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9 dead and one missing in flash flood at Arizona swimming hole

Jul 17, 2017

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rokur

in Safety

Nine people were dead, including six children, and one man was missing after a flash flood roared through a popular Arizona swimming hole on Saturday afternoon.

The deadly incident at the Cold Springs swimming hole in Tonto National Forest followed heavy rains that had spurred thunderstorm and flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service in areas scarred by a recent wildfire.

Read Los Angeles Times

Deadly flash flood hits Arizona swimming hole

RAW VIDEO: 9 people killed in flash flooding at Cold Springs Swimming Hole near Payson, Arizona
Watch #FINABudapest2017 LIVE on FINAtv

Jul 16, 2017

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rokur

in Technology

Follow the FINA World Championships #FINABudapest2017 LIVE on FINAtv!
https://www.finatv.live/en

Recap Day 1 #FINABudapest2017
The Historic Rivalry of US Synchronized Swimming Teams | Synchro Sisters

Jul 16, 2017

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rokur

in Synchronized Swimming

Dive into the historic rivalry between the Aquamaids and the Aquanuts, the two most elite synchronized swimming clubs in the US, and discover the challenges of this beautiful sport.
Longest distance swam underwater holding breath – Guinness World Records

Jul 16, 2017

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rokur

in Freediving

Free diver Carlos Coste from Venezuela attempted to break his own record for the Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (open water)

Longest distance swam underwater holding breath – Guinness World Records
Meet the Transgender NCAA Swimmer from Harvard | Identify

Jul 16, 2017

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rokur

in Organization

Schuyler Bailar is a decorated swimmer who was recruited to Harvard as a female, but has found peace after transitioning to a male.

Meet the Transgender NCAA Swimmer from Harvard | Identify
France’s Aurelie Muller Defends Title | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017

Jul 16, 2017

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rokur

in Open Water

Aurelie Muller defends 10k Open Water Swimming title in Budapest!#SamsungFINA2017 #FINABudapest2017 #FINAworlds

France's Aurelie Muller Defends Title | Samsung Play of the Day | #FINABudapest2017
Russian doping mastermind benefited from London 2012 drugs ‘preview’

Jul 16, 2017

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rokur

in Doping

The mastermind behind the Russian doping programme has revealed that he was able to corrupt the London 2012 Olympics only because he was invited to Britain by organisers and shown how they planned to catch cheats.

Grigory Rodchenkov, who ran the Moscow anti-doping laboratory from 2005 to 2015, has admitted that without this knowledge the Russian doping situation would have “collapsed” long before he fled the country two years ago.

“You can imagine how important the information from the London laboratory is for the Russian national team,” he says in the forthcoming film, Icarus. “I had information of what this laboratory was doing to understand where we are – and how much is danger. Without this, all Russian doping situation will be collapsed.”

Russia accepts "institutional doping" of its Olympic athletes

https://youtu.be/_hP5StzJg80
Ryan Lochte Says Michael Phelps Has No Chance in Shark Race

Jul 15, 2017

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rokur

in Gossip

Does Ryan Lochte think Michael Phelps will win his race against a great white shark??
Ryan Lochte cleared of all charges from 2016 incident in Rio de Janeiro

Jul 15, 2017

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rokur

in Crime

A Brazilian appeals court ruled Thursday that Ryan Lochte had not broken the law by exaggerating about what happened during the gas station incident from the 2016 Olympics, according to USA Today Sports.

Lochte was charged with falsely communicating a crime because of an interview he did with NBC in which he said he and three other members of the United States swim team were robbed at gun point at a gas station while returning to the Olympic Village.

The court decided that Lochte had not broken the law because Rio police instigated the investigation, not Lochte, according to USA Today Sports. They add that the decision has not been published yet and prosecutors will have 15 days to appeal the ruling.

Read Sports Illustrated

https://youtu.be/uDiiSGWVq88

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Rókur í Jákupsstovu // Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT guy, spare-time aquatics aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson & a wife. Bureau Member of European Aquatics, liaison to Water Safety, Media & Data Management. Likes to run :-)