US-based Lauren Boyle set a new kiwi national record at the New Zealand championships last night, winning in 8:33.30, more than 2.5 seconds under the FINA ‘A’ qualifying time, and more than 2 seconds quicker than the record set by Phillipa Langrell at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Interesting to read that she set her first national record as a 13-year-old in the 50, and has since gradually moved up the distances, until now as a 23-year-old she wants to try out the 800. Read The New Zealand Herald.
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Hocking set Australian 200 backstroke record
Belinda Hocking chased down the Australian record in the women’s 200 back today at the Australian Nationals, with a winning time of 2:06.88. Meagen Nay previously held the record with a 2:07.41 set back in 2009. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
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Sun Yang swam 14:42.52 in Wuhan
Breaking news from the Speed Endurance Twitter feed. Accordingly to sports.sohu.com, Sun Yang ‘only’ managed a 14:42.52 in the 1500 freestyle, today at the Chinese Nationals in Wuhan. 8 seconds from his Chinese and Asian record, and about 9 from the world record. The time is well and clearly the best time in the world this year, with world and olympic champion Oussama Mellouli in second spot with 15:01.65 from the US Grand Prix in February. Read more now also on SwimNews.com.
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Video from the Chinese Nationals
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Sun is going for the 1500 today
Sun Yang won the China Nationals 200 freestyle yesterday in impressive 1:44.99, new Chinese record and almost half a second faster than Yannick Agnel’s 1:45.47 French record and world’s best this year. He won 800 freestyle in 7:44.12 last Sunday and 400 freestyle in 3:41.48 on Tuesday, also clear world leading times this year. And now he goes for the 1500, maybe aiming for Grant Hackett’s 14:34.56 world record from 2001, which he with 14:35.56 in November 2010 was less than a second from taking. It should be possible, with him improving almost a second in the 400 freestyle on Tuesday, compared to last year.
China Daily yesterday:
“I’m fully confident of tomorrow’s 1500m free. My biggest advantage to Park Tae Hwan and Zhang Lin, who are two big names in this event, is my age. I’m younger and I believe I’ll be better and better in the future”
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Richard Branson about to sink to an all-time low
I admin, a lame maybe even misleading title, but not entirely wrong. Sir Richard Branson has announced he will make five dives to the deepest parts of the Earth’s ocean using the specially designed DeepFlight Challenger submersible, able to endure the pressure of 1,000 atmospheres at depth, utilizing unique wings to “fly” underwater. And it is even in collaboration with Google, using their mapping system to chronicle the dives. The first dive, to the Mariana Trench, is scheduled for late 2011. Via Geekosystem, boingboing and Laughing Squid.
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The Platypus, for your special underwater assignments
The French-designed Platypus is a new and immensely practical two-person electric underwater exploration concept designed to travel for eight hours above the water at 10-12 knots (18.5-22.2 km/h), or below the water at 3-4 knots (5.5-7.5 km/h). Most importantly, it offers a safe and stable below-water platform that requires no operating equipment to be worn by the pilot or passenger other than masks because the pontoons contain an integrated compressor which supplies air via hoses. Read more here on gizmag.com
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Sun Yang takes 200 too
Fourth day of China nationals produced one Asian record and two more Chinese records, when Wang Chengxiang set an Asian and Chinese record with 4:11.89 in the men’s 400 IM, Sun Yang set a Chinese record with 1:44.99 in the men’s 200 freestyle, and Li Xuanxu set a Chinese record with 16:09.56 in the women’s 1500 freestyle. Read more on SwimNews.com and SwimmingWorld Magazine.
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WADA suggests scrapping ‘B’ sample doping tests
The director of the World Anti-Doping Agency David Howman suggests that the collection and testing of backup “B” samples should be scrapped in order to save time and money in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs. “People can go to jail on the basis of one bodily sample being collected, and sport really is on its own in collecting two samples.”
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