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3 more Faroese records, 2 juniors on 2nd day of champs

At the Faroese short course championships today, 3 more senior records and 2 juniors were posted. Ægir Klaksvík managed a junior record of 3:41.20 in the men’s 4×100 freestyle, Magnus Jákupsson from Tórshavn a senior and junior record of 55.94 … Continue reading

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Antwerp 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships website online

The EJSC 2012 Antwerp 2012 website can be found on www.europeanjuniors2012.be, maybe a bit 90-ies design, but with all details you need well laid out. Cool in a very kitsch way ! :-) Via Tom Vangeneugden on Twitter

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London 2012 pool to host 2016 Euros

Britain will host the European Championships for swimming, diving and synchronised swimming at the London Aquatics Centre in 2016 if a bid by British Swimming is rubber stamped as expected in September. Read more here on SwimNews and here on … Continue reading

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Swimming lowers blood pressure in sedentary over 50s

A study published online in The American Journal of Cardiology suggests that older sedentary adults with elevated blood pressure should consider swimming as a way to bring the pressure down, as an ‘ideal form of exercise’ because it puts little … Continue reading

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Surfing version of a skateboard half-pipe planned for San Clemente

Surf N Turf San Clemente is the name of an 18-hole miniature golf course, a restaurant and a 75,000-gallon one-of-a-kind wave pool featuring sloping walls and sheets of gushing water that can be fine-tuned to support different skill levels and … Continue reading

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