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Former Olympic swimmer Jenny Thompson assaulted

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Former Olympic swimmer Jenny Thompson assaulted

If you’re going to mug a woman, it’s best not to pick on the ones who are Olympic athletes. Jenny Thompson, winner of 12 Olympic swimming medals, held on for dear life as she was assaulted by two men who tried to steal her scooter.

Summer’s almost over… here’s some awesome belly flops

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Summer’s almost over… here’s some awesome belly flops

As the person who posted this says, “A collection of the least graceful water entries caught on tape. Some of these are backflops – a close cousin and possibly deadlier version of the classic belly flop.” Man, I am going to miss Summer.

Federica Pellegrini is Italian, a swimmer, fantastic

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Federica Pellegrini is Italian, a swimmer, fantastic

If all swimmers looked like Italy’s Federica Pellegrini and did photo shoots for magazines like Vanity Fair Italy looking the way Federica does here then swimming would immediately become a made for prime time TV sport. Oh yeah, she’s also pretty good at