Month: May 2015
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Hospital, swim teams push to reopen aquatics complex pools in Maury County
It’s been nearly two months since the Wellness & Aquatics Complex in Maury County closed but there’s now a new push to reopen the facility’s pools, according to county leaders. Formerly the Maury County YMCA, the WAC was losing money and could not come up with the funding to stay open. It closed in late…
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Naked Man Refuses Help While Swimming In Mississippi River
Memphis police and fire departments were called to a scene where a man was swimming naked in the Mississippi River. Emergency crews, including the Coast Guard, tried to help him get out of the water, but the man refused their help and continued swimming. See myfoxmemphis FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13
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Is a cure for cancer swimming in a tank at Mote Marine?
In the part of Mote Marine that visitors see, three-foot-long bonnethead sharks show off in a multi-windowed tank. In a nearby shallow pool, Atlantic stingrays, whose barbs have been snipped to make them safe enough for a toddler to touch, circle endlessly. Beyond the employees-only door, research scientists headed by Carl A. Luer have spent…
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South Africa president Zuma cleared over security swimming pool scandal
South African President Jacob Zuma will not have to repay public money spent on ‘security upgrades’ to his private residence that included a swimming pool and chicken run, the police minister announced Thursday. Finding that all the upgrades were for necessary for the safety of the head of state, Nkosinathi Nhleko told a news conference:…
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Michael Phelps promotes water safety
Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps met Friday with the Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore at the Meadowbrook Aquatic and Fitness Center to promote water safety.
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Van der Burgh: Records are made to be broken, medals are for keeps
Olympic breaststroke gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh says he needs to remain among the top swimmers in his specialist event this year if he is to successfully defend his title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Van der Burgh made a good start to the season with the fourth fastest time in the world…
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Safety in open water swimming – tips
If you are a beginner when it comes to swimming in open water, we give some valuable tips if for a safe session.
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Training to Survive Deadly Waves – Red Bull Cape Fear 2015
Big wave surfing ain’t for the faint of heart, or breath for that matter. Mark Mathews shows us how the most elite big wave riders train themselves to bare with multi-wave hold downs, and the gnarly conditions that come with taking on giant waves that the surfers may face at Red Bull Cape Fear 2015:…
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Alexander Dale Oen honored with music video and memorial in Øygarden
The Norwegian public broadcasting company NRK has the video, that was shown during the unveiling of a statue of Alexander Dale Oen in Øygarden where Alex hailed from. The song is performed by 18-year-old Isabel Park from Øygarden, who made the song together with her mom.