Month: November 2011
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Waterproof your iPhone by spraying NeverWetâ„¢ on it ?
NeverWetâ„¢ is a patent-pending, silicon-based superhydrophobic spray-on coating or paint by Ross Nanotechnology that deflects nearly all liquids, heavy oils, ice, corrosion, bacteria etc so extremely much better than for instance Teflon, that NeverWet-infused materials “have remained under seawater for over a year and reemerged completely dry.” It will apparently make anything waterproof that you…
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Van der Burgh named South Africa’s best swimmer
Multiple gold-medallist Cameron van der Burgh held off strong challenges from fellow swim stars Natalie du Toit and Chad le Clos to be named Swimmer of the Year’ at the SA Annual Aquatic function held in Johannesburg today. Swimming SA’s awards committee took into account performances set between the period of May 2010 to April…
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2 named in swim team sex abuse suit deny allegations
Swim coach Amanda Cox and former head coach John Diercks yesterday denied any wrongdoing after being named in a lawsuit alleging a culture of pedophilia surrounding youth swimming. Doesn’t look good though, Cox says she had no idea Wheat was molesting anyone until the night before he was arrested, but the victim’s attorney Jonathan Little…
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Ian Thorpe and Tiger Woods “in sad pursuit of faded glories”
Alrighty then, blunt talk by Claire Harvey on The Sunday Telegraph, who finds it “excruciating to watch these two men struggling for glories that never appeared to make them happy in the first place”: Since the age of about 17 Thorpe has seemed – and I know this sounds odd – particularly uncomfortable as a…
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Female swim coach named in Indy lawsuit
McCutcheon High School swim coach Amanda Cox is now named alongside USA Swimming, Indiana Swimming and others, in the civil lawsuit involving former swim coach Chris Wheat, convicted last year of sexually molesting a girl who was 14 years old at the time. Read wlfi.com McCutcheon swim coach named in lawsuit: wlfi.com
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Benoit “Ben” Lecomte to swim across the Pacific Ocean (!)
Benoit “Ben” Lecomte, a Frenchman living in the United States, intends to swim across the Pacific Ocean next year, an unprecedented 8,800-kilometer (about 5,500 miles) journey expected to last five grueling months. And believe it or not, he knows what he’s doing, as he in 1998 was the first man to swim the Atlantic, crossing…
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Jay Platt crossed the Mississippi, blindfolded, cuffed and shackled
Breaking news on Facebook: “This is Paz. Jay just did it!!!! Will update soon.” Here is an inspiring video from yesterday:
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Candice Alley declares she and Grant Hackett “100 percent OK”
Candice Alley declares she and Hackett are “100 percent OK”, and that nothing happened that early Sunday morning October 30th, when police was called to their property. She admits that something did occur, and states that she was embarrassed, but says it was nothing serious. Read the Herald Sun and She Knows. Here is Candice…
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Hilarious interview with ‘Michael Phelps’
Kiki interviewing ‘Michael Phelps’ about his extreme diet. They are actually quite well informed :-D