Year: 2011
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Freediving Encounter at -70m
Spanish Freediver Miguel Lozano freedives to -70m on VW and finds a friend down there … in Tenerife.
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Radio presenter overcomes fear of water, broadcasts 5 hours underwater
Having overcome his fear of water, radio presenter Simon Clarke has now splashed the Guinness World Record for the longest underwater live radio broadcast, with a total time of five hours and six minutes. Yes, there is a world record for underwater radio broadcasts. Read The Western Wards Gazette.
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The Outdoor Swimming Society 2008 festive dip with Cassie Patten
Best choice of cold water swimming theme song ever: “Cold as ice” by Foreigner, 1977 :-D
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The supersuits were wrong, philosophically speaking
So, I’m totally out of my depth here, but this article is interesting, discussing whether the supersuits were wrong or not, philosophically speaking. The conclusion is that yes, if we value fair competition and the ability to compare results against an absolute standard over time, then the supersuits were wrong. (11) If some technological advance…
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Diana Nyad speaks at Philadephia GeoFest
Champion distance swimmer Diana Nyad speaks at the Philadephia Geographic Society’s GeoFest celebration, about her swimmer career, her Xtreme Dream and at 14-years-old being raped by her swim coach (!) Watch it. Swimmer Diana Nyad speaks at Philadelphia GeoFest from Matt Sloane on Vimeo.
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Swim. – Behind the scenes / day four
Day 4 of the shooting of “Swim. – Short film“, and already it’s a wrap. Effective! WARNING, a bit of hot tub action at 00:17 (phew, saved, now nobody will watch it). SWIM – Behind the Scenes / Day Four from SWIM. – Short Film on Vimeo. See also day one, two and three.
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Ryan Lochte nearly dropped his 2011 Male Race of the Year Golden Goggles Award :-P
As Ryan Lochte accepted his award for the Male Race of the Year Award at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles Sunday night, he pulled a typical Ryan Lochte move: He nearly dropped the trophy. One estimate says the hardware is worth in the range og $1,500, so it was a good thing Lochte caught it before…
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Maryland Swimming will stay if they raise $11.56 million by June 30
University of Maryland president Wallace Loh announced today that they’ll cut eight sports from its athletics roster, including swimming & diving – but also that the teams each have a chance to save themselves by raising eight years of total costs by June 30. The swimming teams will need to raise $11.56 million, while women’s…