Swim

Update on the "big swim" across Lake Michigan by a "local" couple
Washington Post (blog)
"Team Tow" (Jeff and Sara Tow) started their journey yesterday from the
Two Rivers, WI lighthouse at 8:30 a.m. EDT and, as of 9:15 a.m. today, had
covered 37 miles of their 50-mile swim. They estimate that they will arrive
at the "Big Sauble Point ...
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Olympic swim team peeping tom busted
The Sun
A PERVERT has pleaded guilty to attempting to spy on the Chinese Olympic
swimming team in a women's changing room. Declan Crosbie, 25, was caught
peering over cubicles as team members were getting changed at a sports
centre. But after staff went to ...
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Swimming with sharks
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Scientists at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium attempted to stress a point
about conservation Tuesday when they invited reporters to swim with sharks
as part of a promotion designed to teach people about keeping a respectful
distance from wild animals.
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Why Don't Chinese Leaders Swim Anymore? - by Isaac Stone Fish
Foreign Policy (blog)
In October 1997, Jiang Zemin, the Chinese president at the time, visited
the United States for an eight-day visit that was fraught with
significance. He presented a necklace of Hawaiian flowers at Pearl Harbor,
admitted in an appearance at Harvard ...
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Canton gives Olympic swimming medalist Schmitt golden homecoming
The Detroit News
"You want them to go out and swim their best, and she really went out and
did that. She went out and swam the best she could and success is the
byproduct of that." Allison also seemed surprised by her achievements,
admitting she hadn't expected to win ...
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YMCA swim standouts teaming up to take on region's best
The Newark Advocate
"It would be very easy, because they swim against each other so much, for
this to become a rivalry," said Cathy Carney, assistant coach of the
Licking County Family YMCA Sharks. "It is not. They understand the whole
concept if one of them gets better ...
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South Koreans Launch 220-Km Swim to Islands Disputed with Japan
TIME
UPDATE: South Korean media report that the team of swimmers reached the
islands at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday — six and a half hours ahead of schedule.
The entire relay reportedly took 48 hours and 30 minutes. Tensions are
rising once again over the tiny ...
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Death Meets Dethklok as Adult Swim Runs a 'Darksiders'/'Metalocalypse'
Promo ...
MTV.com (blog)
The promo will run during Friday night's Metalocalypse marathon, which is
running from 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM on Adult Swim, so you can probably expect
it to repeat a few times if you miss it. The spot is being animated by
Titmouse Inc., the studio ...
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Quadruple amputee prepares for Bering Strait swim
Mother Nature Network
Croizon and Chassery are preparing to make the crossing between the two
islands as the last stage of a challenge that has already seen them swim
between Oceania and Asia, Africa and Asia then Europe to Africa since May.
The distance between Little ...
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St. Albert's Sublime Swim and Sunwear Celebrates a Sherwood Park Pop-up ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Last month Sublime Swim and Sunwear of St. Albert saw their concept of a
pop-up store in a Sherwood Park location come to life thanks to KEYLIME
Athletic Wear, a lot of determination, and the help of their Canadian
Retail Solutions retail consultant.
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