The family of the man killed in a shark attack at Muriwai Beach on Auckland’s west coast say they are “in deep shock.” Husband and father of one Adam Strange died after being attacked while swimming from Maori Bay around a headland into Muriwai, around 200m offshore.
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Haydn Welch Ice Mile training swim
“Diving in and remembering I did not have my safety float or Deepest Bear. The water was too icy to swim as I kept swimming into ice and cut my face and nose as I swam into small pieces. I could not swim hard. Not enough clear water to swim properly so just got out.”
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Fulton Elementary School students are learning to swim
Fulton Elementary School students in Lancaster County, PA, are learning to swim. View article at Lancaster Online
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Utah swim coach accused of having sex with high school student
A jury was selected and opening statements were expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in the trial for a former Ben Lomond High School volunteer swim coach accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student.
Jamie Jo Waite, 37, is charged in 2nd District Court with four counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.
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Former Fishers swim coach Ken Stopkotte faces new theft charges in Tennessee
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A former Fishers swim coach once accused of stealing $17,000 in pool rental money is facing new criminal charges in Tennessee.
The Call 6 Investigators have learned Ken Stopkotte was arrested Feb. 20 by Franklin, Tenn., police on suspicion of stealing checks from the First Presbyterian Church.
He was charged with two counts of felony theft over $500 and is expected in Williamson County court on Feb. 28.
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Chinese farmer beaten for daring official to swim in filthy Ruian river
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Mr Chen had been campaigning to shut the paper mills he said were poisoning his local rivers, after members of his family fell ill. When a local businessman, Jin Zengmin, posted pictures of a rubbish-filled river in Rui’an city on his microblog last week and offered officials 200,000 yuan (£24,000) to take a dip, Mr Chen followed his lead.
But soon after posting his own offer online, a group of men came to Mr Chen’s home, his daughter, Chen Xiufang, told The Independent.
“While Father was alone at home, at 6am on the 24th, around 40 men and women in plain clothes who were recruited by the government came to the house,†she alleged. “They came in and they started smashing everything.â€
Ms Chen said her father suffered injuries to his head and feet and that he was now on a drip.
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‘What Would Ryan Lochte Do?’ (Teaser Trailer)
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The first teaser trailer for Ryan Lochte‘s upcoming E! reality show called What Would Ryan Lochte Do? has come out. The Olympic swimmer turned heart throb slash sexy idiot has his new show premiering in April and with this teaser trailer, we have a little bit more of an idea of what to expect.
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46-year-old Adam Strange killed by shark off New Zealand
Award-winning short film director Adam Strange was killed by a great white shark off the coast of New Zealand today, at Muriwai, a popular surfing beach near Auckland. Mr Strange, who has worked across the world, has made television commercials for companies such as Pepsi, Toyota and Samsung, and won a Crystal Bear award for best short film at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, according to his company’s website. Rescue crews took an inflatable boat out and shot at the shark 20 times but it vanished below the surface. Read for instance Sky, The Australian, IB Times and CNN
“He was still alive, he put his head up, we called him to swim over the rock to where we were.
“He raised his hand up, and then while he was raising his hand up we saw another attack pull him in the water.â€
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CC photo #424: SSF visits HS Tórshavn
The Faroese Swimming Association (Svimjisamband Føroya) visits HS Tórshavn (Havnar Svimjifelag), as part of our annual roundtrip to all Faroese swim clubs. Which sounds more impressive than it is, as there are only 6 active swim clubs on the Faroe Islands. Still, halfway through the program tonight :-P
