Year: 2017
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Pool puts flags at half mast for swimmer who ‘died’ – only for him to come back to life after 55 minutes
A veteran swimmer was brought back from the dead after nearly an hour – while the flags were lowered to half mast around him. Peter Marks, 75, had finished towelling down after his usual morning dip when he suddenly keeled over and stopped breathing. He was clinically dead for 55 minutes and has no memory…
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Totaled: The IRONMAN World Championship Legacy in Kona Hawai’i
Run. Bike. Swim. Three simple tasks, but when you add grueling conditions and hellish distances, you get one of the most intense races in the history of the sport of triathlon. Take an inside look ahead of IRONMAN’s biggest annual competition. With all the usual big-hitters vying for the world crown, we preview the event…
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Australian woman saves ‘toddler-like’ shark from pool – BBC News
Sydney real estate agent Melissa Hatheier chanced upon a stranded shark while swimming in a rock pool – and decided to give it a helping hand. She told the BBC that it was not heavy and it felt “kind of like a toddler” in her arms.
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Olympic swimmer Taylor McKeown involved in whale encounter investigation
Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) is investigating an incident involving a jet ski, ridden by Olympic swimmer Taylor McKeown, near whales off the Sunshine Coast. McKeown, and two friends, were on a jet ski off Mooloolaba earlier this week when they came across a pod of whales. Jet skis are not allowed…
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Fares Ksebati, My Swim Pro | Entrepreneurs in Elevators | MEDC
Things go swimmingly as David interviews Fares Ksebati, co-founder and CEO of MySwimPro. This app offers personalized swim workouts and training programs to swim smarter. Visit https://myswimpro.com and find out more about this Michigan-based company.
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British para-swimmers bullied and verbally abused in coach’s ‘climate of fear’
The duty of care scandal engulfing Olympic and Paralympic sport has plunged to a new low as British Swimming admitted disabled swimmers, including vulnerable teenagers, were subjected to a “climate of fear†while training for Rio 2016. The former head coach of British Para-Swimming, Rob Greenwood, has left his post and the governing body took…
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Learning to Freedive in Croatia with World-Class Professionals
If I say the word freediving, what comes to mind? The Big Blue, athletes, difficult, holding your breath for an insane amount of time… When I first thought of freediving, that’s what came to my mind, particularly after watching the movie ‘The Big Blue’. Then, I interviewed Lidija Lijić as a ‘Character of the Sea’…