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  • A young boy who survived a terrifying gator attack is now talking about that ordeal.

    James Barney, 9, was still recovering from surgery when he was wheeled into a news conference at Orlando’s Arnold Palmer Hospital.

    “It was a pretty big tooth,” he said. “They said the alligator was about 9 foot.”

    See 7online.com

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    Ledecky raced her way to a 3:58.86 to win the middle distance event, and down Federica Pellegrini’s world record (3:59.15) and her own American record (3:59.82) as she blasted through the 3:59 barrier.

    Ledecky, who already holds the world records in the 800 (8:11.00) and 1500 (15:34.23) freestyle events, becomes the first swimmer to hold all three records at the same time since Janet Evans did so in 1987.

    See the result list here.

    Post by FINA Aquatics World Magazine.

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    Kangasala, Finland, August 9. Yesterday and today, lake Vesijarvi in Finland was venue of the2014 Nordic Open Water Championships, arranged by the Kuohu swim club in Kangasala as part of the annual Finnish championships.

    Sweden’s Ellen Olsson won both the women’s 5 and 10 K events, with a convincing lead especially in the 10 K. Finland’s Annina Ala-Seppala and Laura Lajunen won silver and bronze in the 5 K, while Faroe Island’s Cecilia Eysturdal won silver in the 10 K, and Finland’s Benita Haikola bronze.

    The men’s events were tighter tussles, as Denmark’s Laust Moesgaard touched out Sweden’s Gustav Swedenborg with a 1 second lead in the 5 K, and Swedenborg then won the 10 K only 7 seconds ahead of Denmark’s Magnus Andersen. Andersen won a medal in the 5 K also, taking bronze while Sweden’s Hugo Wiman took the bronze in the 10K.

    Full results

    Women’s 5K

    • Ellen Olsson (SWE) 1:06.07
    • Anniina Ala-Seppala (FIN) 1:06.53
    • Laura Lajunen (FIN) 1:06.56
    • Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal (FAR) 1:08.35
    • Benita Haikola (FIN) 1:09.10
    • Laerke Toft-Ruby (DEN) 1:09.10
    • Sofia Heimsten (SWE) 1:09.13
    • Kaisla Kollanus (FIN) 1:13.24
    • Lea Moesgaard (DEN) 1:14.52
    • Petra Soininen (FIN) 1:17.11
    • Jenni Harjuoja (FIN) 1:22.37
    • Katarina Korpinen (FIN) 1:24.53

    Men’s 5K

    • Laust Moesgaard (DEN) 1:03.22
    • Gustav Swedenborg (SWE) 1:03.23
    • Magnus Andersen (DEN) 1:03.26
    • Miro Torola (FIN) 1:03.27
    • Sami Juopperi (FIN) 1:03.57
    • Mads Holm (DEN) 1:03.59
    • Peter Mandrup Madsen (DEN) 1:04.04
    • Andreas Martensson (DEN) 1:04.23
    • Hugo Wiman (SWE) 1:04.38
    • Rasmus Eriksson (SWE) 1:04.53
    • Hannibal Steenfos (DEN) 1:06.34
    • Janne Soininen (FIN) 1:13.55
    • Janne Blomqvist (FIN) 1:15.31
    • Sami Pakarinen (FIN) 1:15.38
    • Oula Soininen (FIN) 1:18.28
    • Valtteri Eloranta (FIN) 1:20.11

    Women’s 10K

    • Ellen Olsson (SWE) 2:12.04
    • Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal (FAR) 2:21.59
    • Benita Haikola (FIN) 2:23.11
    • Sofia Heimsteen (SWE) 2:25.36
    • Angela Fox (SWE) 2:29.21
    • Emilia Potkonen (FIN) 2:43.05

    Men’s 10K

    • Gustav Swedenborg (SWE) 2:08.54
    • Magnus Andersen (DEN) 2:09.01
    • Hugo Wiman (SWE) 2:13.34
    • Rasmus Eriksson (SWE) 2:15.48
    • Lari Ronka (FIN) 2:46.36
    • Niels-Christian Olsson (SWE) 2:53.14
    Photo courtesy of Mads Claussen
    Photo courtesy of Mads Claussen
    Photo courtesy of Mads Claussen
    Photo courtesy of Mads Claussen

  • A Volusia County family is dealing with tragedy after a 3-year-old boy drowned in the backyard swimming pool.

  • Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen joined other patients at her rehabilitation hospital for a day of boating. Courtesy of 7NEWS on YouTube

  • A man is planning to swim from Center Harbor to Wolfeboro on Friday to raise money for Granite State Adaptive. WMUR’s Adam Sexton reports.

  • Johnathan Cureton jumped from a bridge into Mountain Island Lake last week, but never resurfaced.

    Alivia Cureton said she knew her brother was adventurous and lived life to the fullest. But she said she had mixed feelings on July 31 when her brother told her he wanted to jump off the bridge to shoot a YouTube video.

    “He was really excited,” Alivia said. “He was so happy. He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to do this,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, OK,’ and I was trying to be excited for him but I was like, ‘I don’t know. I’ve never seen anyone jump off a bridge before as something fun to do.’”

    She knew he would do it with or without her so she agreed to take him to the lake and shoot the adventure with her iPhone.

    She said one thing gave her peace.

    “He’s a hell of a swimmer so that’s why I felt OK with it,” Alivia said.

    See wscotv.com

  • The former Olympic swimmer is set to launch her own lifestyle website which will include recipes, cooking tutorials, exercise routines and philosophy tips.

    Heavily influenced by Hollywood A-Listers Gwyneth Paltrow, Blake Lively and Teresa Palmer, who have their own popular sites, fans of the 26-year-old have already got a taste of what they can expect from her Instagram account.

    Read MailOnline

    http://youtu.be/aGDcxh9Dogw

  • When eyeball to beady eyeball with a 10-foot-long sand tiger shark, I have two thoughts: This is not smart, and this is the coolest thing ever. As it glides by, just feet away, I’m treated to an extreme close-up of its snaggleteeth, shaped like long medieval daggers.

    See USA Today