Six Estonians with professional swimming experience, five men and one woman, made the attempt to cross the stretch of water between Estonia and Finland, but only two of them made it to the other side. Priit Vehm and Bruno Nopponen were successful in swimming the 55kms, Nopponen finished first with a time of 19 hours and 13 minutes, while Vehm took around 3 hours longer.The swimmers began in the Finnish port of Porkkala and reached land in the Estonian village of Suurupi. Estonians followed the event in real time through the Internet, as each swimmer was wearing a GPS signal. Estonia is been nicknamed “E-Stonia” for its Internet knowledge. Although there is no existing record of a successful swim across the Gulf of Finland, an Estonian named Aleksander Laas reportedly swam 40kms from an Estonian island to Porkkala in 1931. Up until 1991, the Gulf of Finland was one of the world’s most heavily-patrolled bodies of water due to the proximity of Leningrad (St Petersburg) … [Read more...] about First swimmers cross the Gulf of Finland
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Swimmer cleared of raping woman describes experience as ‘horrendous’
News / UK and world by Press Association April 10, 2018, 4:13 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A Commonwealth Games swimmer found not guilty of raping a woman who claimed he forced himself on her shortly after she had consensual sex with his friend has said the past months had been “horrendous”. In an emotional statement, Otto Putland, 24, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, said he was glad to have been “vindicated” and thanked his family and friends for their support. Putland, of Dinedor, near Hereford, was first charged with rape after a woman he had sex with in July 2015 came forward in November 2016, claiming he had forced himself on her after she had consensual sex with his friend. Olympic swimmer Ieuan Lloyd. Initially, Putland faced two counts of rape but was cleared of one count following a trial in September last year. That jury failed to reach a verdict on the … [Read more...] about Swimmer cleared of raping woman describes experience as ‘horrendous’
Woman expected to plead guilty to killing her year-old child
Member Center:Create Account|Log InManage Account|Log Out Home News Newsletter Podcasts TV Radio Video Weather About LIFESTYLE TV11 TV8 Local 2 GNN i94-FM Isla63-AM Entertainment Money Home/Family Health Food Pets Tech Travel Beauty & Style Auto VideoBytes Press Releases Main Woman expected to plead guilty to killing her year-old child Posted: Apr 10, 2018 3:46 PM Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:46 PM EDTUpdated: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:46 AM EDTBy Nick [email protected] A mother accused of nearly killing her one-year-old more than two years ago is set to plead guilty to the charges against her this month. Crissy Manley appeared in court today telling the judge she is voluntarily seeking counseling. She was arrested in March 2016 along with Joe Duenas Jr. after the child was admitted to the hospital. KUAM files show Duenas is accused of holding a flame close the child, while Manley is accused of striking the baby after being fed up with his crying. She … [Read more...] about Woman expected to plead guilty to killing her year-old child
Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of rape tells jury woman was ‘flirtatious’
A Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of raping a girl after his fellow swimmer had sex with her has told a jury she was "flirtatious" with him before they had consensual sex.Otto Putland, 24, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is on trial at Cardiff Crown Court accused of raping the woman after a night out in the city in July 2015.The court has heard the woman went home with Putland's friend, Olympic swimmer Ieuan Lloyd and the pair had consensual sex before Putland arrived at the address and entered the room where the woman was.She previously told the jury she texted a friend for help when Putland came in, and Lloyd left, fearing that something might happen and that he had forced himself on her despite her saying "no".Giving his evidence on Monday, Putland said this was not true and that as far as he was concerned the woman consented to sex with him but did become upset afterwards.[timgcapAccused Otto Putland]OttoPutland_large.jpg[/timgcap]He said he met … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of rape tells jury woman was ‘flirtatious’
Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of raping girl tells jury she was flirtatious
News / UK by Press Association 09/04/2018, 1:42 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of raping a girl after his fellow swimmer had sex with her has told a jury she was “flirtatious” with him before they had consensual sex. Otto Putland, 24, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is on trial at Cardiff Crown Court accused of raping the woman after a night out in the city in July 2015. The court has heard the woman went home with Putland’s friend, Olympic swimmer Ieuan Lloyd and the pair had consensual sex before Putland arrived at the address and entered the room where the woman was. She previously told the jury she texted a friend for help when Putland came in, and Lloyd left, fearing that something might happen and that he had forced himself on her despite her saying “no”. Giving his evidence on Monday, Putland said this was … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of raping girl tells jury she was flirtatious