A cup with some kind of sticky goo and a comb left in the pre-call room at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
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Are we there yet ?
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Berkeley High School shut down swimming pool after swimmers start losing body hair
Read for instance Fox News and Huffington Post
A California high school pool was closed by the city after students reported symptoms including burning eyes, bleached hair and a loss of body hair.
Berkeleyside reported that parents of the Berkeley High School water polo team sent a letter to the principal expressing concern over their children’s alleged symptoms.
One parent told Berkeleyside that her son had lost all of the hair on his arms and legs and that the his eyes were continuously watering and stinging due to irritation from the pool.
During a voluntary water test, the City of Berkeley reportedly found the levels of chlorine and chloramine were ten times the recommended level, and the pH reading was above the accepted level.
(Image courtesy of AG Gilmore, CC BY-ND 2.0)
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Ian Thorpe lists Hollywood bungalow where John Lennon once lived
Read realtor.com
Ian Thorpe and John Lennon may not appear to have a lot in common, but the Australian athlete and late music icon certainly seem to agree when it comes to real estate.
The Olympic gold medalist is looking to part ways with a bohemian bungalow in Hollywood Hills that is said to have been inhabited by the late Beatles legend. Records show that Thorpe purchased the timber treehouse-like property in 2006 for $879,000. He currently asks $999,000 for the quaint, 960-square-foot home.
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NBA Star Brandon Bass Learning to Swim at Age 28
At 28 years old, Boston Celtics forward Brandon Bass still can’t swim, but he’s getting ready to change that.
http://youtu.be/jcXJQ1vLZsM
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Michael Phelps on NewsChannel 15
Looking very Mark Spitz
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Is Anthony Ervin Smarter Than Nathan Adrian?
“Anthony Ervin answers the same 20 questions Nathan Adrian was submitted to two years ago. How did he do?”
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How to use a headrest to break the window of a sinking car
You could be using hammers and brute force, yes, but this is smart
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Danish Federation announce first 12 young guns for “Great Danes” project
The Danish Swimming Federation has this morning, led by national head coach Nick Juba, announced the team for the upcoming “Great Danes” project, that aims to lift the men’s side of Danish swimming by offering special training camps and international swim meets where the swimmers are expected to race in multiple events in each session. See svoem.dk
This season 2013/2014, the team will consist of the following 12 swimmers, described as ‘promising and strong’, including London 2012 Olympian Daniel Skaaning and 2012 European SC 200 fly silver medalist Viktor Bromer. The squad will meet in Brøndby for their first camp on 1-2 November 2013.
- Magnus Westermann, Herlev svømning
- Morten Bak Hansen, JGI / A6
- Daniel Skaaning, STT/ VAT-Copenhagen / NTC
- Daniel Steen Andersen, Horsens Svømmeklub / NTC
- Joachim Mortensen, Ålborg Svømmeklub
- Emil Klingberg, Kvik Kastrup
- Viktor Bromer, Ålborg Svømmeklub
- Magnus Jákupsson, Sigma Swim Allerød / NTC
- Sebastian Ovesen, Slagelse Svømmeklub / Swim Team Vestsjælland
- Kevin Witt Christensen, Farum Svømmeklub
- Søren Dahl, Herlev Svømning
- Anton Ø. Ipsen, Sigma Swim Birkerød
(Faroe born Magnus Jákupsson will be one of the first 12 Great Danes)