Month: November 2011
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Are you smarter than Nathan Adrian ?
A different kind of the Morning Swim Show interview, courtesy of SwimmingWorld Magazine, testing what Nathan Adrian knows about a variety of topics, from astronomy to American history.
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(Cool) Aquabotix HydroView beams your video to the iPad
The Aquabotix HydroView is an easy-to-use, remote-operated underwater vehicle that beams a live high-definition view back to the surface. Controlled using an iPad, smartphone or laptop, the HydroView shoots full 1080p HD video or stills, and returns it to your controller. And looks the part, like something out of Star Trek, only for underwater purposes.…
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Cold water blamed for swim death
A 56-year-old Swedish woman is likely to have died of a rare condition called “acute pulmonary oedema” – a buildup of fluid in the lungs – that can hit you when swimming in cold water. She was swimming with dolphins off New Zealand, when she started having problems with breathing, and died despite of doctors…
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Katie Hoff revealing the Fastskin3 system on The Today Show
Grin, “Matt asked Katie a question he rarely asks on-air: “Could you please take your jacket off?” Via today.msnbc.msn.com Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Under Armour event in Shanghai with Michael Phelps
Back in August, promoting the sports clothing and accessories company from his hometown Baltimore.
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It is here, the Speedo Fastskin³
According to Speedo, the Speedo FASTSKIN3 Racing System offers unrivalled benefits to swimmers, including a full body passive drag reduction of up to 16.6%, an 11% improvement in the swimmer’s oxygen economy enabling them to swim stronger for longer, and a 5.2% reduction in body active drag, to create the world’s fastest cap, goggle and suit ever. Read official press release at Speedo.com
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A quick update on Aksenova’s and Joensen’s situation in Vágur
As mentioned before, Russian record holder and Olympian Anastasia Aksenova is currently trying out training in Vágur, here in the Faroe Islands, now almost for two weeks. She competed at a local meet last Sunday, beating our record holder in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.26 against Guðrun’s 26.55. And she endured our…
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Open Water Swimming Nutrition: Why We Get Fat
Interesting, still think that it helps to hold back a little :-)
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Criticism over all-male UK Sports Personality of the Year shortlist
The BBC is receiving criticism now after announcing a Sports Personality of the Year shortlist that for the first time since 2006 doesn’t include a woman. World champion Rebecca Adlington for instance tweeted (after receiving a lot of tweets about the list missing women) that “Think there has been some great women in sport this…