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Woman pulled unconscious from Rottnest Channel Swim
A 47-year-old woman is in a critical but stable condition after a serious incident during the Rottnest Channel Swim at the weekend.
The woman suffered a “serious health incident” while participating in the annual event on Saturday morning.
According to Rottnest Channel Swim Association president Iain McCarrey, the woman received medical support while she was still in the water, near the finish line, before a rescue boat brought her to shore.
The woman was briefly treated on land for medical complications before a helicopter airlifted her to Fiona Stanley Hospital, where she was put in an induced coma.
She has remained in the coma since Saturday and is currently in a critical but stable condition.
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Japanese Scientists Are Trying To Keep ‘Guerilla Rainstorms’ From Ruining The Olympics
What’s worse than rain on your wedding day or on your parade? Rain during your outdoor athletic event at the Olympics.
Japanese researchers are scrambling to test new technology that would allow them to detect sudden torrential downpours known as “guerrilla rainstorms” 30 minutes before they start. They hope to have the radars ready for the 2020 Olympics. Sudden rainstorms, which are common to Tokyo during the summer, have the potential to disrupt many of the outdoor sporting events. Early warning wouldn’t stop that, but it would give organizers a chance to cover up fields and get athletes out of the rain.
In addition to torrential downpours, Tokyo organizers are also worried about scorching temperatures disrupting the Games, endangering the well-being of both athletes and spectators. Tokyo, like many other cities around the world, experienced record high temperatures last summer, and 96 people in Japan died of heatstroke.
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Does Israel’s Dead Sea Live Up To The Hype? | Destination Debunkers
Insider’s A.C. Fowler heads to the Dead Sea in Israel. Is it worth the trip and a bucket list must, or is it a total travel nightmare? A.C. will rate it on how crowded it is, if the mud bath works, and how well you can float in the salty Dead Sea.
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Our Burj Al Arab Swim returns on March 8th 2019
Dubai Holding Burj Al Arab Swim is back this year on March 8th, presenting you with a chance to swim around one of the most iconic buildings in the world to raise funds that support obesity research by Al Jalila Foundation.
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Day in the Life of a College Swimmer | Meet Day
Day in the Life of a Student Athlete Part Two! Come along with me and my team to our last meet of the season.. CONFERENCE! #swoll #grind #studentathlete
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What Supplements Do I Take? – The Cody Miller Show
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Sven Elfferich Sets Ice Kilometer World Record In Austria
17-year-old Sven Elfferich from the Netherlands set a new world record in the Ice Kilometer in 3.6°C water in Altenwörth, Austria in 11 minutes 55.40 seconds. His incredible swim broke the existing world record of 4-time Bulgarian Olympian Petar Stoychev of 12 minutes 15.87 seconds.
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The Success Secret Leaders Can Borrow From Michael Phelps
“Everyone says you’re so successful in the water because you’re tall and your feet are huge and you’ve got this lung capacity. I’m guessing there’s something else to it.” He replied, “Years ago, my coach said to me, ‘Hey Michael, are you willing to work out on Sundays?’ to which I said, ‘Yeah.’ He goes, ‘Great. We just got 52 more workouts in than your competitors, because most people take Sundays off.’”
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