Month: August 2020
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Swimmer Found Unresponsive in Lake Waukewan, Later Dies
A woman swimming in Lake Waukewan in the town of Meredith, New Hampshire, was found unresponsive and later died, authorities said. The woman, Amanda Daigle, 22, of Trumbull, Connecticut, was found unconscious a short distance from shore while swimming with acquaintances on Wednesday, the state police’s marine patrol said. She was brought to shore, where CPR was…
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Who I Am: Michelle Alonso | Canary Islands’ Little Mermaid | Para Swimming | Paralympic Games
Introducing the Canary Islands’ very own Little Mermaid — Michelle Alonso. Ready to take the Para-swimming world by storm, Michelle walks us through her home training during the COVID-19 lockdown, shares her thoughts on the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games, and shows off a couple of her favorite costumes.
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Shark Attack Test- Human Blood vs. Fish Blood
I personally got in the water and tested if Sharks had a preference for human blood vs. fish blood.
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Team GB Episode 03. Rebecca Adlington | The Moments That Made Me Podcast
Becky Adlington was just 19 years old when she won two gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, breaking a 19-year-old world record in the process. She would go on to win European and World titles before double bronze at London 2012. On the podcast this week Becky talks Radzi through Beijing success, dealing with…
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How Swimming Helps In Relieving Stress and Improve Focus
It is summertime, and everybody automatically starts planning about how they want to spend this time of the year. People resort to traveling, picnics, parties, beaches, and pools. As the weather gets warmer and we all look for ways to spend time under the sun and recreational water activities sound like a great way to…
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Video: Two Swimmers Found Clinging to Oil Rig’s Anchor Chain
On Friday evening, the Invergordon RNLI lifeboat rescued two friends who were stranded on the anchor chain of a cold-stacked oil rig in Cromarty Firth, Scotland. The two set off from Invergordon for an open-water swimming workout, with one of them in a kayak to provide safety coverage for the swimmer. However, they were caught in…
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Long distance swimmer gets close-up look at pod of orcas in West Vancouver
Long-distance swimmer Debbie Collingwood was supposed to be swimming the English Channel this summer, but on Sunday morning got the experience of a lifetime in B.C. waters during a three-hour swim near Bowen Island. “We came around the island at Whytcliffe [Park]Â … and there was a pod of orcas … coming straight for us,” she…
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Sheriff: Good Samaritan dies after water rescue at McKinley Beach; 14-year-old also drowned
The 50-year-old good Samaritan saw the boys in distress and went into the water to try to help. He was able to rescue one of the boys and tried to rescue the second, but both were pulled under.
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Swim Coach Accused of Hiding 16-Year-Old Missing for Two Weeks | NBCLA
The teen had been missing for two weeks, and her mother says it feels like a new day to know she’s alive. Hetty Chang reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. http://4.nbcla.com/Mplu14y