Year: 2012
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The Exmouth Christmas Day Swim 2012
“So what is it like to swim in one of, if not the largest, Christmas Day Swims down here on the South Coast of the UK in Exmouth? With thanks to a brave swimmer, Miranda Wood from www.exmouthchristmaslights.co.uk, we have footage of the build up, the swim and the mayhem that happens afterwards!” See exmouthchristmasdayswim.co.uk
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Cavan Ice Breakers 45th Annual Christmas Day Swim 2012
Cavan Ice Breakers World Record Breaking 45th Annual Christmas Day Swim 2012 Annagh Lake Butlersbridge Co. Cavan Ireland. Sean Walsh who organises the event is a World Record Breaker this year as he has taken part in each event.
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Braces for the cold
Christmas Day swimmers prepare to take the plunge into icy waters http://youtu.be/IHAMNrJa7aM
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CC photo #360: A very happy boy with Ryan Lochte’s medal
After receiving his gold medal for the 1:49.63 world record breaking 200 IM swim at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, Ryan Lochte ran over and gave it to this local boy. Awesome.
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Raw: Icy Christmas Day Swim
Some forty hardy Germans – who are known as the Berlin Seals – dipped their toes in the water of the city’s Oranke lake on Christmas Day, a tradition which goes back to 1984. (Dec. 25)
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KF swimmer seeks Olympic prom date (read: Lochte)
While her classmates were joking around about which celebrities they would take to prom, King’s Fork High School senior swimmer Danielle Jennette said, “I’m going to take Ryan Lochte.†She has since gone to impressive lengths trying to make a prom date with the 11-time U.S. Olympic medalist a reality. Read Suffolk News-Herald and see…
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Underwater Santa entertains children in Mexico
The aquarium team at Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico decide to surprise young visitors with an unusual sight – a scuba diving Santa. Report by Mark Morris.
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CC photo #359: Pál’s bronze medal from Istanbul 2012
The bronze medal that Pál Joensen won at the Istanbul 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.