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  • Rio judge issues search warrant for Lochte, Feigen over robbery report

    Aug 17, 2016

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    rokur
    in WTF

    A Brazilian judge has issued a search and seizure warrant for two of the four U.S. swimmers reportedly robbed in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday.

    According to a statement by the Rio Justice tribunal, Judge Keyla Blanc De Cnop, of the Special Court of the Fan and Major Events, ordered search warrants for American swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen and the seizure of their passports.

    The swimmers are involved in an investigation into an alleged robbery that reportedly happened in the early hours of Sunday.

    Lochte has already left Brazil and returned to the U.S., his lawyer, Jeff Ostrow, told CNN.

    See CNN and Daily Mail

    https://youtu.be/e7cr9ckb51I

  • What countries pay for Olympic gold medals

    Aug 17, 2016

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    Check out this video to see what countries are promising the biggest payouts (among other incentives) for gold medals won in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Olympic Swimmer Talks About Her Period

    Aug 17, 2016

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    rokur
    in Health

    After a race, she told a reporter she didn’t think she swam her best because she felt weak and tired after starting her period.

  • Michael Phelps on Olympic Swimming Career | Rio Olympics 2016

    Aug 17, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    The American swimmer Michael Phelps, who has become the most decorated Olympian of all time, said Monday that he is happy and pleased after Rio, as he heads into retirement.

  • Is Swimming With These Endangered Whale Sharks Helping or Hurting Them?

    Aug 17, 2016

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Whale shark swimming tours are a popular tourist draw in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. These tours are promoted as a way to boost the local economy and the conservation of this endangered species, but sometimes the tour operators and tourists don’t follow the rules further risking the well-being of the sharks.

  • Martin Strel, Marathon Swimmer | HUMAN Limits

    Aug 17, 2016

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    by

    rokur
    in Open Water

    Meet the man who swims the world’s longest rivers with crocodiles and piranhas.

  • Rio 2016: Police arrest EOC president Patrick Hickey

    Aug 17, 2016

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    by

    rokur
    in WTF

    Irish IOC official Patrick Hickey was reportedly rushed to a hospital after Brazilian police arrested him in connection with illegal sales of Olympic tickets. Diane Hodges reports.

    https://youtu.be/4ZqVqu-LuEE

  • Valeu, Phelps! (Tks, Phelps!) – Rio 2016

    Aug 17, 2016

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

  • Australian swimming medallists react to rollercoaster week

    Aug 17, 2016

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    All the individual medallists of the Australian swim team spoke to the media about how they were able to handle the pressure of an olympic games. Kyle Chalmers, Emma McKeon, Mack Horton, Maddie Groves, Mitch Larkin and coach Jacco Verhaeren.

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