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Endurance athlete attempts to swim between Caribbean islands
Endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy will attempt an unprecedented 150km swim from Barbados to St Lucia on Friday in an effort to complete the longest ocean swim in history.
The attempt, which is dependent on ocean currents and the weather, has been hastily arranged after he had to abandon a planned 166km swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys, which he said was stopped by American authorities.
“I was denied the licence for my support boat to make the trip, the U.S. government is very hawkish on Cuba right now and declined everything,†Bellamy told Reuters in a telephone interview from Barbados.
Instead he has arranged an equally testing alternative.
“We’ve managed to put the planning for this one together in just a matter of weeks. Last year I did a 41-hour swim around Barbados of 100km — the fourth longest unassisted swim ever — which has me mentally confident about tackling the longer distance and I’ve been training pretty hard for the last six months.â€
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Brazilian surfer qualifies for Olympics after epic flight delay, lost passport and nine minutes to spare
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Bhopal: Boat capsizes during Ganesh immersion, 11 dead
In a freak accident, at least 11 people drowned when a boat capsized during Ganesh immersion on the Khatlapura ghat in Bhopal on Friday morning. Officials said that 5 people were rescued. The incident happened around 4:30 am on Friday. Professional swimmers and State Disaster Relief Force personnel were deployed in the rescue operation. Chief minister Kamal Nath has ordered a magisterial probe into the mishap and has announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh to the families of the dead.
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Hamna, 15, Maldives: the value of work experience
Hamna’s dream is to become an Olympic swimmer, but that’s not all she’s aiming for in life – she wants to be a physiotherapist too. Thanks to work experience in a local sports therapy centre, she’s more determined than ever to make this dream a reality.
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This might be the happiest fundraising story of the summer in Maine
One lighthouse on Isle au Haut, two swimmers, and a hefty pile of money.
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Swim To Fight Cancer – Maastricht 2019
A recap of the first Swim To Fight Cancer Maastricht edition 2019. Beautiful moments, energetic swimmers and a lot of supportive people. This year Swim To Fight Cancer Maastricht collected 180,769 euros for cancer research. We are looking forward to see you all next year. Thank you so much!
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Meet the swimmers representing the Philippines in the SEA Games | Early Edition
Filipino athletes are gunning for the gold as they gear up for the upcoming Southeast Asian games in Clark, Pampanga. In this interview with #ANCEarlyEdition, meet two swimmers who are hoping to bag a win for the country.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers test snow machine to beat the heat
It was 25C (77F) in Tokyo, but snow fell in well-ordered flurries at a canoeing event in the Japanese capital.
It wasn’t freak weather, but the latest innovation being tested by 2020 Olympics organisers hoping to keep spectators cool and comfortable when the Games take place next summer.
Around 300kg (47st) of artificial snow was sprayed over stands at the Sea Forest Waterway venue.
The goal: to see if it could lower heat and humidity levels.
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