Author: rokur
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Ryan Lochte shocks Vegas with his pink Speedos
I guess if they heard him mention them as a ‘banana hammock’, they would keel over. See chron
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Alexey Molchanov World Record in freediving 125 meters CWT
Nice video from when Alexey Molchanov set a new World Record in freediving 125 meters ‘constant weight’, back in June, 2012.
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This should be an Olympic sport
Me and my kids at that “Seaman’s Day” in KlaksvÃk, last Saturday. If anything says “Citius, Altius, Fortius“, it is the stacking of boxes with yourself on them. And the product placed sponsor is obvious ! :-P
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We Are Handsome – “The Streets 2012”
We Are Handsome – “The Streets 2012” from trevor king on Vimeo.
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Diana Nyad quits Cuba to US swim after storm and jellyfish stings
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad’s fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida ended Tuesday morning after severe jellyfish stings and a lightning storm put her off course, her team said. She had been in the water for 60 hours and was about halfway through her swim from Cuba to Florida. Nyad was stung by…
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Shark Feeding Frenzy at New Jersey Shore
I guess swimming was cancelled that day, via Buzzfeed Shark feeding frenzy in Ocean County, NJ, shot August 16, 2012 . These sharks were aggressively feeding on menhaden (moss bunker). The frenzy came within 50 yards of the shoreline. The sharks were probably (according to marine scientists), brown sharks, juvenile blacktip and sandbar tiger sharks.
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Katie Ledecky Exclusive – A Hero Returns with Improbable Gold
Via Swimming World on Facebook At the age of 14, swimmer Katie Ledecky sat down with her coach and set a goal: to get to the 2012 London Olympics. After months of training, waking up at 3:45 a.m. for practice and balancing a full course load at a brand new school, Katie blazed through the…
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Teen swimmer completes historic Lake Ontario crossing
14-year-old Annaleise Carr has arrived at Toronto’s Marilyn Bell Park, making history by becoming the youngest swimmer to cross Lake Ontario. That’s 52 km in about 27 hours, for charity. Read for instance The Globe and Mail and see CTV News.