Swimmer Kristine Buckley plans to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco for the 1,000th time on Saturday. When she does, she will be the first woman to achieve that milestone. Joe Vazquez reports.
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The odd swimming style of plesiosaurs decoded by a robot
The plesiosaur is long extinct, but thanks to a biomechanical engineer, it has been reincarnated — as a robot. This new so-called “robosaur†reveals the secret behind the animal’s odd but powerful swimming style, which could inspire alternatives to boat and submarine propellers.
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Lifeguards can work with these drones to save lives faster
The drone can arrive to the struggling swimmer before the lifeguard and drop an inflatable device to keep the swimmer afloat until the lifeguard arrives.
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Corona Del Mar Will Test Early-Warning Shark System
The system won’t stop shark attacks butt will give swimmers and surfers a heads up that a shark is near. Michele Gile reports.
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UK lifeboat crew tests drones as search and rescue helpers
Drones are becoming an important part of the emergency services. Police are using them to search for missing people, while fire departments test them as a tool to survey dangerous sites. Until now, however, we haven’t seen or heard about them being used by the coastguard. That all changes today, however, as a lifeboat service in Norfolk, England, has started using them in open water. As the BBC reports, they’re equipped with cameras that can live-stream footage to monitors inside the boat. They could prove useful in choppy conditions when the crew can’t see above the waves.
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France becomes first country to threaten to withdraw from 2018 Winter Olympics
Pyeongchang will be hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics — but not every country is convinced that South Korea hosting is entirely safe. France has become the first country to come out and say that if South Korea cannot guarantee safety from their neighbor, North Korea, it will stay home for the Olympics. North Korea is currently involved in an international standoff over nuclear weapons that has some leaders uneasy.
“If this gets worse and we do not have our security assured, then our French team will stay here,” Laura Flessel said, per RTL radio. “We will not put our team in danger.”
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Swimming with Wild Dolphins on Zanzibar Blue Safari
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Mass swimming in Galilee
‘It is the largest swimmer in Israel and has a long tradition. For 64 years there has been a mass start for recreational swimmers at Lake Genezareth. The short distance over 1.5 kilometers starts on the beach of Ma’agan, the long distance in Ha’on – both end at Zemach beach, where all participants are rewarded with a medal.’
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Children’s Hospital Patients Swim with Dolphins to Leave Worries Behind
Anastasie Abboud, 10, suffered permanent hearing loss and still has other issues after a large statue fell on her head when she was 4 years old. She later became one of seven patients at a San Diego children’s hospital with the unique opportunity to spend one-on-one time with dolphins, leaving all their worries behind.