Competitors at the Takhini Hot Springs in Whitehorse, Yukon, northern Canada, bathe in hot springs in 40C temperature water and the sub zero temperatures in the air create this stunning effect.
Fanny Caritte, Milena Georgeault and Maxime Goyou Beauchamps, from Quebec, were announced the winners. Don’t try this at home.
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Friday 6th to Sunday 8th March 2015, the 4th Meeting Open Méditerranée will be held in Marseilles, France, featuring world class swimmers like Katinka Hosszú (HUN), Florent Manaudou (FRA), Mireia Belmonte (ESP), Michael Jamieson (GBR), Inge Dekker (NED), Nathan Adrian (USA), Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN), Fabio Scozzolli (ITA), Sarah Sjöström (SWE) and our guy Pál Joensen (FAR).
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Adam Ashley-Cooper won in 2014. Who will you crown as the 2015 Men’s Health Celebrity Man?
We go behind the scenes with the Olympic gold medalist during his shoot for Men’s Health Celebrity Man.
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Celebrities, including Vince Vaughn, Lady Gaga, her fiancé and actor Taylor Kinney, participated in Chicago’s Polar Plunge on Sunday by swimming alongside locals in frigid Lake Michigan. An estimated 4,500 people took the icy plunge — despite the 32 degree Fahrenheit water temperature — to support the Special Olympics, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Officials closed an investigation into the boating accident that forced former Miami Dolphins player Robert Konrad to swim about 16 hours to shore.
An incident report released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission details the account Konrad gave law enforcement after he reached shore early on Jan. 8, including an estimate that his boat’s damage would be $70,000.
The Bahamian government notified the U.S. Coast Guard that it found Konrad’s vessel in the Bahamas near Dead Man’s Reef on Jan. 9, ABC News said, citing the incident report.
Konrad, 38, who played for the Miami Dolphins from 1999 to 2004, told emergency responders that he’d fallen off his boat about 1 p.m. on Jan. 7 as it continued on autopilot toward the Bahamas.
Konrad told authorities that he was taking his vessel from Boca Raton, Fla., to Riviera Beach for “routine maintenance,†according to the report.
“Konrad decided he would recreational-fish as he cruised to Riviera Beach,†the report said.
A police video shows Konrad as he sat huddled in a police car in Palm Beach, Fla., shivering under a blanket with the heat cranked all the way up in the early hours of Jan. 8.
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33 women and 48 men took the departure in Viedma (ARG) with amongst them some big names in the world of open water: Germany’s Angela Maurer (2013 10km World bronze medallist) and Thomas Lurz (2012 10km Olympic silver medallist), Brazilian Alan do Carmo (2014 overall winner of the Series), Greek Spyridon Gianniotis (2013 10km World champion) and Italy’s Martina Grimaldi (2012 10km Olympic bronze medallist).
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A top Rocky swimmer won’t be able to compete at state this weekend after district leaders decided not to let him. Allegations of hazing essentially ended his season early.
Late this week, district administrators decided not to let him compete as they investigate claims that he and three other swimmers hazed a teammate over the past two months. All four swimmers were initially punished. They’re not allowed to say how, but a subsequent investigation sparked when parent Kristen Kessler addressed the school board this week.
“Swimmers physically held my son against his will and sucked a hickey on his neck and touched him inappropriately,†said Kessler at the school board meeting.
This triggered the administration to punish Josh Fleming for the second time. Fleming admits he’d been involved in incidents in the past. Back in November he claims horseplay, not hazing, brought about a first punishment.
“I think the punishment is very extreme,†said Fleming.
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In winter or on a rainy day, an indoor pool can be just the way to get moving and to get your heart pumping. However, common chemicals in pool water that can get more concentrated indoors may make it harder on your lungs.
“The main concern with indoor pools is the chlorine, which is used as a disinfecting agent,†according to pulmonologist Rachel Taliercio, DO. While it’s important to keep harmful bacteria under control, it can be potentially irritating, she says.
Swimming in indoor pools can expose you to higher levels of chlorine in the air and increase your risk for lung-related problems, but the benefits of exercise often will outweigh the risks. It’s important to consider the overall health of your lungs and the amount of exposure. Also, watch for signs of discomfort; if you cough, wheeze or feel your throat burn, take a break.
Overall, competitive swimmers are at greater risk than recreational swimmers, she says. After all, they spend a lot more time in pools than the average person.
