Month: January 2015
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Russian Redneck DIY Excavator Water Park Ride
These guys had the bright idea on a hot summers day to take an excavator to the creek and have some fun. Courtesy of newvideo on YouTube
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Park Tae-Hwan test positive for doping
South Korean Olympic swimming champ Park Tae-hwan has failed a doping test, his agency said on Monday, blaming the result on an illegal injection administered by a local doctor. Team GMP, the swimmer’s agency, confirmed an earlier report that the 25-year-old tested positive in a recent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) test. In a statement, the…
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Man ‘cooked alive’ while using malfunctioning sauna
A woman has been left devastated after she found her father’s blackened, charred body inside a malfunctioning sauna. Dennis Antiporek, 68, left a note for his family saying he was going to relax in the sauna at his condominium complex in North Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday. See Arbroath
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Sports Illustrated’s Alexander Wolff on Chuck Wielgus and USA Swimming
Alexander Wolff of Sports Illustrated on how USA Swimming has become more mainstream under the leadership of Chuck Wielgus Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube
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#SuperSeriousFun with Cate and Bronte Campbell
Cate and Bronte Campbell have #SuperSeriousFun dressing up for Swimmer of the Year See them race at the 2015 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series.
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Brainless Animal Turns Out to Be World-class Swimmer
Jellyfish do not have bones, a brain or a heart, but what they do have is incredible swimming skills, finds new research. Jellyfish can detect the direction of ocean currents and swim strongly against them, according to the study, which is published in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology. The research adds to…
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Breeja Larson Adjusts To Life As Pro Swimmer
Breeja Larson will be very busy this summer, preparing for the world championships … and a wedding. She talks about planning her racing schedule around her May wedding date, and why swimming at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte might be a good distraction from last-minute wedding planning. See SwimmingWorld
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Jordy the dog dives 12ft under water
Our chocolate lab Jordy swimming like a fish in the Smith River (near Crescent City, CA in a small town called Hiouchi). He taught himself how to dive down deeper and deeper to get rocks. This as deep of water he’s ever been in and went straight to the bottom. Courtesy of Bryce Lund on…
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Danish Swimming Federation seeking a National Coach
The Danish Swimming Federation, in collaboration with Team Denmark, is looking for a National Coach. The overall objective for the National Coach will be to ensure the continued development of Danish high performance swimming at the highest international level. The specific goal of the Sports department is to win medals for Denmark at the Olympics,…