With historically high September temperatures in the high eighties this weekend, many took advantage of summer’s stubborn hold on Central New York and sought out their favorite swimming spots.
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Highlight on Swimmers at the Invictus Games
Pavlo cannot imagine his life without swimming. He has been swimming competitively since the age of 5. Now he will be representing his country at the 2017 Invictus Games.
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DIY engineers create ‘Iron Man’ jetpack that lets you swim faster than Michael Phelps
The goal was an ambitious one: Create an underwater, “Iron Manâ€-inspired jetpack capable of propelling someone through water faster than Olympian Michael Phelps on his best day in the pool.
In the process, Ryan Kung and David Shulman, two Silicon Valley engineers behind “Eclectical Engineering†– a YouTube channel dedicated to bringing imaginative contraptions to life – knew they’d be embarking on their most dangerous project to date, a reality that did little to deter the duo.
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Splash Digital: Kelsi Worrell Offers Tips on Dolphin Kicks
Olympian and World Champion Kelsi Worrell offers some advice on dolphin kicks off the wall.
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Bay Area Woman Set to Swim from Alcatraz for 1000th Time
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.