Month: April 2013
-
Ryan Lochte on The Late Show with David Letterman
Ryan Lochte on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 22, 2013. Oh my, it is nice to see a pro handle the interview instead of those people at Fox 29. http://youtu.be/yz-owJuH6tk
-
Chad Le Clos awarded the Order of Ikhamanga
Read for instance enca Chancellor of the National Orders, Dr Cassius Lubisi has announced the names of recipients who will be bestowed with the country’s highest honour. […] The Order of Ikhamanga will go to Olympic swimmer Chad Le Clos, who will be awarded in silver for his achievements in swimming, notably in last year’s…
-
CC photo #479: Herning 2013 poster seen in KlaksvÃk
I know I know, been there done that, the only difference that this time it was in KlaksvÃk rather than LeirvÃk. But don’t forget! :-)
-
‘To Row An Ocean’, a film about Livar Nysted
A really nice short film about extreme ocean rower Livar Nysted, the other true (living) sports hero of the Faroe Islands. Livar is an extremely grounded person, in the photo below he is giving free rides to children in a dressed-up rowing boat at the annual “Seaman’s Day” in KlaksvÃk.
-
Iron lady Katinka Hosszu raced 36 times during the 2013 Bergen Swim Festival
Read Speed Endurance She was entered in 15 events, placed for the final in all of them, and with the 50 meter dashes being arranged as skins the races really added up for the girl dubbed swimmings «Iron Lady». For the skins she only miscalculated in the first heat of the 50 meters butterfly, otherwise…
-
Deep End Dance
A short dance film, written and performed by David Bolger (choreographer and artistic director of CoisCéim Dance Theatre, Dublin) along with his 76-year-old mother, Madge Bolger. The film was shot in the Marian College swimming pool, where Madge worked as a swimming instructor for many years and where she taught David to swim. Deep End…
-
Robbie Renwick aiming to defend Commonwealth title
Robbie Renwick is firmly fixed on defending his 200 freestyle Commonwealth Games title when he competes at Glasgow 2014.
-
Behold Fake Shower, the app that disguises your bathroom noises
Via Laughing Squid Should you feel shy about the noises you make in the bathroom, the folks at Akatu have developed an iOS app to disguise them called Fake Shower. It emulates the sound of running water (either from a shower or open tap) and measures how much water you’ve saved by using the app…
-
Jessica Hardy spins out, crashes car during Toyota Grand Prix
See Swimming World Magazine We all know Jessica Hardy as an Olympic Gold medalist and world record holder. But, this past weekend, the Southern California native set out to prove that she could handle the wheel at the Celeb/Pro Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach. Sorry @toyotaracing that I crashed your car, but I hope…