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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.’’
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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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Caribbean Reef Shark encounter in the Western Caribbean Sea. We were Lion Fish Culling when the shark came out of no ware. It scared the crap out of me. Filmed on my GoPro 3 camera. We were in about 70′ of water when the shark encounter occurred.
A man threatening to leap into the Thames from London Bridge last night inadvertently saved a stranger from drowning.
Lifeboat crew were called out around 11pm yesterday evening, and were stood down when police on the bridge talked down the distressed man.
1) 23:00 called to London Bridge to reports of a male in danger of entering the river. The male was detained by officers from @MPSSouthwark— Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) March 13, 2014
But after being alerted by a passer-by pointing at the river, volunteers with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution spotted the head of a person bobbing in the water not far from the bridge.
2) 23:05 Whilst on scene at London Bridge the Lifeboat spots another male in the river. Rescued into the Lifeboat. #Lifesaved
— Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) March 13, 2014
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Top Bahraini sportsman Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa has completed a gruelling 35km swim from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain for charity.
The Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) deputy chairman joined 70 participants from around the world taking part in the event, which concluded late on Friday.
His Majesty King Hamad greeted his son after he swam non-stop from the Sunset Beach Resort in Saudi to the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa.