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  • Neethling gets to attend the Monaco wedding

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    I stand corrected, if Prince Albert II doesn’t feel threatened by Ryk Neethling, he won’t be threatened by anyone. Like the fact also that Ryk has ‘suits‘. Got my suits for the Monaco Royal wedding. Its a 3 day affair. Heading out tomorrowless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet Replyryk neethlingrykneethling

  • Wolverine doing the Plunge For Distance

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    I think it is Wu Peng doing the Plunge for Distance here. Did you know that this was actually an Olympic event once? Part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, USA. Rules that competitors dove into the pool from a standing position and their attained distance was measured after either…

  • Wittstock, from poppie to princess

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    He he, Daddy sounds like a hardcore South African :-) Wittstock’s patriotism is part of her family heritage. Her father, Mike, is a loyal, no-nonsense South African. When Prince Albert II called her father last year to ask for her hand in marriage, she advised him to phone before South Africa played France in the…

  • Josh Davis tries his hand at acting

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    Earlier this month, five-time Olympic swimming medalist Josh Davis was filmed at New Braunfels in a small role for the coming movie “Return of the Hiding Place”, which details the fight by a group of youths in Holland to save the lives of Jews during World War II. Davis, 38, plays a Dutch resistance agent…

  • … And we’re back !

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    Battered and bruised, but happy after a successful open water swim in Tvøroyri, followed by a sailboat barbecue and sleepover on the old sloop Johanna. Now to read up on the news … Here are some handpicked photos from the event

  • Keep practicing !

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    Ahh, Schmoyoho, Roomie, Walk off the Earth and positive thinking, all in one neat package. The video has only very little to do with swimming, but the message is right ! :-)

  • Leaving for an open water swim tomorrow

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    This site might get awfully quiet tomorrow, while me and Bartal go to our southern most island Suðuroy to cover the annual open water swim there. 870 meters in 7° Celcius (44.6° Fahrenheit) warm seawater, what’s not to like? We’ll go on this boat, only a 2 hour ride, each way

  • Monaco royal wedding guest list revealed

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    hello!magazine.com reveals that other than the usual suspects like princes and princesses and Roger Moore and Mel Gibson, at least three swimmers get to attend the royal wedding of Charlene Wittstock and Prince Albert II of Monaco: Fellow South African Sarah Poewe, Australian swimmer Sophie Edington and ‘glamorous German swimming champ’ Franziska van Almsick, all…

  • Photos lost 4 years in the ocean reunited with owner after 1 day

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    Yesterday, PetaPixel had this amazing story about photos recovered from a camera after spending 4 years in the ocean. The finder Peter Govaars posted the photos here on Flickr, and behold, after one single day the owner of the camera has been found. I don’t know what is more magical, the memory cards that can…