During (I guess) the San Francisco Bay 10K Bridge-to-Bridge Swim last Saturday, a harbour seal bit John Reichmuth from Berkely so badly that it left a large, gaping wound above his left ankle and punctured four holes in his right leg, just below the knee. “I had my hands on it and punched it, and it was kind of a melee, and then it took off”. But he was actually quite relieved that it was a harbor seal and not a sea lion, because he’s had encounters with them, and “they are huge. They’re like 400 pounds. They look like bears”. Read more here on abc7.
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Lotte Friis sprained her wrist and some fingers yesterday
Breaking news on Ekstra Bladet: Danish world champion Lotte Friis got her foot stuck during a jump over some booms yesterday, and fell so badly that she afterwards couldn’t move her hand and fingers. It took 4-5 hours to get a diagnosis, while she feared to be out for 2 months because of something broken, but luckily she had only sprained her wrist and some fingers.
This is not the first time that she hurts herself during dryland training, as last year she first sprained both her feet during a football (soccer) match in September, and then in November got a concussion from throwing a medicine ball into a wall and then looking away when it bounced back. So no worries, she is used to it, and expects to be back in full training in a few days.
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Swimming with a pack of Killer Whales
Excuse me for saying this, but swimming with a pack of Orcas is just stupid. Those things are intelligent predators that know how to work as a team, and you are not safe even when on a boat, if you are constantly leaning overboard on it. Via Buzzfeed.com.
Below is a small example of how they can make out a plan, communicate it amongst each other and do some serious teamwork. I guess they would hesitate attacking humans … but if not, you would be toast compared to the seal.
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David Walliams completes his epic River Thames swim
Actor David Walliams today finished his 140-mile swim (225km) of the River Tames, raising more than one million pounds ($1.58 million) for the charity Sport Relief during this eight-day challenge. In unusual cold, windy and rainy conditions (even in British standards), enduring a serious stomach upset and severe exhaustion, while still managing stuff like rescuing a drowning Labrador. Read more for instance here on the BBC and the Guardian.
“I was hit by rowing boat oars, attacked by swans and got covered in insect bites from all the bugs that live in the weeds. It was also very, very cold,” he said before embarking on the charity swim.
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Jamaica swim team coach charged with robbery, illegal possession of firearm
46-year-old Nathan Brown, an assistant coach of the Jamaican Swimming Team, was last Thursday charged for robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm. Reports are that two men, one armed with a gun, entered and robbed a supermarket in St. Andrew, getting away with allegedly J$2.68 million (about 31,500 USD). They escaped on a motorbike, later intercepted by the police, and Mr. Brown held with at least J$2 million on him. The other guy escaped with the gun. Read for instance the Jamaica Online Star and Jamaica Observer.
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Bei Maejor – Swim Well (Swim Good Piano Remix)
Very nice cover of Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good” by Bei Maejor, capturing the feel of just taking a swim from it all. Via You Heard That New.
Here is the original Frank Ocean track with some (yes) added GoPro fun
Swim Good from Caseytography on Vimeo.
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Osaka Station fountain displays time and art in water
This is totally on the outskirts of swimming relevance, but my gosh this fountain is impressive, located in the South Gate Building of the Osaka Station City complex. Water counts, right ? Via cnet.com and Geeks are Sexy.
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Over $100,000 to be won at the US vs Europe duel in the pool
Very nice, competitors at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool will be awarded $1,500 for every gold medal, probably something for lesser medals too, and $15,000 if they manage to set a world record. The European All-Star team will be comprised of up to 22 men and 22 women, and has already seen commitments from World Championship swimmers from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Belarus, Denmark, Austria and Lithuania. Read more here on usaswimming.org and watch races from 2003 – 2009. -
Good quality video of the Magnini vs dolphins swim
Via hollandswimming.nl, this much better quality video than in our original post. Doesn’t do him justice though, still whooped badly by the dolphins.
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