Author: rokur
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Chinese farmer beaten for daring official to swim in filthy Ruian river
Read The Independent Mr Chen had been campaigning to shut the paper mills he said were poisoning his local rivers, after members of his family fell ill. When a local businessman, Jin Zengmin, posted pictures of a rubbish-filled river in Rui’an city on his microblog last week and offered officials 200,000 yuan (£24,000) to take…
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‘What Would Ryan Lochte Do?’ (Teaser Trailer)
Read homorazzi The first teaser trailer for Ryan Lochte‘s upcoming E! reality show called What Would Ryan Lochte Do? has come out. The Olympic swimmer turned heart throb slash sexy idiot has his new show premiering in April and with this teaser trailer, we have a little bit more of an idea of what to expect.
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46-year-old Adam Strange killed by shark off New Zealand
Award-winning short film director Adam Strange was killed by a great white shark off the coast of New Zealand today, at Muriwai, a popular surfing beach near Auckland. Mr Strange, who has worked across the world, has made television commercials for companies such as Pepsi, Toyota and Samsung, and won a Crystal Bear award for best short…
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CC photo #424: SSF visits HS Tórshavn
The Faroese Swimming Association (Svimjisamband Føroya) visits HS Tórshavn (Havnar Svimjifelag), as part of our annual roundtrip to all Faroese swim clubs. Which sounds more impressive than it is, as there are only 6 active swim clubs on the Faroe Islands. Still, halfway through the program tonight :-P
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Giant isopod fasts for 4 years, still doesn’t care to eat
Minders at the Toba Aquarium in Japan say a male giant isopod know as “No. 1” last ate now more than 1500 days ago, on 2 January 2009, a horse mackerel which it devoured in just five minutes. That’s 18 days before President Obama began his first term. They’ve tried everything, but the animal justs…
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A man swims breaststroke on top of his car during a hail storm
Or something like that, via Complex
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Former USA Swimming VP files complaint about screening
Read for instance ESPN and Stamford Advocate A former vice president at USA Swimming claims the organization’s new screening procedures failed to detect a coach with multiple identities and a felony conviction. Mike Saltzstein filed a complaint Monday asking for a review of a person known as James Pantera, who became involved with San Diego Imperial Swimming last…
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Michael Phelps on Golf, Oscar Pistorius and Making Mistakes
See Fox News Insider “What Oscar did in the sport of track and field is amazing … what he did and what he overcame. My thoughts and prayers go out to [Reeva’s] family … It’s just a tragic event,†he said. “I think one thing that … I think a lot of people think that…
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Is golf less dull if Michael Phelps swings a club?
Read The Salt Lake Tribune Golf is so boring that the Golf Channel needs to bring in an Olympic swimmer to get people to watch. OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But it’s entirely possible that the most buzz the Golf Channel has ever gotten surrounds the appearance of Michael Phelps on “The Haney…