Archive for 'Swimming'
Great White Sharks in Tofino? Yes and No.
There’s been some confusion over the years whether or not a great white shark was caught off Ucluelet in 2005. Specifically, it’s this image, of what appears to be a large great white, dead and hoisted above the wharf. Go here to see one of the many posts regarding this rumour.
Anyway, while it appears to [...]
Posted: March 25th, 2011 under Shark Diving, Surfing, Swimming.
Tags: great white sharks, helping sharks, sharks in Canada, Tofino
Comments: 2
Swimming at Mt Everest. Yes, Swimming.
Anyone ever tell you to take a cold shower? I’m not sure if anyone ever told Lewis Gordon Pugh to cool off that way, but it seems he’s done one better than that. Well I wouldn’t say better, but a lot colder. Last week, Gadling.com reported that Pugh successfully swam a kilometre of arguably the [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2010 under Swimming.
Tags: cojones, Mt Everest, world records
Comments: none