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Sprinter James Roberts is struggling to overcome a back injury for the Commonwealth Games trials as mystery surrounds two of his infamous relay teammates from the London Olympics.
Roberts has entered the trials in Brisbane starting on April 1, despite not having raced since the world titles.
Matt Targett and former world record holder Eamon Sullivan also have submitted entries, to the surprise of many in the sport.
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A fish tank broke at a Downtown Disney restaurant Monday, sending water gushing into the dining room at T-Rex Cafe and people jumping up from their seats, witnesses said.
Landry’s, the Houston company that owns T-Rex Cafe, issued this statement today: “A seal failed on the tank causing water to leak. Employees took action and did a great job rescuing all of the marine life, caring for our guests and managing the situation. The marine life has been moved to holding tanks and the restaurant is open for business as usual.”
On tomorrow’s My Playlister on BBC Radio 1, Ellie Simmonds is going to be taking over and playing her Motivational Playlist.
The show goes out 9-10pm and Ellie has been let loose in a studio to present her very own show! She plays loads of great music, from the likes of Oasis, Beyonce, Little Mix and even Katrina and the Waves!
Here’s a Soundcloud link of Ellie giving a clue to one of the songs she dreamed of hearing on the podium:
An here is a link to the BBC Playlister playlist on Spotify, which includes all the tracks from the show plus a few bonus tracks too:
On Twitter the hashtag is #MyPlaylister.
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The 27-year-old man was surfing at Bawley Point, 250 kilometres south of Sydney, when the collision occurred.
“He has come over a wave and as he did so, a dolphin has come through and hit him in the pelvic area,’’ New South Wales Ambulance duty operations manager Wayne Dunlop said.
“The force has been enough to tear the patient’s wetsuit.’’
http://youtu.be/QN3aE9gUJRc
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You don’t have to be a college athlete or professional sports star to participate in athletics. A diverse group of swimmers are keeping their competitive spirits alive by participating in Masters Swim.
Nearly 55,000 swimmers are members of United States Masters Swim, more than 100 of which participate in the Binghamton University Masters Swim club, or BUMS.
The organization accomodates everyone across the swimming spectrum.
“We have ex-collegiate swimmers, we have people new to swimming, we have triathletes that have joined us,” said Binghamton University Masters Swim coach Dan Kornblatt. “The lanes are divided by ability, not age or sex.”
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A car collided with a hydrant in Chollas View early Tuesday creating a spectacular scene.
The water from the hydrant pushed the rear end of the car off the ground and kept it there while crews worked to shut off the water.
“The water is holding it up, yo!”
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The store at St. Mary’s Road and Osborne Street offered a free Slurpee to anyone who showed up wearing a bathing suit on Saturday.
According to Environment Canada, the temperature at the time was a balmy minus 32 degrees with the wind chill.
Derek Ducharme says going out in the cold is worth it in exchange for the treat.
“I used to be really crazy about Slurpees,†he said. “I slowed down, ‘cause of the health kick, New Year, but I’m breaking that resolution today, ‘cause it’s free, haha.â€
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