Is it bad for you to stay in swimming pool water for too long? Imagine being stuck in a public pool, unable to get out of the water. “Eh, no biggie,†you say? Well, you might have a change of heart after watching this video!
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The champion surfer who can’t swim
The sky is not the limit! You need proof? Meet Kwezi Qika, South Africa’s first black longboarding champion. He started surfing at the age of 11 in Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town. He didn’t know how to swim for the first two years of his surfing career, now he lives his dream and he hasn’t forgotten his roots.
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Swim race in River Drina to mark Epiphany
A Croatian man has braved cold waters to retrieve the coveted crucifix, during Epiphany celebrations in the Bosnian city of Visegrad on Saturday.
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Elderly swimmers claim icy plunge in Beijing benefits health
Elderly winter swimmers are braving below-freezing temperatures in Beijing, claiming the icy waters are the secret to good health.
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Idaho Swim and Dive Senior feature
Senior weekend for the Idaho swim and dive team. Great story on they seniors, by Micah Hamilton and Emily Bruneel.
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Swimming With Whale Sharks
A diver almost became a real-life Joan-ah thanks to a perfectly timed photo which made it look like she was being eaten by a whale shark.
Marine biologist Kori Garza was diving off the coast of Papua, Indonesia, on January 9 when she was greeted with a giant shark measuring almost seven metres in length.
As the giant animal swap around the 27-year-old, diving partner and friend Etoile Smulders captured the moment the shark passed overhead.
At that precise moment, the top half of Kori’s body was completely covered by the animal’s huge body, revealing just her legs, making it look like she was being eaten by the whale shark.
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Alligators ‘frozen’ in North Carolina swamp exhibit bizarre survival tactic
In a bizarre and instinctual survival tactic, alligators that normally lurk in a swamp in eastern North Carolina are now “frozen” beneath the murky water. Every inch of the reptiles’ bodies stay underwater — except for their snout.
Officials at The Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach took to Facebook this week with a videothat shows the gators icebound in the swamp with only their snouts protruding and a toothy grin sealed in place.
See Fox News
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Sweden office workers relax with lunchtime icy swim
A group of employees at a company in Solna, part of the greater Stockholm area, take a dip into freezing water once a week.
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Swimming With Manatees – Are Sea Cows dangerous?
Anneka is privileged to get up close with one of the world’s rarest and most docile sea mammals, The Manatee, otherwise known as the Sea Cow in The Crystal River in Florida. Are they more closely related to Elephants than whales and walruses? Watch to find out…