“As we reported earlier this week the Riverton High School team are being called heroes are saving the lives of 2 people who where in a head collision with an 18 wheeler on saturday. K2’s Michael Sevren spoke with them students… coaches and bus driver who put their lives at risk to save complete strangers.”
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“Brent talks about his journey from retiring after the London 2012 Olympics to pursuing his photography.”
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The body of Herman van Straten who went missing during the Midmar Mile swim has been found, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
“At about 16:20 (the body) surfaced about 800m from the starting line,” Captain Lolly Moodley said.
He said the rescue dogs had respond “positively” just before the body was found and pointed in the direction where the body was found.
The 43-year-old man went missing on Saturday after he did not finish the race.
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On March 11, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife Yuko to the tsunami. Almost three years later, he remains determined to find her, getting his diving license and planning to scour the Tohoku seaboard for her remains.
“I will find my wife on my own power. I will bring her home,” says Takamatsu, 57, from the nearby town of Onagawa.
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“Derek Amato is one of the world’s only acquired savants after a brain injury left him with the amazing ability to play piano.”
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Exclusive: here are the first pictures of the wonderful, new swimming pool complex in Budapest where the 6. FINA World Junior Swimming Championships (2017) and the 19. FINA World Championships (2021) will be held. The city’s would-be modern architectural icon will stand by the river Danube across Margaret Island. The famous Dagaly bath is next to the new complex so altogether it will be a fantastic swimming centre in the Hungarian capital.
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In 1961, the first person to ever be killed by the East German police as he attempted to escape was shot as he swam across the Spree, a river along a portion of the erstwhile Berlin wall. Over the years, hundreds of others tried it, too, risking death by drowning if not police. And, though onlookers on the western bank encouraged them, no one was allowed to help escapees until they actually reached the shore.
Almost 30 years later, in 1988, three men and a woman took this life-or-death challenge and a tourist happened to be there filming. It is incredible footage…
http://youtu.be/K7CWajaOx4E
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British Swimming has notified UK Sport of its intention to appeal the withdrawal of funding from the women’s Olympic sports of Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo.
UK Sport announced the decision to remove funding as a result of its annual investment review of summer Olympic and Paralympic sports, and British Swimming has responded by formally requesting the opportunity to make representations to UK Sport Board.
Commenting on the decision, British Swimming Chief Executive David Sparkes said: “It’s vital we have the opportunity to engage with UK Sport once again as we look to save these team sports from simply becoming a chapter in a history book rather than a lasting, Olympic legacy.
“Both sports have not only demonstrated real performance improvements leading up to 2012, which was reflected by UK Sport last year through increased funding, they have both made further progress in 2013 as acknowledged by UK Sport. They have also driven interest and participation with clubs across the country having to adjust to much greater demand for places.â€
Guest post by Miles Wiseman
Drowning can happen any time and surprisingly even in shallow water. Knowing what you are required to do to rescue a drowning person safely helps save lives. A simple process to carry out when rescuing a drowning person is, reach, throw, row and go, in that order. However, the first thing you should always do immediately you see someone drowning is call for help.
Dial 911
Call the rescue emergency number to report the incident as soon as possible. An adult can struggle in water for about three minutes but a child can only last less than thirty seconds. Therefore, action should be taken very fast to rescue a drowning person. You can also scream to attract the attraction of people who can join to assist in rescuing the victim.
