During the College Football Playoff, Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin made no secret about her crush on then Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota. Now that he is in the NFL has Missy changed her thoughts on the Tennessee Titans QB?
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Dogs love to swim in pools
It was dogs day Monday in Calgary outdoor pools. Dogs were invited to take a plunge after the pools closed for the season to raise money for charity. To see more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3218745
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Behind the Scenes: 2015 Australian Swimmer of the Year
Behind the scenes of the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships #SOTY15
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2016 U.S. Olympic Team Head Coach Announcement
USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch names Bob Bowman and David Marsh its head coaches for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team. Hosted by Rowdy Gaines.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson saves drowning puppy from swimming pool
“I set them both down and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool,” continued Johnson. “HOBBS immediately starts doggy paddling while BRUTUS (like a brick) sink heads first to the bottom of the pool.”
Luckily, these two pups live with an action hero. Johnson sprang right into action.
“I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean BRUTUS and bring him back to the edge of the pool,” wrote Johnson. “He was a little delirious.. took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, ‘Thank God you didn’t have to give me mouth to mouth!’ and then ran off to play with his brother.”
Read CBS News
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Police: Drunken jet skier pins swimmer against pontoon
West Bloomfield Police and Oakland County Sheriff marine deputies arrested a Royal Oak woman for drunken boating Sunday after she struck a swimmer with a personal watercraft, pinning him against a pontoon boat on Middle Straits Lake.
The victim, a 60-year-old West Bloomfield man, suffered multiple broken bones. He was taken by ambulance to Huron Valley Hospital where he was being treated for what are described as non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators said that the man was standing in the water inside a swim area near West Acres Beach about 4:20 p.m. when the woman stood up on the personal watercraft, lost control and raced into the area. She struck the man, slamming him against a nearby boat.
Her watercraft continued to slam against the side of the pontoon until other boaters got it to stop.
The 24-year-old woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing an injury and operating without a boater safety certificate.
Read Detroit Free Press
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Oceanside Labor Day Pier Swim
Labor Day is basically a going away party, a fond farewell to summer. Â But in Oceanside it is the site of the longest annual rough water swim in the West, the Oceanside Labor Day Pier Swim.
Nearly 500 competitors dove into the Pacific Ocean Monday morning hoping to make the 1.1 mile swim around the Oceanside Pier. Â But rough waters were a game changer. Â Elevated surf and strong rip currents forced more than 300 participants back to shore.
See San Diego 6 News
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4 Ways to Prevent Pool Drownings in the Off-Season
Guest post by Vee Cecil
Summer may be officially over, but the risk of drowning doesn’t end with it. In fact, it happens at such a high rate that, according to the National Safety Council, 7,000 people die from drowning each year. And here’s another statistic from the NSC that should give parents pause: it is the leading cause of death for children under 5.
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FINA confirms: Backstroke dolphin kicks are illegal in medley freestyle
Excerpt from a memo sent out by FINA this morning, see also FINA clarifies: Ryan Lochte used illegal dolphin kicks in Kazan:
SW 9 MEDLEY SWIMMING
SW 9.1 In individual medley events, the swimmer covers the four swimming strokes in the following order: Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle. Each of the strokes must cover one quarter (1/4) of the distance.
Interpretation:
According to SW 9.1 each of the strokes must cover one quarter (1/4) of the distance. Being on the back when leaving the wall for the Freestyle portion of the Ind. Medley is covering more than one quarter of the distance in the style of Backstroke and is, therefore, a disqualification. Backstroke swimming is only defined as being on the back.https://youtu.be/_0chtVhd6fs
