Year: 2014
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Revishvili and Bostashvili win Tbilisi Open Water Marathon 2014
On 7th september 2014, the 2nd Tbilisi Open Water Marathon was arranged in Tbilisi, Georgia, by the Georgian Swimmer’s Club. Around 85 swimmers from all around Georgia competed, including national, youth and EYOF team members and Georgian record holders. Prize money was 400 GEL for 1st place, 200 for 2nd and 100 for 3rd, and…
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South African Heart Surgeon Becomes Oldest to Swim the English Channel at 73
On Saturday 6 September 2014, 73 year-old Otto Thaning from Cape Town, South Africa, became the oldest swimmer to cross the English Channel. He completed the “Everest of Open Water Swimming†from Dover (England) to Wissant (France) in 12h52, covering a distance of 36km as the crow flies; however, the total distance swum equaled more…
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FINA OWS Grand Prix 2014: Khudyakov (KAZ) and Cunha (BRA) win last race
FINA OPEN WATER SWIMMING GRAND PRIX 2014 The seventh and final race of the 2014 circuit of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix was staged on September 7 between Capri and Napoli (36km), in Italy, with the presence of 30 athletes (20 men and 10 women). After more than six hours of effort, Vitalij…
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Keri-Anne Payne And Duncan Goodhew Jump In For British Gas Swimbritain At Blenheim Palace
Olympic Silver medallist and double World Champion Keri-Anne Payne and Olympic Gold medalist Duncan Goodhew joined hundreds of swimmers as they took part in British Gas SwimBritain in the Great Lake at Blenheim Palace on Sunday 7th September. Now in its second year, British Gas SwimBritain encourages more people to swim regularly and sees the…
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Can You Grow All Your Food in an Old Swimming Pool?
With the rise of green living, it seems like gardens are popping up everywhere: in backyards and abandoned lots and on rooftops. However, when the McClung family moved into their Mesa, Ariz. home in 2009, they took one look at the empty swimming pool in their backyard and saw an opportunity for something completely unique.…
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Vermont’s Traditional Swimming Holes Endangered
Although they have long been a treasured part of every Vermonters’ summer, as Vermont becomes less rural and more suburban, swimming holes are closed. More riverbanks get posted, more land gets developed, and more old swimming holes become newly private property — and inaccessible. The Vermont River Conservancy (VRC), a small organization that specializes in…
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Swimming: Why you should take the plunge
Swimming lowers stress levels, increases muscle tone and strength, increases flexibility, and improves heart and lung health, not to mention it is low impact and great on your joints. Swimming burns 500-600 calories for every hour of swimming (depending on the intensity of your workout). Swimming is a sport for both novice swimmers and top…
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Amy Van Dyken-Rouen on faith, recovery and if she’ll walk again
Champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen says she’s a more spiritual person since the June ATV accident that severed her spine and left her paralyzed. “You’re like, you know what, there’s something bigger and better than me,” the Olympic gold medalist told TODAY’s Matt Lauer in an exclusive interview Friday. “Maybe you should focus on it…
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Ryan Lochte ‘dragged to male strip show in Las Vegas on birthday’
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte reportedly celebrated his birthday among male strippers while in Las Vegas. The American sportsman is believed to have been having dinner at the Andiamo Steakhouse inside the D Casino Hotel in Sin City this week. According to TMZ, Lochte was dragged next door to where male strippers were performing to receive…