The indigenous people who live along the Amazon River in Brazil have a word for the tidal bore that rushes in from the Atlantic Ocean. They call the wave Pororoca, which translates to “big roar.†You can actually hear it coming. That’s how loud and powerful it is. It’s risky to surf the Pororoca because it is full of debris as well as snakes and piranha. But surfer Serginho Laus has mastered what is one of the longest waves in the world.
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Puffer’s Pond Main Beach in Amherst closed to swimming, E. coli discovered
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13-Year-Old Migrant Nearly Dies While Trying To Swim Across The Rio Grande | NBC Nightly News
Hundreds of immigrants die each year along the border, either in stifling heat in the desert or in the water. Border Patrol Agents were able to save the 13-year-old migrant from Honduras who wasn’t breathing by performing CPR.
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The Problem With Sex Testing in Sports
This spring, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld rules imposed by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) limiting the participation of female athletes with high levels of testosterone. On the other side of the decision was Caster Semenya: a South African runner who has repeatedly been penalized by sports officials throughout her career. The IAAF has gone through many iterations of their female regulations throughout the past decade, and Caster Semenya has been targeted with each successive policy. Most recently, the regulation has been a testosterone limit of five nanomoles per liter.
Throughout the past decade, the media has been following Semenya’s story closely and shaping a narrative that is often misguided or inaccurate. In this video we piece together the underlying issues relevant to sex testing in sports and contextualize them within the long history of scrutinizing female athletes. By covering the controversy surrounding 2016 women’s 800 meters Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya, along with historical events concerning Polish sprinter Ewa Klobukowska and Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, the goal is to help explain how athletic officials have repeatedly failed in their attempt to establish definitive sex testing regulations for female competitors.
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The Shiny Shrimps – Teaser – Peccadillo
The Gay Games are fast approaching, but Parisian gay water polo team THE SHINY SHRIMPS have little hope of achieving their goal to compete in the world’s biggest LGBTQ+ sporting event. Their undisciplined behaviour (in and out of the pool) has team captain Jean searching for a new coach with exceptional motivational abilities to whip the shrimps into shape. He arrives in the form of World Silver Medalist swimmer Matthias Le Goff who, after making a homophobic remark on live TV, is offered redemption by means of training and reining in the flamboyant Shrimps.
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium lets visitors swim with whales without getting wet
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What to Know About Necrotizing Fasciitis — the Flesh-Eating Bacteria Showing Up at Beaches
Every summer, as the weather heats up and people head to beaches, pools and lakes to cool down, scary reports come in of people who have developed necrotizing fasciitis — a life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria that typically develops in the water.
The disease is very rare, with just 20,000 cases a year, and people should not spend their lives fearing the water — but there are a few facts and tips to keep in mind to avoid the fast-acting, potentially deadly condition.
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Jackson church makes swim lessons possible for kids, adults
A local church is making swim lessons possible for kids and adults.
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Looking for a great swimming hole? Shannon Bryan’s got some suggestions
Here are a few great places to hike and take a swim this summer.