lanes for women
Read Illawarra Mercury Vivienne Moxham-Hall would love to compete in the 2013 South Coast Winter Swimming Championship, but her hopes have been frozen due to a rule that excludes women. Women are not allowed to take part in the competition because six of the eight clubs in the South Coast Winter Swimming Association have voted…
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Texans trying out the Swedish delicacy ‘Surströmming’
Texans trying out the Swedish speciality ‘Surströmming‘, fermented Baltic herring that the Swedes (and Finns, apparently) eat on special occasions. When opened, the contents release a strong and sometimes overwhelming odour; the dish is ordinarily eaten outdoors. According to a Japanese study, a newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food…
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Explosions hit the Boston Marathon, people killed and injured
See all major news sources. Our deepest sympathies with all those affected. BostonPolice looking for video of the finish line #tweetfromthebeat via @cherylfiandaca — Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 15, 2013
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Danish swim club AGF closes all teams at Gellerupbadet after attack on coaches
Danish swim club AGF Svømning yesterday decided to shut down all swim training at Gellerupbadet in Aarhus for at least a fortnight, after two of their instructors were attacked by 20-25 youths in the disadvantaged residential area. They were luckily still in their car, but had its side mirrors kicked off and received kicks to…
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AZ To Hire Minority Lifeguards Who ‘Can’t Swim’
Via Breibart http://youtu.be/dHDseHidt1w
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Swimmer finds explosive at Blue Hole
See krqe.com New Mexico State Police are investigating an explosive device found in the Blue Hole diving area in Santa Rosa. At about 11 a.m. the swimmer called police to report finding what he believed to be a bomb in the recreation site popular with scuba divers. Swimmer finds explosive at Blue Hole
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SA swimmers will have to pay for their trip to Barcelona 2013
Read Sport24 South African swimmers, including Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos, will have to pay their own way to compete in the FINA World Championships in Barcelona later this year as their cash-strapped federation cannot fund their trip. Swimming South Africa CEO Shaun Adriaanse confirmed that the federation would be sending the swimmers to…
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Behold the Virginia Tech Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish jellobot
I guess it could be used for all kinds of things, like (as planned) ocean monitoring, sea-sickening underwater footage, or just to make us pee even more in the pool. See Engadget Virginia Tech: Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish from virginiatech on Vimeo.