Year: 2013
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Nathan Adrian raises the 12th Man Flag
“Nathan Adrian: an Olympic athlete, swimmer from Bremerton, WA raises the 12th Man Flag before the start of the Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals NFL game on 12/22/13.”
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Lifeguard saves boy from drowning at Vancouver pool
Read The Columbian When Carter Coval saw a boy floating face down in the water Friday night, he first thought the boy was playing. But when the 17-year-old lifeguard at Lakeshore Athletic Club had a nearby swimmer nudge the boy and he didn’t move, Coval sprung into action. “I didn’t have to think a lot,…
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Pool parasite sickens more swimmers
See 11abc The number of cases of a disease caused by a swimming pool parasite has doubled since ABC11 first reported the outbreak. Now, at least 10 high school swim team members in Durham and Orange Counties have tested positive for Cryptosporidiosis, more commonly known as Crypto. A health official said there five confirmed cases…
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Father and son die in cave diving accident while trying out Christmas presents
Read HNGN A woman’s worst fears came true on Christmas Day when her fiancée and his teenage son did not return from a dive in a notoriously dangerous area of underwater caves, ABC News reported. The bodies of Darrin Spivey, 35, and his son, Dillon Sanchez, 15, were found in an underwater cave in an…
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Ice Swimmers: Group of Hardened Germans Take Traditional Christmas Dip in Lake
Some 20 Germans known as the Berlin Seals take their traditional Christmas dip in one of the city’s many lakes as temperatures of around 10 degrees Celsius seem almost tropical compared to previous years. http://youtu.be/YptPFYFPhQY
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2013 Christmas Swims
Right, there will be plenty of these, I’m sure, so let’s just create a list. Additions are welcome, you can for instance post it as a comment here below, or send us a message. 40 Foot, Dublin Christmas Day Swim 2013 Aberdeen Boxing Day 2013 Nippy Dipper Aberporth Boxing Day Swim 2013 Aldeburgh Boxing Day…
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Christmas Day Swim 2013 – Shetland Islands
“In the 70mph winds, on a cold Christmas Day in Shetland, we hopped into the North Sea for our annual swim.”
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Alcohol a Factor in Christmas Day Swimming Tragedy
See Pacific News Center The 2 men that died in the Christmas Day swiming tragedy had been drinking before they went in the water off the Jonestown cliff-line. The body of 37 year old Katwin Dois was pulled from the water by divers Wednesday afternoon. Guam Police Spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia reports he was officially…