Month: September 2013
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Grant Hackett avoids court as brother-in-law admits lying about Hackett trying to run him over
See The Age Olympic champion Grant Hackett has been spared giving evidence in court after his former brother-in-law admitted falsely claiming the swimmer tried to run him over in his car. Jason Zurzolo, 37, pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of making a false report to police in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, in that…
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Nick Juba on Lotte Friis’ decision to move to Baltimore
Danish Swimming Federation owned swim site SvømmeSporten has an interesting article here where they interview Danish National coach Nick Juba (in English) on Lotte Friis’ decision to move to Baltimore to train with Bob Bowman. Lotte Friis has left Nice and is going to start swimming in Baltimore in North Baltimore Aquatic Club. What do…
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6 boys killed by fishermen’s astray RPG while swimming in Afghanistan
Sad story on The New York Times Six boys aged 9 to 14 were killed on a swimming outing in Northern Afghanistan, apparently the victims of policemen gone fishing who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the river. Using explosives to stun or kill fish is not uncommon in Afghanistan, but this one went astray and…
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Obama Congratulates Diana Nyad On Historic Swim
Read The Huffington Post (and see Twitter) President Barack Obama tweeted his congratulations to Diana Nyad, who on Saturday became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Congratulations to @DianaNyad. Never give up on your dreams. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 2, 2013
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Diana Nyad: I never knew I would suffer the way I did
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta talks with 64-year-old Diana Nyad about her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida. pic w/ @diananyad a few hrs after 53 hr swim. her mouth is swollen from device she wore to protect against jellyfish pic.twitter.com/BA0cZFmXFI — Dr. Sanjay Gupta (@drsanjaygupta) September 3, 2013
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Diana Nyad Arrives in Key West After 111-Mile Swim From Cuba
“Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked weakly ashore on Key West’s Smathers Beach about 1:30 p.m. Monday, becoming the first person to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys without a shark cage.”
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She did it, Diana Nyad first person ever to swim from Cuba to USA without a shark cage
Her fifth try. 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds. Amazing Our #FearlessNyad has at long last achieved her #XtremeDream and reached #TheOtherShore . An historic moment that proves #DreamsDoComeTrue — Diana Nyad (@diananyad) September 2, 2013