Month: January 2015
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Laguna Beach man paddle boards with Orcas
A Laguna Beach man took a chance on a tip and ended up paddle boarding with a pod of orcas as they made their way along the coast. Rich German heard the orcas were heading south off the coast of Long Beach. The next day, he got on his paddle board and went out into…
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Mekong swimmer ‘drowns’ in trash
Six months after Frenchman Remi Camus ended his six-month, 4,400-kilometre swim down the Mekong River in Vietnam’s Tien Giang province last year, he has returned to seek partners for his initiative to collect rubbish dumped in the world’s 10th-longest river. While in Ho Chi Minh City, the 30-year-old former restaurant manager attended the VietWater exhibition,…
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USA Swimming anger at decision to host open-water race in UAE
More than four years after the death of open-water star Fran Crippen, swimming’s international governing body plans to hold a World Cup race in the UAE. But USA Swimming has opposed the March 13 event in Abu Dhabi, saying it was “disappointed†that Fina, swimming’s world governing body, decided to return to the country where…
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Serbian star Čavić fires warning to swimmer switching nationality from Russia
Retired Serbian swimming star Milorad ÄŒavić has fired a warning to world record holder Arkady Vyatchanin after it was announced the Russian wants to compete for the Balkan nation, claiming the Serbian Swimming Federation is “plagued with corruption”. Vyatchanin announced his intention to leave the Russian national team in April 2013 and to begin competing…
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Atkinson, Walters Rule – Swimmer, Boxer Top RJR Awards
No surprises, as boxer Nicholas ‘The Axeman’ Walters and swimming star Alia Atkinson, were last night added to the hallowed corridors of Jamaican sporting heritage, after coming out on top at the 54th RJR Sports Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus last night. The pair, who a…
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Jennifer Lawrence to star as Audrey Mestre in true freediving drama ‘The Dive’
Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly set to star in “The Dive,” the James Cameron-produced freediving drama that revolves around a husband and wife team, their record-breaking dives, and the tragedy that ended it all. Lawrence, who once again teams with director Francis Lawrence (“Hunger Games), will star as Audrey Mestre, a French marine biologist and freediver. A scuba diving enthusiast,…
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RC Plane Crashes Into the Sea and Captures Beautiful Underwater Scenes
MrLiftHog was flying his camera-equipped RC plane one afternoon when he became disoriented by the glare of the sun and accidentally crashed his plane into the waters below. The plane was supposed to capture some aerial imagery, but it ended up seeing beautiful sights as an underwater camera. See PetaPixel
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Los Angeles County lifeguard dies during recertification swim exercise
A Los Angeles County Fire Department lifeguard died during a swimming exercise Thursday morning, the first on-duty department death in recent memory. Brian K. Kutil, 42, began struggling during the lifeguards’ annual 500-meter swim recertification exercise at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach and was pulled from the water about 7 a.m., said Lifeguard…
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What Happens When Fireworks Are Shot Under the Surface of a Frozen Lake
Courtesy of Swedish YouTube user Nils Bremer. For science! Via Laughing Squid