Month: January 2014
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Ruta Meilutyte answers questions on Live Video Chat tonight
See waterinstict.com Olympic 100m Breaststroke Queen, Ruta Meilutyte will be joining us for a Live Video Chat, here at waterinstinct.com, on Monday 20th January 2014. If you have a question that you would like to ask her, then please submit on waterinstict.com Post by Arena Water Instinct.
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Former Russia Head Coach Andrei Vorontsov reacts to Efimova’s positive doping test
Read SwimVortex Heavy in heart, Dr. Vorontsov writes to SwimVortex.com of the sorrow he feels over Efimova’s case. He rejects the notion that Efimova may have cheated deliberately; regrets that she did not ask for advise; defends US coach Dave Salo in the Russia-USA divide; points a cautious finger at land-training ‘gurus’; and looks forward…
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Peruvian artist creates paintings underwater
See The Telegraph Wearing scuba diving gear, Pascual Mimbela dives into the Pacific waters of Talara province with his brushes, spatulas, oils and canvases. Mimbela paints the colourful fish he sees glide by, as well as the reefs and other aquatic sea life. Mimbela said he became fascinated with the sea when he was a…
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What happens when you drop 2 pounds of dry ice into hot water
Courtesy of Crazy Russian Hacker and his American sidekick
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Therese Alshammar on the road to Rio
Behold this wonderful video by Swedish national TV svt.se, featuring the queen of Swedish swimming Therese Alshammar, her son Fred, and her coach/partner Johan Wallberg. Via simma.nu/se In Swedish – My attempt to translate follows below the video It is now 8 months since Therese Alshammar had her son Fred, and she has the all…
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How do dolphins swim?
Read Digital Journal Dolphins swim by exerting minimum effort, according to a new study. This finding overturns an 80-year-old paradox that argues dolphins are not designed for swimming. By using bubbles in a pool, researchers have concluded that swimming dolphins generate thrust quite easily and have no need to compensate for their supposedly underpowered muscles. To show…
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‘Overdressed’ mum barred from swimming pool
Read Illawarra Mercury A Dapto mum who was not allowed to swim at Port Kembla Olympic Pool because she was wearing too much clothing for the lifeguard’s liking has lodged a complaint with Wollongong council, citing discrimination. Body-conscious Katherine Pulo wore a rash vest and a stretchy, lightweight dress as she approached the pool with…
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Australia’s new national head coach Jacco Verhaeren ‘ready to steal US crown’
Aargh, it is ‘premium content’ on The Australian, but still … New national head coach Jacco Verhaeren believes being the No 1 team in the world is the “only ambition Australia can have”. The decorated Dutch coach arrived in Australia this week as part of the push to revive the Australian team’s fortunes after the…
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Marine dies during water skills test at Camp Pendleton
Read Marine Corps Times A junior Marine died this week in a swimming pool at Camp Pendleton, Calif., while completing a water skills test, Marine Corps officials said this week. Pfc. Joshua Islam, 18, of Union County N.C., was participating in an intial screening at School of Infantry-West as a precursor to the Marines’ physically…