Category: WTF
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Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Calls Swimming Legend Dawn Fraser ‘Blatant Racist’ for Remarks Pointing to Immigrant Heritage
One of the top sports stories in Australia revolves around tennis star Nick Kyrgios who might be slapped with a $27,000 fine for “tanking†or purposefully giving up points during a match at Wimbledon. Kyrgios, who’s father is Greek born has been criticized by media in a country where tennis is taken very seriously. But…
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Jeanette Ottesen and Marco Loughran injured during road rage assault in Copenhagen
Jeanette Ottesen, the Danish world swimming champion, and her boyfriend Marco Loughran, an English backstroke specialist who competed in the 2012 Olympics, were both injured after being assaulted during a road rage attack on Østerbrogade in Copenhagen on Sunday. Ottesen, whose injuries might jeopardise her chances of competing in the next major championship, told TV2…
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Russian and Ukranian athletes get into fight in Baku 2015 Athlete’s Village
In the Athletes Village in Baku athletes from Russia and Ukraine had a fight, reports our source in the Athletes Village of the European Games. According to the information, there was a verbal sparring between a group of Russian and Ukrainian athletes. Athletes could not hold back emotions and met in melee. Staff of the…
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Spider In Ear: Arachnid ‘Filmed In Swimmer’s Infected Ear Canal’
UPDATE. Phew, relax … it was a hoax ! If you had to make a list of the things you’d LEAST like to have in your ear, this is probably number one. Yup, that looks like a spider peeking out of a man’s ear canal. The gruesome clip was posted to YouTube by Bruce Branit, who wrote: “Swam…
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Naked Man Refuses Help While Swimming In Mississippi River
Memphis police and fire departments were called to a scene where a man was swimming naked in the Mississippi River. Emergency crews, including the Coast Guard, tried to help him get out of the water, but the man refused their help and continued swimming. See myfoxmemphis FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13
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Scientist Sits on a Whale Carcass to Photograph Great White Sharks Up Close
How far would you go for the perfect wildlife photo? Would you sit on a rotting whale carcass in the midst of great white shark feeding frenzy? Well, that’s exactly what one scientist photographer does in the clip above, which aired back in 2008 on the Discovery Channel. See PetaPixel Personally, I am not sure…
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Naked swimmer rescued after getting stuck on rising drawbridge
A naked man had to be rescued by firefighters in Florida after the drawbridge he was walking across began to rise. The swimmer was walking along the Florida East Coast Railway railroad bridge in Fort Lauderdale on Friday morning when it was raised up 100 feet and he got stuck at the top, Firehouse reports. He had been swimming…
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Wellington youth swim in train station floodwaters
Floodwaters may have shut down Wellington’s train stations, but a group of thrillseekers have found a fun but unsanitary way to take advantage. Heavy rain on Wednesday meant the stairwell at Porirua Train Station had completely filled up with water, prompting young locals to strip down and go for a swim. The footage shows a…
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Snorkeler discovers ‘skeleton tea party’ 40 feet under water
A snorkeler who thought he had found human remains in the Colorado River actually came across fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs. One skeleton was holding a sign that indicated they were placed there in August 2014 in an area of the Cienega Springs boat launch in La Paz County. Sheriff’s deputies met with members…