As the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships drew to a close, recap some of the highlights from the final session.
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12 Most Breathtaking Swimming Pools From Around The World
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Rio Olympics 2016: Mutilated body parts wash up next to volleyball venue on Copacabana beach
Parts of a mutilated body have washed up on a beach in Rio de Janeiro where beach volleyball teams will be competing within weeks at the Olympics.
Police said a foot and other parts had been found on the famous sands of Copacabana beach on Wednesday, being cordoned off by officers and covered in black tarpaulin next metres from a new stadium for August’s events.
The gruesome discovery came after more than a week of deadly gun battles in the city’s slums amid attempts to capture a Brazilian drug trafficker who escaped a hospital recommended to tourists.
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Two skydivers fall to their deaths during Rio Olympic Rings routine
Two skydivers have fallen to their deaths while performing an Olympic Rings aerial routine in Brazil.
A group of 28 skydivers had attempted to recreate the five Olympic rings while in freefall over Boituva, a town 72 miles west of São Paulo.
Boituva Fire Department told G1Â the two men collided mid-air when it is believed their parachutes became intertwined, causing their fall.
The two men were named as National skydiving champion Gustavo Correa Garcez, 39, and instructor Guilherme Bastos Padilha, 47.
Correa Garcez died at a nearby hospital minutes after arriving while Bastos Padilha died at the scene due to traumatic brain injury.
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The Games organising committee stated following the tragedy that the aerial show did not form part of the official preparations for the ceremony.
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Olympic Swimming Trials | Ledecky Toes Own World Record Line To Win 800m Free
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Olympic Swimming Trials | Michael Phelps: ‘I Wanted My Last Race To Be A Win’ On American Soil
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Scottish National Swimming Championships 2016 – Day 3 Highlights
Highlights from the final day at #ScotNSC15 from Edinburgh.
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NC girl amputee who is a talented swimmer has message for others
NC girl amputee who is a talented swimmer has message for others
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Woman survives shark scare during solo swim of Kaiwi Channel
Ranie Pearce was attempting to swim the Kaiwi Channel from Molokai to Oahu, Hawaii, when a tiger shark swam up on her and would not leave!