Year: 2011
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Freedance (Freediving in Bozburun)
So I have a weakness for freediving, deal with it :-) Freedance (Freediving in Bozburun) from mert gokalp on Vimeo.
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SWIM. – a short film being shot in British Columbia
A short film is being shot these days at the UBC Aquatics Centre in Vancouver, Canada, November 17th-21st 2011, by UBC Film Production. That is one thing, but they are at the same time producing great ‘behind the scenes’ shots, here from day one: SWIM – Behind the Scenes / Day One from SWIM. –…
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Improve your swimming with yoga
Waait, it might be a good idea ! According to Yahoo! Sports, a number of coaches are charging their dryland routines up with yoga and pilates, to improve body alignment, prevent injury and improve breathing. Read Yahoo! Sports. Break ton Neck from Alex Yde on Vimeo. (Not really yoga, more breakdance-yoga, but cool :-)
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Grant Hackett: “No pool, no career”
Tell me about it, it’s like hockey rink that I never got ! “I began swimming at Innisfail in Queensland and we had a pool and my swimming career would be non-existent without the pool. “Sporting facilities are the heart of regional communities and it becomes more than just a pool, but a meeting place,”…
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Ryk Neethling in fight with former assistants over clients
Olympic gold medallist Ryk Neethling is seeking a court order to stop his former swimming instructors Lizette Botha and Uschi Dahlmann from “soliciting” his clients and competing with his swimming schools, allegedly by having gotten hands on his client database. Read The Star
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Three young girls completed the Alcatraz swim today
Kenya Lam, 12, Malia Martin, 13, and Isabella Des Roches, 11, have been training with a swim coach since September to embark on the 1.25 miles swim from Alcatraz to the San Francisco shore today, and completed it despite of frigid November waters. They would have liked to do the swim with an organized group,…
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Michael Phelps the new global face of Head & Shoulders
Michael Phelps has signed a lucrative endorsement deal with the International Olympic Committee’s newest worldwide partner, Procter & Gamble, to become the global face of an anti-dandruff shampoo and feature prominently in their Wash in Confidence campaign. Via Reuters and MSN Video: EXCLUSIVE: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps becomes brand ambassador for Head and Shoulders
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Michael Phelps spreads word to save Maryland Swimming
The most decorated athlete in Olympic history is among those calling foul over a proposal to cut 8 varsity sports at the University of Maryland, including men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Read wusa9.com