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Told He Couldn’t Run a Race With a Walker, He Started His Own 3K
Sebastian, who is a very determined 19 year-old living with Cerebral Palsy, tried to enter a race as a contestant in 2009 but the...
One-legged Athlete Equals One Powerful Ad for the World Cup
Born with only one leg, Nico Calabria didn't let his disability keep him from any sport he was passionate about, especially soccer (football). Now...
Hero Surfer Rescues Two: “Not on my watch”
There are no lifeguards at Ocean Beach because there shouldn't be any swimming in that churn of frigid fast-breaking waves that can pull you...
Top 10 Good News Stories of 2013
Saying goodbye to 2013 feels bittersweet. When we remember the crime and tragedies of the year, we tend to forget all the good things....
Panicked Fawn Plucked From River in First Save for Rookie Wildlife Officer
An officer in training for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission saved his first life while on patrol last week. Officer Keith Baber...
SHE DID IT: Diana Nyad Completes Historic Cuba to Florida Swim
This time, neither storm, jellyfish, nausea, nor utter fatigue could keep 64-year-old endurance swimmer Diana Nyad from achieving her lifelong ambition of conquering the...
Black Lab Outswims Man to Save Dog Being Swept Out to Sea
Joe Markovitch often takes his border collie to Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada, where he loves to fetch big sticks in the harbor. But...
Fishermen Dive Below to Rescue Endangered Right Whale From Entanglement (Video)
Virginia fishermen, Captain Pat Foster and Mate Adrian Colaprete, single-handedly rescued an endangered Northern Right Whale. They caught sight of the creature 50 miles...
Historic 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act Worked, Scientists Say
In the fall of 1972, then-President Richard Nixon signed the Marine Mammal Protection Act, providing sweeping protections for whales, dolphins, seals and other species...
12-Year-old Boys Save Drowning Fisherman in New Zealand
It was hope in the form of a 12-year-old boy that saved Vincent Shao from sinking beneath the waves and drowning at Waihi Beach...
Extinct in the Wild, Toad Makes a Comeback
The thumbnail-sized golden colored Kihansi Spray Toad, only discovered by scientists in 1996, was officially declared Extinct in the Wild by the International Union...
Oasis of Peace in the Desert Brings Hope to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
At first glance, Ein Prat, one of the many natural and historic sites hidden in the northern Judean Desert, looks like any other picnic...
14-yo Canadian is Youngest to Swim Great Lake, Raising $90K for Cancer Kids
As Annaleise Carr left the water Sunday, she became the youngest girl ever to swim the 32-mile (52 km) crossing of Lake Ontario, besting...
Man Without Arms or Legs Swims Frigid Bering Strait
“A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms has successfully swum the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics,”...
U.S. Olympic Swim Team Shows Off Dancing Skills in Spoof Video
It's not all hard work and no play for the U.S. swimming team.
A light-hearted, spoof video filmed by the team during the run-up to...
US Swimmer Overcomes Heart Problems and Injuries to Break World Record, Win Gold
Four years ago, Dana Vollmer, devastated and dispirited by injuries, considered walking away from the sport she loved, but instead, with the help of...
Olympic Swimmer’s Quest to Teach Black Kids to Swim is Born of Tragedy
New Jersey Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones has a reason to swim. He nearly died in the water. At age five, he didn't know how...
First Stranded Baby Beluga Whale to be Rescued in US, Nursed Back to Health by Slew of Experts
For the first time in history, a live, stranded beluga whale calf has been found in U.S. waters and rescued. But saving the baby,...
Obama Beams as Bob Dylan, 12 Others, Awarded Medal of Freedom (w/ Video)
At the White House yesterday, President Obama honored this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor.
“I have to...
Penguin Launches ‘Madagascar’-style Daring Escape From Japan Zoo
The hunt was on today for a penguin that scaled a sheer rock face to escape from a Tokyo zoo and was last seen...