Month: July 2013
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Ian Thorpe looking forward to the 25th Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Read GiveMeSport The former Australian free-style swimmer Ian Thorpe is heading to one of the world’s greatest open water swimming competitions – the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim. Thorpedo, who has set numerous world records throughout his glittering swimming career, stated his excitement at being involved in the event via Twitter. Excited about heading to #Istanbul next…
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CC photo #550: Jennie Johansson before the Debrecen 2012 women’s 100 breast final
Sweden’s Jennie Johansson focusing before the women’s 100 meter breaststroke final at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. She won silver behind Germany’s Sarah Poewe, see the result list here.
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Wahoo Swim Bands detect if a swimmer has been under for too long
See story on KSTP.com and wahoosms.com It looks like a headband and if a child that’s wearing one gets in trouble- parents and lifeguards will know. If a child is submerged for 20 seconds, a light flashes on a tower. If a child is under for 30 seconds or more, an alarm goes off. A…
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Harrison Okene’s survival story presents intriguing physics puzzle
Physicists intrigued by the story that 29-year-old Harrison Okene survived being trapped in a 4 feet high air pocket for 60 hours underwater off the Nigerian coast, see phys.org and StackExchange Okene was trapped in a capsized boat with an air bubble described as only 4 feet high. Normally, a person would need about 1,000…
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Stupid Swim 30 May 2013 – Strode Swimming Pool
36 Hour Charity Swim – A great feat achieved by these two young gentleman (Rich Hill and Greg Kyd) raising over £4000 for two brilliant charities. 36 hours of swimming whittled down into just 3 minutes of footage that is well worth a watch. From the article on avalonleisure.co.uk: By the end of their mammoth…
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Misfits Dance Crew | Swim Good
A ‘honorable mention’ addition to that post the other day, Five of my favorite Swim Good covers. Misfits Dance Crew interpreting ebrahim‘s cover of Frank Ocean’s song “Swim Good“.
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How to keep your shoes from getting wet while crossing a flooded street
:-D http://youtu.be/kb0hosxd-ps Via Neatorama
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Former swim coach Greg Winslow should have been fired sooner
Read MercuryNews and seattlepi The University of Utah should have fired former swim coach Greg Winslow by no later than early 2012 for alcohol abuse that was corrosive to the entire team, an independent investigation has found. According to the findings revealed Tuesday, during his first two years, Winslow used psychological manipulation against his swimmers to motivate by fear. While…
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Public swimming pools just as dirty as Lake Erie
See wkyc The Centers for Disease Control tested a number of public pools and found that 58 percent were positive for E. coli, bacteria normally found in the human gut and feces. Other bacteria that can cause skin rashes was found in 59 percent. Pools don’t put up signs warning of water advisories. Lake Erie’s…