Year: 2014
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Phelps’ comeback a bit of a wet idea
Read The Roar Which brings me in a roundabout way to Michael Phelps. At the end of the London Olympics, Superfish couldn’t get out of the pool quick enough. “I’m so sick of the water,†he said. “There will be no more staring at that black line for four hours every day. “Once I retire,…
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Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up
See TED In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating … Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida — at age 64. Hear her story. [ted id=1896 lang=en]
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Darren Jew photographing humpback whales in Tonga
It is a Canon ad. But it is also awesome.
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Donsol, Sorsogon (PH) – Swimming with whale sharks!
In a little city with no more than 50,000 inhabitants and an hour south of Legazpi we found our latest weekend adventure searching for whale sharks! Filmed with a GoPro, music by Imagine Dragons – “On Top of the World.” Donsol, Sorsogon (PH) – Swimming with whale sharks! from Aren Hansen on Vimeo.
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Breathing advice from Peter and Adam
Three-time Olympian Peter Vanderkaay and two-time Olympian Adam Brown talk about breathing strategies in sprint and distance freestyle. Check it out! Breathing advice from Peter and Adam from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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GEM Swimming Cup 2014
Video from the second edition of the GEM Swimming Cup in Grenoble, France on March 15, 2014. GEM Swimming Cup 2014 from ICO (Ici Commence l'Océan) on Vimeo.
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Swimming in the icy waters of the Antarctic Ocean
What happens when you jump into freezing water? One of the reasons the ocean’s ‘down south’ are not frozen in Summer, is because the ocean is saline (it contains salt from rocks and minerals) and therefore freeze at a lower temperature than the surrounding fresh water ice blocks, which originally come from gigantic icebergs –…
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Adelaide Aquatic Centre undergoes sustainable upgrade
The Adelaide Aquatic Centre is preparing to undergo improvement works that will provide residents and visitors with a modern and energy efficient place to swim, play and socialise. Scheduled to begin in April this year, the project will achieve significant water and energy savings through the installation of a new water efficient filtration system, pool…