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Chloe McCardel sets world record for swimming 16 hours non-stop in Melbourne
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Australian marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has set a world record swimming non-stop for 16 hours in a spa in Melbourne.
It is a special moment for McCardel, who was forced to abandon a swim from Cuba to Florida last year when jellyfish stings left her in excruciating pain.
“I’m not tired yet; I want to go out and party,” McCardel said after completing the swim.
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Stars rally to support Ian Thorpe
Read Herald SunThe Mercury yesterday revealed Thorpe had been in hospital since Wednesday for shoulder surgery and was being treated for depression and alcohol issues.
Thorpe’s management released a statement claiming the swimming great was in hospital for treatment on his injured shoulder.
“Ian is not in rehab,” a SEL spokesperson said.
“Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend.”
SEL was always likely to deny the former Olympic champion was battling depression and alcohol abuse. […]
Grant Hackett said he was taken aback.
“I was only with Ian a few weeks ago,” Hackett said.
“I knew because he’d spoken openly in the past there was some demons he was confronting and battling, but to hear it to this extent did surprise me.
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Otter pup learning to swim at Oregon Zoo
“River otter mother Tilly teaches her second pup Ziggy to swim at the Oregon Zoo’s Cascade Stream and Pond habitat. As Ziggy demonstrates, the second child tends to be wild.”
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Sean Conway to ‘swim for the rhino’ at Midmar Mile
Read southafrica.infoSean Conway, the first and only man in history to swim the length of Great Britain, was in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on Wednesday to attend the official press launch of the 2014 aQuelle Midmar Mile, and to lend his support to Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife‘s efforts to save the rhino.
Conway’s love of endurance events began with his participation as a schoolboy in the Midmar Mile and he has since gone on to cycle around the world and climb Mount Kilimanjaro in a penguin suit for charity.
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Swim Tips from USA Olympic athlete Scott Tyler Clary
“Olympic athlete, Scott Tyler Clary (USA) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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Ian Thorpe’s management denies swimmer is in rehab
Read The Sydney Morning HeraldIan Thorpe’s management has denied that the Olympian is in rehab battling depression and alcohol abuse, saying instead he was in hospital for a shoulder operation.
The 31-year-old was injured in a fall earlier in the week, according to media reports on Friday, and was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night.
But his management, SEL, said the report he had been admitted to a rehabilitation facility was incorrect.
“Ian is not in rehab,” an SEL representative said. “Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend.”
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Behold Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović ice swimming in this Volvo commercial
The soundtrack is him reading the lyrics to a remix of the Swedish national anthem “Du gamla, Du fria“, while the video shows Zlatan in beautiful Sweden, driving a Volvo and hunting reindeer and stuff. And to show true manliness, he goes ice swimming.
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Breaststroke World Champion Christian Sprenger ahead of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series