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Don’t drink the mud: Tough Mudder participants fall ill after swimming through feces-tainted water
Read The Vancouver Sun
It turns out the toughest obstacle of a Tough Mudder-style race might not be dodging live electrical wires, hoisting logs or leaping over a wall of flames. It might be the nasty stomach bug that can come from swallowing the muddy water.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a memo Friday warning that animal feces in the mud along the courses can give participants a bad case of diarrhea. The agency said nearly two dozen people from the Nellis Air Force Base community in Nevada reported coming down sick after participating in a race in rural Beatty, Nev., in October 2012.
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Police warn people swimming in Cedar River, Iowa
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Cedar Rapids police say they’re receiving reports of people swimming in the Cedar River.
Swimming in the Cedar River is not allowed due to its fast-moving water and debris.
Police say the Cedar’s cooler water also put would-be swimmers at an increased risk of shock and hypothermia.
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Michael Jamieson slams ‘lenient treatment’ of Tyson Gay despite failed drug test
Read Business StandardScottish swimming star Michael Jamieson has said that American sprinter Tyson Gay has received a light punishment over his failed drug test.
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Hamilton women-only swimming plan sparks controversy
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A Hamilton public swimming pool is considering “women only” sessions to try to encourage more into the water.
The controversial move by Hamilton’s Gallagher Aquatic Centre is seen as “separatist” by some, but women’s groups say it’s a great idea.
The aquatic centre is planning to shut its door to men to give women a few hours a week on their own.
“I think it’s great because after I’ve had so many kids I’m a bit body-conscious. Actually having a women’s-only session would be really good,” ONE woman swimmer in the pool told ONE News.
Hamilton City Council say the move is all about water safety and encouraging more women to swim.
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Mayor to ‘waterproof’ Jacksonville
Read News4Jax
Several groups in Jacksonville teamed up Saturday to promote water safety and prevent accidental drowning by kicking off the “Waterproof Jacksonville” campaign.
The countywide campaign offers free swimming lessons to kids whose families are facing financial difficulty.
Mayor Alvin Brown announced his plans to expand the in-demand program.
“Today we’ve launched the expansion of Waterproof JAX, making sure that we have an opportunity to teach young people how to swim, to make sure that they don’t drown,” said Brown. “Florida is the No. 1 state for accidental drowning and my goal as mayor of Jacksonville is that we ‘waterproof’ Jacksonville.”
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Why sports stars mix with drugs
Read Courier Mail
Huegill’s achievement and the healthy lifestyle message that he marketed set him up for life. Then came the news this week that he and his wife Sara had been charged with possession of cocaine following a day at Randwick races.
While the charges have yet to be heard by a court, as Huegill’s former business partner Keith Saggers so rightly said, the question remains how forgiving the Australian public will be over the allegations. Much of Huegill’s income came from motivational speaking; basically recounting his gut to gold life story for $10,000 a pop. But who will pay to hear a fairytale if it doesn’t have a happy ending?
The other problem for Huegill is that he is a swimmer, not a footballer, tennis player or cricketer.
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Give swimmers more post-career support, urges Brenton Rickard
Read The Sydney Morning Herald
Two-time Olympic Games medallist Brenton Rickard has implored officials to build a post-career support network for Australia’s swimmers to help them transition to life out of the pool.
Rickard is helping Swimming Australia create a new program to prepare athletes for retirement as three of the sport’s golden boys – Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett and Geoff Huegill – struggle with falls from grace.
Thorpe has battled depression, Hackett went to rehabilitation in the US for an addiction to sleeping pills and Huegill was arrested last week for alleged cocaine possession.
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