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Swimmer, 16, attempting to break world record
A New Jersey teen attempting to become the youngest swimmer to complete three endurance ocean swims arrived in Rancho Palos Verdes Monday evening after swimming for nearly 20 hours.
Charlotte Samuels, 16, finished swimming across the Catalina Island Channel shortly before 8 p.m. She began the 20.2-mile swim around midnight under the nearly pitch-black sky.
“I haven’t slept for two days, so I’m just tired mentally and physically,” Samuels said.
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Woman sneaks into Berlin Zoo seal pool for swim
A woman sneaked into the seal pool of Berlin Zoo on Monday night, risking serious injury to take a swim with the animals after closing time, zoo authorities said.
A witness told German daily Bild: “I watched as the woman stripped to her bikini and then lowered herself into the seal pool. Further back was a man taking photos.”
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Aussie boss says Tasmania on Glasgow 2014 swim uniform, but regrets apparent slight
The Australian Commonwealth Games Association has responded to claims Tasmania was left off the map on a team uniform, saying it “would never knowingly do anything to offend the people of Tasmaniaâ€.
Chief executive Perry Crosswhite replied to a letter from Premier Will Hodgman saying “it is regrettable that some people were offended by the apparent slight to Tasmaniaâ€.
Swimsuits worn by athletes in Glasgow feature kangaroos, emus and maps of Australia, but no visible sign of Tassie.
Following the omission, the State Government and the Mercury joined in a campaign to promote Tasmania to the world and put it back on the map.
“Speedo, the designers and manufacturers of the training swimsuit, advise that Tasmania is in fact included in the training swimsuits,†Mr Crosswhite said.
He maintains that while the design and placement of Australia and the kangaroo is different for each garment all include Tasmania, but “at times the kangaroo covers the ‘area’ where Tasmania isâ€.
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Missy Franklin Press Conference at the 2014 USA Swimming National Championships
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Katie Ledecky Press Conference at the 2014 USA Swimming National Championships
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Michael Phelps Press Conference at the 2014 USA Swimming National Championships
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Chad Le Clos on his relationship with his coach
South Africa’s Olympic champion and YOG ambassador Chad Le Clos discusses his relationship with his coach [Graham Hill] and how he gets the best performance from Chad.