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Earlier this year, he was admitted to rehab in order to seek help for his depression and issues with alcohol. So, it is only fitting that we have decided to give the Thorpedo the love and attention he deserves. He’s as Australian as a sheep shearing station, Bunnings Warehouse, or this image. We love him. You know who else we love? The Stiffys. And The Stiffys love Thorpe. Smell that sweetness in the air? It’s the scent of love, and it is all around.
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13 people drowned during the heatwave last summer, and Irish Water Safety is urging people to exercise caution.
An analysis of figures over the last 25 years shows that more than one-third of people who died while swimming had consumed alcohol beforehand.
62% of drownings happen inland, and Irish Water Safety is appealing to people not to drink alcohol before getting into the water and to always stay within their depth.
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A Stockton man claims he got severely ill and nearly died after swimming in a popular lake, losing 28 pounds in just one week.
Luis Lopez swam at the Woodward Reservoir Regional Park in rural Stanislaus County.
“I couldn’t move; I couldn’t look around, like I was a zombie,†Lopez said.
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The internet was captivated by a three-second video appearing to show a boy diving into a swimming pool, only to be plucked from the air by a god-like hand.
The giant hand then apparently throws him into another part of the pool.
We’re here to assure you the hypnotic clip is not the work of sorcery, but simply a clever camera trick that you can duplicate yourself with a bit of patience.
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Zena Holloway is best known for elegant underwater photography, and her work was recently featured in this fashion shoot for the Financial Times’ lifestyle magazine, How to Spend It. Artist website here.
An Underwater Film: Behind the Scenes of ‘How to Spend it’ Magazine from Zena Holloway on Vimeo.
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The response of the Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Queensland and New South Wales to sexual abuse allegations against former Olympic swimming coach Scott Volkers will come under scrutiny next month at the royal commission into child abuse.
Swimming Australia will also come under the spotlight when the commission examines how senior swimming officials dealt with allegations of child abuse against Volkers and another high-profile Olympic coach, Terry Buck.
See Chicago Tribune
A day after Jose “Tony” Joya drowned near Whiting, Ind., after he and a group of friends jumped from a pier into Lake Michigan, the mother of his young son was left wondering why he went into the water when he couldn’t swim.
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Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyke-Rouen has been moved from intensive care to a regular hospital room, nine days after severing her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
Hospital spokeswoman Jamie Grimm says the six-time gold medalist was in good condition and moved from the ICU on Sunday morning.
Van Dyken-Rouen was injured June 6 when the ATV she was driving hit a curb and hurtled off a drop-off near Show Low. The accident left her paralyzed, though her family says it’s unclear if she will remain that way.
William Meynard, French 2013 world champion in the 4×100 freestyle, was arrested by Brazilian police on Sunday in downtown Rio de Janeiro, for possession of cannabis and then trying to bribe the police.
A policeman himself, Meynard offered cash to be released by the police, thinking it was custom in Brazil.
In his testimony, the French admitted that he had used drugs with two strangers before being approached by the police. And admitted that he offered money to the police.
