Year: 2014
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Two children rescued from icy pond in Gaithersburg, third dies from cold
See ABC7 Three Gaithersburg boys, all between ten and 12 years old, were yanked from a bitter cold retention pond Monday afternoon. On Monday evening, it was confirmed that the 10-year-old in critical condition has died. Around 4:15 p.m., an eyewitness called 911 to report seeing the trio plunge through a thin sheet of ice…
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Morsowanie || Winter swimming 13.01.2013
‘Morsowanie’ – Polish for ‘walruses’ http://youtu.be/lED1lC5i30Y Quite stoic here, but I found this way more lively video from last year Via www.morsowanie.pl
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Tips from GBR Olympic Athlete Michael Jamieson
“Olympic athlete, Michael Jamieson (GBR) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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2014 New Year’s Swim in Lake Bled, Slovenia
“Group of friends went for a swim on 1.1.2014 in very cold water (6°c).”
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Florida Swimming: “Gators Out of the Water” #1
“Learn a little bit more about your Florida Gators Swim Teams with this “Gators Out of the Water” series!”
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Swim Wales welcomes national pool deal
“A deal to secure the future of elite-level swimming at the Wales National Pool in Swansea has been welcomed by the governing body of swimming in Wales.” http://youtu.be/38D-BiqURYc
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Swimming Mad Huey fends off 10-foot tiger shark with a bird cage
Right, so ‘Aussie adrenaline junkies‘ Shaun and twin brother Dean Harrington had decided to go cage diving with sharks for an extreme video shoot for the surfing and fishing clothing label The Mad Hueys, when this happened. “We were just having fun but it turned crazy.” Not using a proper shark cage, but a AUS$50…
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Passenger captures fatal plane crash into ocean, wild selfie
See PetaPixel On December 11th, Ferdinand Puentes captured many people’s worst nightmare on video: his plane making an emergency water landing. Puentes enjoys capturing takeoffs and landings, and so his GoPro was already rolling on that fateful day when something very bad happened to the single engine of the small plane in which he was…
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Art of the Cap: Natalie Coughlin x Adhemas Batista
Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin collaborated with artist Adhemas Batista to design a vibrant, limited-edition swim cap for Speedo USA’s Art of the Cap. All proceeds from this cap will go toward Right To Play, a global organization that uses sports to educate and empower children facing adversity. Every cap sold will raise awareness, raise money,…