Year: 2014
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Sebastien Rousseau – SEC Swim Championships 2014
South African swimmer Sebastien Rousseau interviewed by Florida Swim Network at the 2014 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.
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A Day in the Life of Alex Meyer, USA Open Water Swimming National Champion & 2012 Olympian
Learn what it takes to be an Open Water swimming champion and Olympian by following Alex Meyer through a typical day of training as he prepares physically and mentally to compete with the worlds best swimmers. http://youtu.be/8Zl5wOCWv54
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Decrepit GoPro washes up on Huntington Beach, still finds its owner
By the power of Reddit, see Mashable It all began when Reddit user ashinn found a beat up GoPro camera that had washed ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif. The camera was so rusted and in such poor condition, he had to tear it apart in order to retrieve the SD card, which stores the camera’s files. Luckily, the card was still…
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How Diana Nyad Swam from Cuba to Florida
See Motherboard Before launching into any sport, it’s important to know three things: the rules, the stakes, and when to quit. In the case of Diana Nyad, the resolute 64-year-old long-distance swimmer, acknowledging two out of three ain’t bad. On August 31st, 2013, Nyad jumped into the shark-friendly waters of Cuba and swam some 110-odd…
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Sports Illustrated Model Chrissy Teigen Reveals She Can’t Swim
See MailOnline She has just landed the highly prestigious cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. But Chrissy Teigen has revealed she is no natural bikini model – as she can’t even swim. ‘Well I can’t swim and I actually hate sand,’ she tells chatshow host Bethenny Frankel on Tuesday’s edition of her show.
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Morocco-Spain Border Incident Leaves 15 Dead As Police Fire Rubber Bullets At Swimmers
Read for instance Reuters Spain said on Thursday border police had fired rubber bullets in an attempt to turn back around 200 migrants who tried to cross the frontier between Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave Ceuta on February 6. Several migrants from the group drowned in the Mediterranean trying to swim around a man-made breakwater…
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Xenon: the EPO boosting Next Big Thing in ‘legal’ doping?
Read The Economist via road.cc According to an article in The Economist, Russia has been using xenon as a performance-enhancer for a few years now. A 2010 document produced by the State Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence advises on how to use the gas. Before competition it can help with listlessness and sleep…
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Avoiding swimmer’s ear this summer
Guest post by allearplugs.com Summer holidays are the ideal opportunity to enjoy some time on the beach, lapping up the ocean waves and sea breeze. However, an idyllic summer break can be spoilt if you are unfortunate enough to be taken ill, with one of the most common afflictions being swimmer’s ear. What is swimmer’s…