Month: August 2014
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Ice-swimming grannies defy age and cold in Patagonia
At 67 years old, grandmother Margot Anderson could be enjoying the quiet retired life at home in England. Instead, she works a string of part-time jobs so she can afford to be standing at the foot of a pale blue glacier in Patagonia, about to jump into near-freezing water with 53 other extreme swimmers from…
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Daniel Gyurta (HUN) 2:00.48 and New 200 Breast Short Course World Record
At the FINA/Mastbank Swimming World Cup leg in Dubai today, Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta set a new 200 meter short course breaststroke world record, clocking 2:00.48 where his own world record from the Istanbul 2009 World Short Course Championships was 2:00.67. See the result list here. Featured image of Gyurta at the Bergen Swim Festival 2014…
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Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2:02.13 and New 200 IM Short Course World Record
At the FINA/Mastbank Swimming World Cup leg in Dubai today, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu took another good chunk of her 200 individual medley short course world record, clocking 2:02.13 where her record from the Doha leg a few days ago was 2:02.61. See the result list here. Image courtesy of Doha Stadium Plus Qatar, CC BY 2.0
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A Liquid Fear – New Yorker Faces His Aquaphobia, One Stroke at a Time
On the morning before he was to report to the pool, Attis Clopton sat in a storefront breakfast spot near his Brooklyn apartment munching a glazed doughnut. He was worrying. It was a glorious day, blue sky and hot. The kind when they say the only sensible place to be is in the water. But,…
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Lewis Pugh to complete final leg of seven swims in all Seven Seas
Lewis Pugh, the UN Patron of the Oceans and renowned endurance swimmer, will complete the final leg of his Seven Seas Campaign by swimming up the Thames. Nicknamed the Human Polar Bear for his ability to swim long distances in freezing waters, Lewis is swimming from Southend to Gravesend before swimming to the Thames Barrier.…
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Federica Pellegrini does the Ice Bucket Challenge
With good help from boyfriend Magnini http://youtu.be/JyaaGJ2f1eM
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Tyler Clary eyeing V8 Supercar career
Olympic Gold Medal winning American swimmer Tyler Clary tested a V8 Supercar at the V8 Supercars Official Driving Experience on Australia’s Gold Coast today as part of his development towards a serious motorsport career. Clary has been on the Gold Coast for the last two weeks competing at the Hancock Prospecting Pan-Pacific Championships where he…
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3000 to swim Round Christiansborg 2014
Saturday 30 August 2014, a record number of 3000 swimmers will participate in the 2014 Round Christiansborg and optional Krüger Relay, in the canals around the seat of the Danish Parliament, in the heart of Copenhagen. See svoem.org, Facebook and this nice promo below. http://youtu.be/HtRiGmRSEnA
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Diana Nyad pulling a Forest Gump: ‘I’m Gonna Walk Across USA’
She already swam from Cuba to Florida and now super athlete Diana Nyad tells TMZ Sports she has brand new goal, she wants to pull a Forrest Gump and trek across the USA by foot! Nyad was out in L.A. on Monday where she’s getting ready to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of her historic…