Lewis Gordon Pugh To Swim Mt Everest Waters For Climate Change

British endurance swimmer and environmental activist Lewis Gordon Pugh will be swimming under the summit of Mt Everest to raise awareness for the importance of protecting the glaciers of the Himalayas. These...

Dirty Little Secret (Aug. 4, 2009)

The sewage systems for communities on the Great Lakes are actually designed to dump 15 billion litres of sewage into local waterways every year. To get a better sense of what sewage pollution is being reported,...

Hironoshin Furuhashi, VP of FINA, dies at 2009 Aquatics Worlds

Hironoshin Furuhashi, the vice president of FINA -- a swimming governing body that is in charge of organizing annual aquatic world competitions, has died on the last day of the 2009 aquatic world championships. There are reports Furuhashi died in his sleep. He was 80. "...

Phelps Comes Back With A Bang, A Roundup Of Performance At Worlds

Michael Phelps made a giant leap for himself at the World Swimming Championships in Rome, unbattered by months of controversy and media infiltration heading into the Worlds. The Comeback Michael Phelps had a...

Paul Biedermann Beats Michael Phelps, Sets World Record

Paul Biedermann beat Olympic champion Michael Phelps in the 200-meter freestyle at the Fina World Championships in Rome.  The German came in with a time of 1:42:00, a new world record.Phelps was first off the blocks, but Biedemann took the lead at the first turn."He...

Ricky Berens Swimsuit Malfunction: Swimmer Rips Suit

First it was Flavia Zoccari. Now it's Ricky Berens. The American swimmer had a wardrobe malfunction during the World Swimming Championships. During a race, Ricky Berens ripped his suit at the seams, exposing his buttocks.  ""I kind of freaked out for just a second,"...

Swimmer Flavia Zoccari Tears Swimsuit, Exposes Buttocks In Race

Italian swimmer Flavia Zoccari had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction during a race at the recent Mediterranean Game. Zoccari had to miss the championship race at bathing suit tore at the seams, exposing her buttocks. The 6'0" Zoccari, one of Italy's top swimmers, was...

Swimming in the sea at Fontane Bianche, Syracuse Italy

Swimming in the sea at Fontane Bianche where the water is warm and crystal clear during the summer.

Morgan Tsvangirai's youngest grandchild drowns

Morgan Tsvangirai's youngest grandchild has drowned in a swimming pool today. Tsvangirai is the prime minister of Zimbabwe and was attending a World Bank sponsored retreat of his new cabinet in Victoria Falls when he learned that his youngest grandchild of 30 months had...

Annamay Pierse: 200m Breaststroke World Record

 (Watch the interview in high-definition: fast computer and broadband Internet recommended) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2009/4/27) — 25-year-old Canadian swimmer Annamay Pierse set a new 200-meter...

Michael Phelps Will Not Face Charges Over Bong Photo

We're just seeing reports that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will not face charges over photos of him with a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he did not have sufficient evidence to...

Shower after swimming to avoid MRSA

Shower after swimming - that's what scientists are saying after a rise in 'community acquired' infections of MRSA has been noted. In the UK we are used to seeing headlines about 'hospital acquired' MRSA but...

Adapting new sports to Britain offeres alternative fun exercise

Adaptation new sports to Britain has offered alternative and fun ways to exercise. With the increase in knowledge and the accessibility of health information on the internet attitudes towards health and...

Smoked Fish Out of Water: Bong in Phelps Pic is Poker Champion's

The fallout from a photo showing Michael Phelps smoking marijuana includes a 3-month suspension by USA swimming and no renewal on a sponsorship contract with Kelloggs. The bong used by Phelps was almost sold for...

Jennifer Figge Becomes First Woman To Swim Across the Atlantic

Jennifer Figge became the first woman to ever swim across the Atlantic Ocean. She finished her nearly month-long journey after swimming onto to a beach in the Caribbean island of Trinidad.  The 56-year-old started her journey on the Cape Verde Islands off Africa's...

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