Author: rokur
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FINA World Cup 2012, Dubai Day 1
On this first day of the 2012 FINA World Cup circuit, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu bagged $5,000 in prize money, winning the women’s 800 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 IM. Most winning male swimmer was Japan’s Daiya Seto, collecting $3,500 by winning the 400 IM and being second in the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. See…
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Tlaloc’s Under Water Warriors
USC Swim and Dive Team. Wow. Tlaloc’s Under Water Warriors from Hutch Picture Co & BSN on Vimeo.
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Surviving Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
Volunteers experience the 3 effects of cold water immersion – cold shock, cold incapacitation & hypothermia. Learn how to survive a fall into cold water. When a person is immersed in cold water without a life jacket on, there are limits to how long a person can keep themselves afloat – regardless of what swimming…
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Off The Deck – Ben Titley
A Swim Ontario interview with Ben Titley – new Head Coach of the National Swim Centre – Ontario. Off The Deck – Ben Titley from Swim Ontario on Vimeo.
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Sub-mission: Skydiving Underwater
Professional photographer Mike Burdon spent 22 months into a project that no one has ever done before: Taking skydiving underwater to create spectacular photographs. Really nice in a weird way :-) Sub-mission. Skydiving Underwater by Mike Burdon from TURBOLENZA on Vimeo.
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Chad Le Clos makes high school girl’s dream come true
Melanie Olhaus secured a date with Chad Le Clos after bunking off school earlier this year to greet the South African Olympic team as they returned home. At the airport, Melanie, 17, held up a sign asking ‘Chad will you be my matric dance date?’ And, after spotting the sign, the 20-year-old swimmer agreed. Awesome.…
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Zürich Lake Swim 2012
Unfortunately a bit out-of-sync at times, at least here on my computer … but other than that, a super video, love the accents :-) Zürich Lake Swim 2012 from Kuladhara Cimmer on Vimeo.
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CC photo #277: The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex
The magnificent Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex during pre-competition training just before the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Swimming Championships began, venue of the Dubai 2012 World Cup leg these days. This view just below from where the sheiks sat, but actually all seats were bolstered VIP seats, only they got better and…