Month: April 2014
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8-year-old boy survives hours at sea thinking of mum and dad and “swim, swim, swim and don’t stopâ€
Read news.com.au Isiah Andrew, was holidaying in the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara, when flash flooding associated with Cyclone Ita tore through hundreds of homes killing 17 people, with 30 still missing and thousands homeless. “I was shocked to see how fast the river rose. I could not run anywhere because the house was surrounded with…
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Thorpe’s agent Erskine says Ian is “quite sickâ€, but no risk of losing use of arm
Read for instance ABC Erskine rubbished reports that Thorpe could lose the use of his arm because of the infections, but said Thorpe would never swim again competitively. “From a competitive point of view – he will not be swimming competitively again I don’t think,” Erskine said. “The shoulder operation was a major operation. He’s…
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Whoops, Dutch reporter falls overboard during interview
An interview with Kampen mayor Bort Koelewijn literally goes overboard, when the reporter misjudges the support of the rigging. But the mayor is quick on his feet, and offers the lovely lady first his mayoral chain, and then a maybe more appropriate life buoy. Sound guy is nice too :-) See for instance nieuws.nl
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Human remains found in search for woman ‘taken’ by large shark in Australia
See CNN A cap and goggles belonging to a 63-year-old woman presumed to have been “taken” by a large shark while swimming off the coast of Australia have been found, along with human remains, police said Friday. The search for Christine Armstrong was ongoing Friday morning, New South Wales Police said in a statement. Armstrong…
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New Philly pools rules require kids to swim a length before going in the deep end
See nbc10.com A tragic child drowning at a Philadelphia Parks and Recreation pool last year will mean stricter rules for young swimmers who visit city pools this summer. The biggest change:Â all camp swimmers will have to swim from one end of the pool to the other before they’ll be allowed in the deep end. On…
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Ian Thorpe ‘in intensive care’, might lose use of left arm
Read Sydney Morning Herald Swimming great Ian Thorpe is reportedly in intensive care in a Sydney hospital with a serious infection that may cause him to lose the use of his left arm. Network Seven reported on Tuesday that the 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist contracted the infection after surgery at a hospital near his…
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Corsuit swim belt could prove gold in the pool, and Sprenger likes it
Read phys.org It’s the simple device that could help the Australian Swim Team reach for more gold – and it was developed right here in Brisbane. The Corsuit straps on like a belt, keeping a swimmer’s spine straight and body streamlined. http://youtu.be/rlGnl-cMu0s With their lungs lower and their hips higher in the water, the swimmer…