Author: rokur
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Rescue workers save man and dog trapped on icy lake
Read Nothing To Do With Arbroath With his waders on, Eicher stepped out onto the ice, taking a chance on every step. “I just wasn’t thinking. I just wanted to try to rescue the friend of the family,” he said. “It broke and I fell in, and I was probably about 3 and 1/2 feet…
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Behold the Iglu-Dorf outdoor jacuzzi (and other magnificent photos on Twisted Sifter)
This outdoor jacuzzi is part of the Igloo Village, ‘Iglu-Dorf‘, in Zermatt. Guests sleep at an altitude of 2,727 meters (8.946 ft) at the Gornergrat, right next to Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the mighty Matterhorn. The Igloo village typically opens up in December with accommodations for up to 40 overnight guests (although it can handle…
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Best pool fails of 2012
“So you discovered treadmills weren’t too chummy and thought swimming might be more up your street. Caution: surfaces become slippery when wet.” http://youtu.be/C5aTaPIBsqQ
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Year In Review: Lochte leads list of top 10 Daytona Beach sports stories
Read The Daytona Beach News-Journal 1. Lochte wins five Olympic medals Swimmer Ryan Lochte had a somewhat disappointing London Olympics based on his high expectations. But the Spruce Creek product still enhanced his reputation as one of the sport’s all-time greats, winning five medals, including two gold — in the grueling 400 individual medley and…
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Gary Hall Sr. on the fundamentals of fast swimming
Gary Hall Sr speaks with The Race Club campers at the Florida Swim Camps in Islamorada. He talks about fast swimming technique and the three laws of motion that reign over us.
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Ricky Berens named NBC Charlotte Person of the Year
NBC Charlotte has named Ricky Berens as its Person of the Year. With 63 percent of the viewer vote, Berens took home the award. The Charlotte native edged out fellow nominees Beverly Howard, Brenda Stevenson, Leon and Sandra Levine and David Marsh. Read wcnc.com, via the17thman
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Science says: It is okay to pee in the pool
OMG – Phelps, Lochte, Adlington et al. were right all along, via the17thman: Scientists are now confirming that Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s admission that they urinate in the swimming pool is really not such a big deal after all. ‘Urine is essentially sterile so there isn’t actually anything to kill in the first place.…
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Swimmer Caught Riding a Dying Whale
Earlier in December, at least one unidentified swimmer was videotaped riding a sperm whale off the coast of Florida – and hours later the animal was dead. Now a federal investigation has been launched into what killed the endangered species. Read Guy Harvey Magazine