Category: Open Water
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Omega man dismisses the fuss about too many ties at Debrecen 2012
Never mind ‘statistical anomalies‘ and what have you; there were many ties at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, but according to Omega only because they are not allowed to time the athletes to the 1/10,100th of a second. Read Reuters: “We had in the European championships a lot of discussions about the ties,” he…
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Irish charity swimmer dies while crossing the English Channel
45-year-old Paraic Casey was only half a mile from the French shore when he took ill early this morning, having swum more than 20 miles from Dover in England, raising money for two charities. Michael Oram, chairman of the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation, said: “Attempts were made by crew to resuscitate him before a…
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Life as a top notch surf photographer
Nice Momentum documentary on surf photographer Zak Noyle, via PetaPixel Part 1 Part 2
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Why not to interview someone under water
Courtesy of Fox News, the transcript according to Mediaite: “BUBBLE BUBBLE GURGLE. BUBBLE BUBBLE the sea BUBBLE BUBBLE research GURGLE BUBBLE BUBBLE very important BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE.â€
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Crazed beaver attacks two girls swimming in a lake
Two sisters aged 11 and 8 are recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver while swimming in Lake Anna near Louisa, Virginia. Alyssa received around 15 stitches on her upper thigh and Annabella sustained three wounds just above her knee. The girls’ uncle shot the beaver with a BB gun, then killed it with…
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Jacques Cousteau: ‘The most creative and imaginative person I’ve ever met’
Jacques Cousteau practically invented scuba diving when he developed the regulator valve that made possible breathing air from tanks underwater. “I remember most that he was enchanted with ideas … He was almost like a little child, but he was the most creative and imaginative person I’ve ever met,” says Susan Schiefelbein, a close collaborator…