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Shanghai -
A hotel in Shanghai, China has a remarkable element to it; a pool that sits 24 stories above the ground. While not for the timid, it appears to have a good sense of adventure for those bold enough to swim in its deep end.
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Oxford and Cambridge were going neck and neck until suddenly the Cambridge boat stopped. They had spotted the head of a person swimming in the Thames right near Oxford's oars. The video of the incident is going viral on many news sites.
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Columbia -
In a first ever event, a man proposed to his girlfriend in a very public way.
Two U.S. Olympic swimmers became engaged this weekend after the completion of a competition.
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61-year-old Diana Nyad embarked on an endeavor that she failed to accomplish in 1978. Aiming to swim all the way from Cuba to Florida, Nyad was plagued with setbacks and was forced to quit once again.
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Toronto -
It's a beautiful Saturday in Toronto, a day for playing and hanging out at the beach. Toronto's parks provide residents with the perfect backdrop for a fun day with little cost.
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A man and woman in Georgia were surprised to find a buffalo standing in their back yard swimming pool on Saturday morning.
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South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock has won more than a medal with her engagement to Prince Albert II of Monaco, continuing two traditions: A prince of Monaco marrying a foreign commoner and a girl from Benoni becoming a celebrity.
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The Digital Underwater Camera Mask by Liquid Image isn't as clunky as its name. For swimmers and snorkelers who want to take photos of their watery adventures, this device is a snap once you get used to aiming the lens.
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After months out of the pool, Michael Phelps has bolted back into the national spotlight, beating his rival, and winning the 400 medley relay.
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A trans-gender woman is accused of killing her husband, by not letting him get out of the pool, and exercising him to death. Authorities say the video of it is chilling.
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Swimming with crocodiles in the wild
Norway's world swimming champion Alexander Dale Oen dies suddenly in the US, aged 26, the country's swimming federation says.
Olympic organisers admit to selling too many tickets for this summer's synchronised swimming at London 2012.
Philippe Croizon, a limbless Frenchman, completes the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents.
TV presenter Ben Fogle is to attempt to swim 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in 100 days for charity next year.
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