The fatal shark attack off Sydney this week has brought the debate over shark nets to the forefront. There’s a growing chorus to remove them, with some even claiming the nets could be attracting sharks. 10 News+ presenter Denham Hitchcock went underwater at Dee Why to inspect the shark nets.
Baltimore-based artist and swimmer Katie Pumphrey debuted a solo exhibition called “Swimming Pool” at the Creative Alliance.
The council voted 6-1 in favor of banning park visitors from swimming or wading in the water.
‘Soggy Doggy’ swim gives pets a chance to splash in Johnson City
Romanian superstar David Popovici just might be the BEST 100 and 200 freestyle swimmer that we have EVER seen, he pulled off some INCREDIBLE swims at this years world championships to further build his resume in those events while pulling off a double that VERY few ever have.
A shark alarm at Manly Beach prompted the evacuation of swimmers and surfers after a tagged great white shark was spotted in the area. This incident occurred two days after 57-year-old local surfer Mercury Psillakis was killed by a 3.4 to 3.6 metre great white shark at nearby Dee Why Beach on Saturday morning. The Department of Primary Industries investigation confirmed the attack occurred 300 metres north of the existing shark net, which failed to prevent the fatal incident.
Mercury Psillakis, who was killed by a shark at Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Saturday, has been described as an “avid surfer, loving father, loving husband, great son and great person”.
A close friend said the 57-year-old steered other surfers in the water to safety before he was fatally attacked.
Every pool used to have a diving board. Now they’ve practically disappeared. In this episode, Nora Ali sets out to find out why, from standing on the edge of the tallest dive tower in the Western Hemisphere to digging into the forgotten history of backyard pools and the hidden forces that reshaped American summer fun. This isn’t just a story about diving boards, but about how something beloved can vanish almost overnight, not because people stopped wanting it, but because bigger forces decided the risks weren’t worth it. So why did diving boards disappear, and what does that reveal about the invisible ways our lives are shaped? Nora dives in to find out.
