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British Swimming Heroes Tour
“This summer British Gas, in partnership with British Swimming, has given families up and down the country a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet our British Swimming Team Heroes.” Featuring Rebecca Adlington, Keri-anne Payne, Michael Jamieson, Hannah Miley and others.
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Humpback whale breaching startles kayakers, boaters, pelicans
A woman kayaking in the middle of a California bay has captured the moment a massive whale unexpectedly breached just meters away from her daughter. 9News via Arbroath
A few days later, a 69-year-old retired high school biology teacher spent an hour taking amazing pictures of a humpback whale rising from the water also off California, as spectators looked on just a few feet way. See The Huffington Post and his photostream on Flickr
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Warning: Don’t swim with contact lenses
Mail Online via Geeks are Sexy
The amoeba that affected this girl is actually pretty rare, but has fast-acting and severe consequences. However, there is also a more common bacteria called “Psuedomonas bacteria†that also lives in water and can destroy your sight in 24-36 hours. Thinking “it’s so rare, it’s likely never going to happen to me†could very well land you in hospital and possibly leave you blind!
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Limb-less Philippe Croizon swims the Bering Strait
French swimmer Philippe Croizon, who lost his limbs in an electrical accident aged 26, has successfully swum the freezing waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics. Saying this was the hardest swim he has ever done. Read for instance Rant Sports
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Ryan Lochte shocks Vegas with his pink Speedos
I guess if they heard him mention them as a ‘banana hammock’, they would keel over. See chron
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Alexey Molchanov World Record in freediving 125 meters CWT
Nice video from when Alexey Molchanov set a new World Record in freediving 125 meters ‘constant weight’, back in June, 2012.
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This should be an Olympic sport
Me and my kids at that “Seaman’s Day” in KlaksvÃk, last Saturday. If anything says “Citius, Altius, Fortius“, it is the stacking of boxes with yourself on them. And the product placed sponsor is obvious ! :-P
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Swim Team Edit
Swim Team Edit from WitzEducation on Vimeo.