Last minute instructions before the 2012 Seaman’s Day swim across KlaksvÃk harbor, back in 2012. Cold sea water makes people speculative. Tomorrow we will swim across the local firth here at Toftir, ‘we’ as in I will be taking photos :-)
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Nigerian survives being trapped two days underwater
Read for instance BBC
Harrison Okene, 29, was on board the tug boat Jascon-4 when it capsized in heavy swells.
It sank to the seabed, upside down, but Mr Harrison was trapped in an air pocket and able to breathe. […]
“I was there in the water in total darkness just thinking it’s the end. I kept thinking the water was going to fill up the room but it did not,” he said.
“I was so hungry but mostly so, so thirsty. The salt water took the skin off my tongue.”
“I could perceive the dead bodies of my crew were nearby. I could smell them. The fish came in and began eating the bodies. I could hear the sound.”
But after 60 hours, Mr Harrison heard the sound of knocking.
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CC photo #530: A very dusty car in Dubai
We walked past this car daily while at the FINA 2010 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I wondered if it was because the owner hadn’t had time to wash if after some kind of ‘haboob‘ dust storm, but apparently it could be just as well be because someone had to flee in a hurry.
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Sunrise – Will Chloe McCardel swim again?
Chloe McCardel had to abandon her swim from Cuba to Florida after she was stung by a jellyfish. She chats to Sunrise about her plans moving forward.
See also CNN, where they also talk to Diana Nyad about the challenge
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Mariemont crews return to river in search of missing swimmer
Search crews return to the Little Miami River for a second day after a swimmer goes under water near Mariemont.
Second day searched ended without result
It is thought that 19-year-old Otis Andrews was pulled under by an undertow
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Man paralyzed after diving into creek to save 4-year-old girl
Read for instance Huffington Post and International Business TimesMichael Patterson, 43, dove headfirst into a creek on Saturday when he noticed 4-year-old Javaeh Jones struggling to stay afloat. The heroic dad hit his head, broke his neck and severed his spinal cord in the process, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, according to his fundraising page.
The father, whose own son was at the scene, is currently being treated at Emory Hospital, but doesn’t have medical insurance since he had just begun a new contracting job right before the accident, WSBTV reported. His friends and family are looking to generous donors to contribute to his online fund, which collected nearly $8,0000 as of press time.
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Ex-Utah swim coach Greg Winslow won’t face sex assault charges
Read USA Today and The Washington PostThe Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it will not pursue sexual charges against Greg Winslow, a former swimming coach at the University of Utah and in Arizona.
Winslow was suspected of kissing and fondling a 15-year-old female swimmer at a Tempe, Ariz., swimming club, where he also coached.
“After a careful review of the information contained in the investigation, we determined that there was sufficient cause to seek an indictment in this matter,” said County Attorney Bill Montgomery. “However, we were unable to meet the necessary burden of proof required to move forward with formal charges. Absent additional information which could support these or other allegations, we will not pursue this matter further.”
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CC photo #530: Pál and the young guns at the 2013 Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona
Pál Joensen discussing whatever with our Faroese juniors at the 2013 Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, Spain. From left to right Alvi Hjelm, Óli Mortensen and Markus Joensen. The three of them have been selected for the LEN 2013 European Junior Championships in Poznan, Poland, along with other swimmers while Pál will go together with three others to the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona.
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Chloe McCardel won’t try again to swim from Cuba to Florida
The Australian who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of jellyfish stings said she will not make another attempt.