A family of bears threw a pool party in the backyard of a New Jersey home earlier this week.
The mom and five cubs splashed around in the pool, played with rafts and checked out the swing set.
“I thought they would get a drink or just drink out of it for a minute and then move on, but they pretty much started climbing in,â€Â homeowner Tim Basso told News 12 in New Jersey.
“My first thought was really, where is the dog and where are the kids?†Basso said.
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Sure, she’s an 18-year-old with three world records and five gold medals from the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. But there’s a lot more to Washington’s prized swimmer Katie Ledecky.
She’s also a recent high school grad with a strong network of family and friends… and she’s still waiting on her driver’s license.
And Ledecky can’t wait to dive into the pool day after day.
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The American Horror Story actor stars alongside Matthew Goode and Joe Cole in the film about three oil rig workers trapped in a diving bell at the bottom of the ocean. Stunt scenes for the movie also involved donning heavy diving equipment to film in a water tank at Pinewood Studios.
Danny revealed: “Everything I loved and like about the script I hated and despised about making it. And although my fellow actors in the film were wonderful I prefer to see them in wide open spaces in the future.
“It was so complicated getting in and out of it, it was this sort of bubble in this tiny little water tank. And then the bigger tank – that was an experience I didn’t want to extend time-wise.
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Swimming With Seals is a short documentary profiling wild swimmer Gill as she swims with seals near her home on the Isle of Skye, and deeply connects with nature. The poetic film details her introduction to wild swimming and the sensations and emotions of this sunset swim filmed in May. Comprised of conversational dialogue and images of the deep blue scenery, this film is part of the WILDER series (wilderdocs.com), profiling people with a strong interaction with nature. Our aim is to inspire you to explore your local environment, and rediscover your more wild life.
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This film was produced by The Reporters’ Academy, a media production company run by young people, tasked with the mission of telling the stories of Oceania’s swimmers at the World Championships in Kazan. The Reporters’ Academy is integrated into the world of media, education and employment, dedicated to changing the lives of young people across Oceania and the UK.
If you’re looking to cool off from the hot weather, you need to know what waters are safe to swim in, which ones you should stay away from.
A group of boys from Beaconsfield Heights pool boys perform a synchronized swimming routine Wednesday, August 15, 2015 at the pool in the Beaconsfield area of Montreal. Their coach, Chris Callard, always wanted to do synchronized swimming when he was younger, but was told it was only for girls.
Seven years after declaring independence from Serbia, Kosovo has competed in the World Swimming Championships for the first time in Russia.
Despite not recognising the country’s passports, Russian authorities made an exception for this event.
The country has never previously participated in swimming at a World Championships or Olympic Games.
In February, Kosovo officially joined swimming’s World governing body FINA.
The team is hoping its debut in this year’s World Championships in Kazan will inspire other young Kosovans.
Al Jazeera’s Avni Ahmetaj reports from Pristina.
