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  • Teen Loses Her Leg in Shark Attack During Belize Vacation | Inside Edition

    Aug 10, 2024

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A 15-year-old is in a fight for her life after a horrific shark attack. Annabelle Carlson had just completed the dive on a popular tour. Her family says she took off her scuba gear and jumped back into the water for a swim when the shark ferociously tore into her right leg. The Colorado high school student who ended up losing her leg was airlifted to a local trauma center and then flown back to the U.S.

  • Why Long Distance Swimming Is So Dangerous (It’s Not Just The Poop Water) | Real Science

    Aug 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Environment, Open Water, Safety

    Why Long Distance Swimming is So Dangerous (Its not just the poop water)

  • The Truth About Chinese Olympic Swimmers Revealed | Cyrus Janssen

    Aug 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Were Chinese Swimmers doping during the 2024 Olympics? This is a question that people around the world have wondered and in today’s video we reveal the truth about Chinese Olympics swimmers and the doping allegations they’ve received.

  • Southern California Woman To Swim English Channel To Honor Mother | KCAL News

    Aug 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Charity, Open Water

    Rachel Griffin’s voyage from England to France will raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer, the disease her mother suffered from. Luzdelia Caballero reports.

  • CrossFit Games: Lazar Dukic Drowns In Fort Worth Lake During Swimming Event | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Aug 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Safety

    An athlete drowned during a CrossFit Games competition at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth on Thursday morning.

  • China Hits Back at US Over Olympics Doping Controversy | Bloomberg Television

    Aug 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Doping, Organization

    China’s anti-doping agency is calling for “intensified testing” of American athletes, hitting back at the US amid their spat over allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. The dispute between both countries has escalated during the Summer Olympics in Paris, as Minmin Low reports on Bloomberg Television.

  • Moonwalking Under Water? The US Artistic Swimming Team Did Just That | USA Today

    Aug 9, 2024

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    rokur
    in Artistic Swimming

    The US artistic swimming team made waves around the internet after their Michael Jackson inspired routine had them moonwalking upside down in the water.

  • CrossFit Games Press Conference | Officials Give Update On Athlete Who Died During Swimming Event | WFAA

    Aug 8, 2024

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Safety

    Rescue crews appeared to pull a body out of a Fort Worth lake where a CrossFit Games event was being held on August 8, 2024, after responding to a drowning call.

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  • Henderson Aquatic Complex Offers Classes For Swimmers To Train Like Olympians | News 3 Las Vegas

    Aug 8, 2024

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Henderson aquatic complex offers classes for swimmers to train like Olympians

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