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  • Katie Hoff’s First Pitch Surprise

    Apr 22, 2014

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    katies-first-pitch-surprise

    Todd Anderson proposes to Katie Hoff at Rays game in Tampa!

    (Warning, vertical video)

    Featured photo by Vironevaeh

  • Chad le Clos and Alexander Popov at the OMEGA Pavilion at Sochi 2014

    Apr 22, 2014

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Via the17thman

    Olympic swimmers Chad le Clos and Alexander Popov visited the OMEGA Pavilion in Sochi’s Olympic Park on 22 February, 2014 for a unique question-and-answer session that focused on their Olympic accomplishments and the factors behind their success.

  • SI swimsuit model Irina Shayk swims with pigs in the Bahamas

    Apr 21, 2014

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Last week, Irina Shayk, girlfriend of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model swam with pigs in the Bahamas. Real pigs, that is. See for instance Page Six

    She filmed other people swimming with them too

    Photo by cdorobek

  • Zambian Swimmers Aim for Gold at Uganda Swimming Gala

    Apr 21, 2014

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    rokur
    in Competition

    See Muvi TV

    Zambian Swimmers Have High Hopes Of recording successes at this week’s Confederation of Aquatic Nations Association CANA Zone three and four swimming gala to be held in Uganda from April 24th to 27th 2014.

    Swimming sensation, Tilka Paljk, says she is aiming for gold to better her 2013 record in which she took silver, while Kumareen Naidu has hopes of sweeping as many medals as he can.

    12 year old Harleena Naidu will be making her debut at the competition, but believes her preparations have made her a medal hopeful.

    A total of 33 swimmers will leave for Kampala on Tuesday to take part in the competition, which has attracted over 15 countries.

  • Girl, 10, slipped from tube in Saguaro Lake, couldn’t swim

    Apr 21, 2014

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    rokur
    in Safety

    See CBS 5

    The body of a 10-year-old girl who had spent part of Easter rafting with her cousins was pulled from Saguaro Lake on Sunday afternoon.

    The girl and two cousins, ages 12 and 16 years old, were on an inner tube about 1:30 p.m. when the 10-year-old lost her grip on a handle and the tube flipped, tossing all three girls into the water, said Maricopa Sheriff’s Deputy Joaquin Enriquez.

    The inner tube floated away and the two girls screamed for help, which were heard by a family member and another person on Butcher Jones Beach, Enriquez said.

    They jumped into the water and rescued the two girls, but the third never resurfaced in the water about 19 miles east of Fountain Hills, Enriquez said.

    CBS 5 – KPHO

  • New Richmond swim coach dies in lawnmower accident

    Apr 21, 2014

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    rokur
    in Safety

    joe-middelerRead WCPO Cincinatti and see WLWT

    A beloved swim coach with the New Richmond Exempted Village School District died Friday in a mowing accident at his Clermont County home.

    Authorities said 63-year-old Joe Middeler was using a riding mower on his lawn in the 1800 block of US 52 in Moscow at about 6:30 p.m. when it rolled over an embankment and ended up on top of him.

    The sheriff’s office described Middeler’s mower as a SCAG Tiger Cub Commercial Zero Turn riding mower.

    Middeler’s wife, who was not home at the time, later found him at the bottom of the embankment and called 911, deputies said.

    The Clermont County Coroner ruled his death an accident.

  • Grant Hackett and Stephanie Rice share growing bond

    Apr 21, 2014

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    stephanie rice photoGossip here on Mail Online

    Troubled Australian swimmer Grant Hackett has found a friend in Stephanie Rice.

    The former Olympian, who recently attended rehab in the US for sleeping pill addiction, is said to have grown close to the recently retired fellow swimmer.

    A report in Woman’s Day this week claims it’s common knowledge inside swimming circles that the pair have become very tight.

    An insider told the magazine that the 33-year-old father of two, who separated from wife Candice Alley last year, is ‘Stephanie’s type to a tee’.

    ‘They’re made for each other,’ the source claimed.

    Thumbnail photo by Music News Australia

  • Ex-Spartan Todd Anderson proposes to Katie Hoff before her first pitch at Rays game

    Apr 21, 2014

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    katie-hoff-proposalShe said yes, see Detroit Free Press

    American swimmer Katie Hoff, a two-time Olympian who won two bronze medals and a silver at the 2008 Games in Beijing, threw out the first pitch before the Tampa Bay Rays closed a series with the Yankees at Tropicana Field today.

    Waiting for her at home plate was her boyfriend, former Michigan State fullback Todd Anderson, who dropped to one knee and proposed on the spot. Hoff said yes.

    ICYMI, @USA_Swimming Olympic medalist Katie Hoff (@KHoff09) threw out the #Rays ceremonial first pitch and said YES: pic.twitter.com/IuNFyhi2Vf

    — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 20, 2014

  • Behold surfers blissfully oblivious of the Great White Shark beneath them

    Apr 21, 2014

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature

    Don’t remember if I posted this back in 2013, but then it is worth re-sharing. Via Reddit

    Surfer watches GoPro footage only to find he swam 3 feet above Great White shark without realising

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