Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2011

  • If ever I should choose another sport than swimming

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    It would *NOT* be this one, crazy crazy base jumper Jeb Corliss ‘grinding the crack’ of the Eiger in Switzerland, with added GoPro fun for the rest of us to piss ourselves. There is now a slow-motion version too, that doesn’t make it less crazy (au contraire). Apparently he made at least 2 runs, because…

  • London 2012: Phelps is No. 1 to USA, Bolt No. 1 to World

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    Quite a provocative read, but unfortunately quite right, here in the Chicago Tribune: The difference in global renown between Phelps, the greatest swimmer in history, and Bolt, the fastest sprinter in history, is as simple as the difference in the inclusiveness of their sports. Swimming remains a white bread sport. Not a single black athlete…

  • Leisure diving is the new planking

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    Following the craze of planking, here comes www.leisuredive.com where divers try to strike a ‘leisure pose’ in mid-air before hitting the water. “Ideally, a photographer captures the moment when the diver has reached peak height above water, when his or her hips are parallel to the waterline. If successful, the result is an airborne Corona…

  • 2 clever coaches in Kastrup

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    Went to Korsør in Denmark last weekend, to attend the annual “Aqua Clinic“, featuring Sean Kelly this year, head coach at Stockport Metro (Keri-Anne Payne, James Goddard, (quarter Faroese) David Carry and others). He was great, tough but emphatic, thinking not only about what happens in the pool, but also about his swimmers’ and coaches’…

  • The ISHOF Shanghai Exhibition

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    During the Shanghai 2011 World Aquatic Championships, fans of swimming were treated to the most extensive exhibition of aquatic memorabilia ever displayed outside of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Didn’t have time to go see it while in Shanghai, so nice to see a bit of it here. ISHOF Shanghai…

  • GoSwim testing the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case

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    At the recent ASCA Convention in San Diego, during a demonstration of the Endless Pool Elite, GoSwim tested the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case. Nice sci-fi sound while underwater, but that is maybe just the pump.

  • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Swim Party)

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    Nice video (and great soundtrack), but as a father of teenage daughters, I’m sure this was one of those days that daddy chose to stay at work, rather than suffer the noise of 20 giggling girls. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Chiron Swim Party from Davey Orgill on Vimeo.

  • Eel removed from man’s bladder after beauty spa visit

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    Zhang Nan was bathing with live eels to cleanse his skin at a beauty spa in China, when suddenly he felt a sharp pain and realised a small eel was working its way up his urethra and into his bladder. “I tried to hold it and take it out, but the eel was too slippery…

  • British swimmers to miss the London 2012 opening ceremony

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    According to the London Evening Standard, the host nation’s cycling and swimming teams are set to miss the extravaganza at the 80,000-capacity Olympic stadium on July 27, meaning that at least 150 of the 550-strong team will not be there. Coaches are worried that the hours-long ceremony, which will finish at 11pm to accomodate US…