Month: August 2014
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Duke of Hawaii: A Swimmer and Surfer Who Straddled Two Cultures
Duke Kahanamoku, who won a total of five swimming medals in Olympics from 1912 to 1924, probably did more than anyone else to bring the sport of surfing from his native Hawaiian islands to the United States mainland. Almost in reverse, he also played a substantial part in the Americanization of old Hawaii. Born in…
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Japanese Swimming Has Momentum at Its Back
In 2012, Michael Phelps saw the writing on London’s Aquatic Centre scoreboard. In the third of four preliminary heats of the Olympic 400-meter individual medley, the Japanese teenager Kosuke Hagino clocked at 4 minutes 10.01 seconds. Phelps, the world-record holder in the event since 2002, remembered cringing, because he was in the final heat and…
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Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 57.25 and new 100 IM Short Course World Record
At the FINA/Mastbank Swimming World Cup leg in Doha this morning, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu set a new short course world record, clocking 57.25 in the 100 individual medley where here own world record from the World Cup leg in Berlin last year was 57.45. This during prelims, with the final coming up later today. See…
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Swimmers Abandon 76-Mile Swim After Multiple Shark Encounters
A team of swimmers attempting a 76-mile relay swim from Catalina Island to La Jolla Cove in support of wounded veterans abandoned the swim after multiple shark encounters, organizers said Sunday. The group of eight swimmers, three kayakers and a support boat left the city of Avalon on Catalina Island about 4:10 p.m. Friday and…
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Why is Breaststroke so strong in Scotland?
We caught up with Michael Jamieson, Ross Murdoch and Craig Benson about the strength of Scottish Breaststroke. Courtesy of Team Scotland on YouTube
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Sumo wrestler tackles Utah’s Bear Lake
A former sumo champion has accomplished something that only four other people have done: swimming back and forth across Utah’s Bear Lake. The swim would be tough for just about anyone, but consider that Kelly Gneiting is pulling 430 pounds of his own weight. The Idaho native says he did it partly for himself, but…
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Ross Murdoch in appeal to find young fan who penned letter
Scots swimming star Ross Murdoch has launched an appeal to find a mystery young fan who penned him a letter after his gold medal win. The Commonwealth Games swimming champion took to Twitter in an effort to track down the five-year-old, known only as Brian. Murdoch received the mail after claiming Commonwealth gold in the…
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Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2:02.61 and new 200 IM Short Course World Record
At the FINA/Mastbank Swimming World Cup leg in Doha today, Hungary’s “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu set a new short course world record, clocking impressive 2:02.61 in the 200 meters individual medley where her own world record from the Eindhoven leg of the 2013 World Cup series was 2:03.20. Read FINA
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Glasgow to host the 2018 European Championships
The LEN Bureau voted in favour of Glasgow as the host of the 2018 European Championships in swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and open water swimming. Glasgow emerged as the winner of the bidding procedure for the 2018 European Championships. President Paolo Barelli announced the result after the LEN Bureau meeting held in Berlin during the…