Ginger Huber, silver medallist at the first ever FINA World Championships High Diving event in Barcelona in 2013, talks to us about her 5143D dive. What the code actually means, the technical requirements and body positioning during take-off, barani and entry and the many challenges involved in perfecting this intermediate dive. Find out how this incredible dive got her the Silver Medal!
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Disaster declaration after brain-eating amoeba found in water l GMA
Josiah McIntyre, 6, died within five days of feeling sick after from the rare but almost always fatal amoeba found in a hose pipe at his home and infects the body through the nose. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/3joGvyR
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Texas child dies from brain-eating amoeba, water testing underway
The death of a 6-year-old boy in southeast Texas has sparked an investigation into the area’s water supply. Josiah McIntyre died on September 8 in Lake Jackson, Texas from an often fatal brain-eating amoeba. Mireya Villarreal reports.
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Brain-eating amoebae are very rare, but warming waters may change that
Scientists are concerned that climate change may be making N. fowleri infections more common. “In theory as the world heats up there will be more surface water at around 30 degrees Celsius [86 degrees Fahrenheit] so there will be more N. fowleri habitat†Maciver wrote. However, many factors, not just water temperature play a role in its occurrence.
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the amoeba: For instance, why so few people contract its fatal disease, when we know the amoeba itself is widespread enough to be infecting far more people than its killing. “There is a tendency for PAM to occur in outbreaks,†Maciver and colleagues noted in a 2019 paper. They wrote it’s likely there have been more global deaths of it since the 1960s than the 400-plus that are currently identified.
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High-end Goggles Review – Worth it? | The Social Kick
Arena, Form Swim and Magic5 have some of the most expensive goggles on the market. We got to test them in an Endless Pool and put together this short review on their comfort, usability, what’s great, and what’s still to be determined.
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The Most Memorable Para Swimming Moments from Rio 2016 | Paralympic Games
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games brought us some of the most incredible moments in sport, but Para Swimming in particular consistently brought the excitement, tension, and history-making moments throughout the Games. Experience some of the most memorable moments from Para Swimming at Rio 2016 as we await the magic of Tokyo 2020.
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Jason Lezak
Jason Lezak got kicked off the UCSB swim team in the middle of his Junior year. A decade later he split 46.0 on the back of Team USA’s 4×100 Free Relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to reel in France’s Alain Bernard.
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Wayzata Loses to Minnetonka in Girls Swimming
The Wayzata girls swimming and diving team lost a dual meet for the first time this season, falling 110-76 to last year’s state Class AA runner-up Minnetonka. The Skippers won eight of the twelve varsity events. Defending state butterfly champion Claire Reinke of Wayzata won the 100 Fly in 55.84 seconds with Jenna Marquette winning the 100 breaststroke and the Trojans’ Sarah Cao placing first in diving. Minnetonka won two out of the three relay events.
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Jenny Garrison, North Central Triathlon and Swimming Coach, Discusses Female Role Models
North Central Coach Jenny Garrison joins the show to discuss women in sports, specifically role models for the next generation