Month: December 2011
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Dara Torres 25.24 and 2nd in the 50 free at the US Winter National Championships
44-year-old swimming legend Dara Torres posted her best result since the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, with a 25.24 and 2nd in the 50 freestyle at the ATT Winter National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Fellow American Jessica Hardy was first in 25.08. Torres is happy, “It’s nice to finish second. I haven’t been second in a…
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Swimmers brave icy water in Beijing for good health
Also in China it is believed swimming in near freezing water during the winter months strengthens the immune system of one’s body. Via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com Beijing Ice Swimming a Hot Winter Sport by NTDTV
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Neptune allows cochlear implant recipients to hear while swimming
Advanced Bionics announced yesterday that they have received approval in the US and Canada for Neptune, the world’s first and only swimmable, waterproof sound processor. Designed to help cochlear implant recipients hear in and out of the water, it can be worn anywhere and way they choose, such as in the hair, on an arm,…
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Herbert Nitsch preparing for a 800 feet ‘no limits’ freediving world record
Airline pilot and extreme freediver Herbert Nitsch freedived to at depth of 700 feet (-214 m) on June 14th 2007, putting him way ahead of his nearest competitors in the ‘no limits’ category. Now he is preparing for a 800 feet (-214 m) in the summer 2012, in this “torpedo sled” facilitating the descent and…
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Dana Vollmer ‘lives on pizza’
According to Universal Sports, U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer discovered this year that she is allergic to gluten and eggs, meaning no bread and no all-American breakfast. Recently she and her husband discovered a solution in the form of gluten- and egg-free pizza crust, that tastes like normal pizza, and that she therefore uses for pizza…
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Geoff Huegill might wear a cap now with the Fastskin3
31-year-old champion butterflyer Geoff Huegill may change the habit of a lifetime and wear a cap in international competition, following the launch of Speedo’s new Fastskin3 “racing system” of suit, cap and goggles. “The hardest thing with ‘fly is that as you put your head in the water, it tends to push the cap up,”…
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4 videos from when Ian Thorpe competed in Singapore
Courtesy of The Sports Pages, both interviews and interesting clips from the poolside. Dig his camera entourage here in the first video … And here, the use of some white iPad-looking tablet for video review. We see more and more of that on the pool deck now,