Year: 2020
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2020 Has Been a Record Year for Fatal Shark Attacks in Australia
On Sunday, police in Western Australia called off their search for the body of a 52-year-old surfer, two days after he was seen being attacked by a shark. This puts the year’s shark attack tally at six—the highest number of people killed in unprovoked attacks since 1934. This number is well above Australia’s 50-year average…
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5 World Records That Will Be Broken at ISL | The Swimsuit Guy
I take my pick of the 5 events I think the world record will most likely be broken in at the upcoming ISL Season 2 that starts tomorrow in Budapest.
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Circadian rhythms affect Olympic swim performance, study finds
Olympic swimmers race about 0.39 seconds faster in the evening than in the morning, and as insignificant as that fraction of a second may seem, gold medals are routinely won by slimmer margins. “The magnitude of the effect is pretty big,” said Renske Lok, PhD, a Stanford postdoctoral fellow in psychiatry and a circadian biologist. “The…
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Man’s body found by Tampa officials after multiple witnesses say the swimmer was in distress
Tampa police found the body of a swimmer in distress Friday afternoon.
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Adam Peaty’s Racing Bag | Adam Peaty Vlogs
I’m heading off to race at the International Swimming League for 6 weeks. Just how many things do I have in my racing bag? What do I eat before I race? How do I recover?
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Federica Pellegrini Announces She Has Tested Positive For Covid-19 On The Eve Of ISL Season
World 200m freestyle champion Federica Pellegrini has tested positive for Covid-19 with the International Swimming League set to start on Friday in Budapest. The 2008 Olympic gold medallist made the tearful announcement on her Instagram story, saying that she left a training session in Italy on Wednesday in pain and with a developing a sore…