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A Maryland swim coach was arrested on child abuse and sex offense charges Thursday morning after a former student accused him of engaging her in “sex acts†when she was a child, authorities said.
Police have charged 53-year-old Christopher Thomas Huott, founder and owner of the Maryland Suburban Swim Club, in connection with the allegations.
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A wayward kangaroo found itself in deep trouble when it jumped over a fence and into the backyard pool of a property in Victoria, Australia. The Eastern Grey kangaroo was found just in time. The large male had been fighting for his life for around four hours after jumping a fence and into the deep end of the swimming pool at the Healesville property.
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Becca Mann talks about her move to North Baltimore Aquatic Club and the big changes in training she’s experienced with the elite squad there.
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As comebacks go, it really couldn’t have gone much better for Michael Phelps competing outdoors in the Mesa Grand Prix in Arizona. Looking relaxed at the press conference the day before racing, he went into the Prelims of the 100 Fly as the top seed and finished first with a very respectable time of 52.84
And while he couldn’t hold off friend and US rival Ryan Lochte in the final he managed to improve on his heats time, recording 52.13 (Lochte won in a time of 51.93).
Given that Phelps hasn’t swum competitively since London 2012 and has spent much of his time since playing golf and putting on weight (he gained about 30lbs, around 14Kgs), it was nevertheless an amazing achievement.
Not that the man himself was entirely happy with his performance in the finals. “My stroke was a little rushed tonight,†he said. “It was way more relaxed this morning.†He was also critical of his turn: “That may have been the worst turn that I have ever done in my entire life.â€
Swimming World’s intern photographer Azaria Basile caught this impromptu in-water autograph session by Ryan Lochte. I can concur, he is one of the most pleasant swimstars of them all, when it comes to taking time out for the fans.
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The success of this weekend’s Challenge Fuerteventura was marked by a remarkable comeback victory, record numbers plus a touch of Formula One. Camilla Pedersen (DEN) and Andreas Dreitz (GER) took the race titles while Jenson Button raced in the age group field.
This was Pedersen’s first race since a serious bike crash last year which left her in a coma for a number of weeks. That she was able to race was impressive, that she won shows the drive and determination of remarkable athlete. She led from the start, exiting the water in 25:42 and also posted the fastest bike split in 2:36:39. Her run was seven minutes slower than second place Eimear Mullan (IRE) who ran a 1:20:29 but was still quick enough to post a convincing win in 4:30:13, just under six minutes ahead of Mullan who crossed the line in 4:36:08. Daniela Sämmler rounded off the women’s podium in 4:36:08.
Pedersen celebrated her win with an emphatic, “I’m back!â€
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We’ve interviewed him before and his images have been seen around the globe, but today we have a video from The Inertia that takes a more intimate, behind the scenes look at shorebreak photographer Clark Little, his motivations and his work.
CREATORS: Clark Little on Staring Down Shorebreak for The Perfect Shot from The Inertia on Vimeo.
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He was told he wouldn’t have to worry about sharks when swimming Cook Strait. Then British swimmer Adam Walker looked down.
A two-metre beast, possibly a great white, was swimming beneath him.
It could have been why he had just been joined by a pod of dolphins, which have been known to protect people from sharks.
Or it could could have been that, in some strange dolphin way, they knew Walker was six swims into swimming the world’s toughest seven ocean swims, all raising money for the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
“It would be a nice thought they were thinking, we will just help our pal get through.”
