Month: January 2015
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FINA World Cup 2015 includes 8 meets over 3 clusters
FINA is pleased to announce the calendar of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015, running from August to November, and distributing over US$ 2 million in prize money. This prestigious 25m-pool circuit will comprise eight meets distributed over three clusters. Immediately after the conclusion of the FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS), the best athletes…
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GoPro Makes Watching Freediving Videos Easy With New Channel On LG Smart TVs
Like watching freediving videos filmed on GoPro cameras? Well, the company announced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the launching of the GoPro Channel app for LG Smart TVs. See DeeperBlue
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New High Performance Manager in the Danish Swimming Federation
The Danish Swimming Federation appoints a High Performance Manager The new High Performance Manager comes from a position at Team Denmark and he also has many years of experience working for swimming clubs behind him. It is with great pleasure that the Danish Swimming Federation can announce that the Federation’s new High Performance Manager from…
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Jennifer Aniston: I have a ‘real fear’ of going underwater
Jennifer Aniston’s fear of going underwater stems from a childhood trauma. “I was a kid and I was riding this tricycle around a swimming pool and I drove my tricycle into the swimming pool and I didn’t let go and my brother tried to [help me],†the actress told E! News. “I basically have a real…
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Plan to build natural swimming hole in Houston gains steam
Three men are $30,000 closer to achieving their goal of building a natural swimming hole in the center of the city. The Houston Needs a Swimming Hole! Kickstarter page has surpassed its $30,000 goal with three days left to donate. Jeff Kaplan and his partners are on their way to create a natural escape in…
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Beachgoers flee from brown snake at One Mile Beach in NSW
Onlookers were expecting a shark when lifeguards blew warning whistles, but instead the 1.5-metre snake made its way to the shore from between the flags at the beach at Forster. Cape Hawke Surf Lifesaving Club president Paul Scott said it was unusual for a brown snake to be at the beach. “It’s odd to see…
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Male US Senators Once Barred Female Colleagues from Senate Pool So They Could Swim Naked
How sexist is the US Senate? So far, only 44 women have ever served as Senators, meaning, according to this Politico article examining the gender imbalance in the upper house, the male Senators think they have the entire place to themselves — including the Senate pool, where they apparently swim with each other while naked.…
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Conhe̤a os mascotes РMeet the mascots | Rio 2016
On 2 October 2009, when Rio de Janeiro was elected to host the Games, the great explosion of joy amongst Brazilians was felt by nature and from this energy the mascots were born.
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FINA World Aquatics 2014 episode 4
In this month’s episode we bring you an update on the 2014 season of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. We’ll meet up with French swimmer Jeremy Stravius. And we follow the FINA NVC Diving World Series.