Year: 2014
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Danes coin Faroese Pier Plunging Craze as BreakNekNomination
See The Copenhagen Post (and our original story here) After all, why peer-pressure somebody into sinking a few shots, when you can dare them to risk life and limb to sink like a stone into the icy waters of a built-up harbour? So yeah, the shame is on us. The fad has btw passed by…
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For Ryan Lochte, signs of change all around
Read Washington Post Ryan Lochte walks slowly into the room, a bulky brace on his left knee. He’s still got that same goofball demeanor, that same unique sense of fashion (on this day, he’s wearing a fedora with his trademark phrase “Jeah†embroidered across the back). But the signs of change are all around. He’s…
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Michael Phelps brings back swimming
Read Los Angeles Post-Examiner Sports needed this. Swimming needed this. And of course, Baltimore needed this. Michael Phelps is back, which means swimming is back and even more importantly, it means one of the most underappreciated sports rivalries is back: Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte. You can’t have a sport without a rivalry, which makes fans…
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New Qantas ‘ditching procedures’ require passengers to swim away if life rafts aren’t used
Read The Australian New ‘ditching procedures’ for 737s instruct cabin crew to tell passengers to jump into the water and “swim away†if a plane goes down and life rafts are not used. The document comes as a war of words has erupted between Qantas and South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, who is critical of the…
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Finding a Balance: Sports and Academics
Guest post by Ryan Bach As if being a swimmer wasn’t hard enough, managing your swim workouts while also being a full-time student can get pretty hectic. While sometimes it may seem impossible to succeed in both the pool and the classroom, it is necessary to remember that it’s been done before by past swimmers,…
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Officials Warn Swimmers of Hidden Drowning Danger From Electric Currents
See NBC Chicago With the unofficial start of boating season on Lake Michigan quickly approaching, officials are warning Illinois boaters and swimmers about a hidden danger lurking in fresh water. Electric shock drowning, or ESD, is a rising threat in marinas and popular freshwater areas, and those at risk are often unaware of the potential…
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Swimming SA withdraws sanctions against Gerhard Zandberg
Read The Citizen Swimming South Africa (SSA) confirmed yesterday it had lifted its sanctions against former 50m backstroke world champion Gerhard Zandberg, though his legal team said he had not yet agreed to drop his appeal. The national federation said it had opted to end the legal bout. “SSA will rather allocate the funds, which…
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Surveillance Video Shows Children Shocked in Swimming Pool
See ABC News and CBS 12 A surveillance video from a condominium complex in Florida shows an invisible, potentially deadly danger lurking in swimming pools. The video, shot on April 27 at the Palms West Condominiums in Hialeah, Fla., shows three children shocked while swimming in the condo community’s pool. One young girl in the…
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Ryan Lochte re-tore MCL in practice earlier this month
Read Reach For The Wall Despite Ryan Lochte‘s total flop in his TV debut with “What Would Ryan Lochte do?†last year, the 29-year-old swimmer may be a better actor than previously believed. Lochte scratched from the Charlotte Grand Prix last week, and he told reporters at the meet that it was precautionary after feeling knee soreness…