Month: April 2015
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Pool Chemicals May Explain Higher Rates Of Asthma Among Endurance Swimmers
Swimmers, especially endurance swimmers, are more likely than other water sport competitors to have asthma, according to a new study of Olympic athletes. Researchers found that about a quarter of competitors in swimming events had verified asthma, although it was more common among athletes from some parts of the world than others. The intensity of…
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Sprenger and Coutts could pull plug on career after poor results at #AusChamps15
Australian veterans Christian Sprenger and Alicia Coutts may both retire after the Olympic medallists failed to make the Dolphins team last night in their pet events. Coutts wanted to retire 12 weeks ago due to a persistent shoulder injury that requires surgery while Sprenger has battled back off just six weeks training following shoulder surgery…
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Shark Attacks Free Diver Off Florida’s Jupiter Inlet
A free diver has been attacked by a shark off Florida’s Jupiter Inlet before being airlifted to medical facilities upon reaching shore. According to WPBF, rescue crews were dispatched around 1 p.m., following reports that a man who had been attacked by a shark was being brought to shore. The attack took place several miles…
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#AusChamps15 – Day 1 Highlights
Highlights from Day 1 of the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships.
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Braving the currents: Manly ocean swim
In Australia, swimming never means indoor pools and the smell of chlorinated water. See how folks from 8 to 80 head into water for the Cole Classic Ocean Swim despite the complex currents or even dangerous sea creatures! Courtesy of New China TV on YouTube
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This guy took on seven oceans – and won!
You may not have heard of Adam Walker, but he’s about to make you feel very lazy. A few years ago, Walker was a kettle and toaster salesman who’d given up various sports he loved doing because of injury. Today, he’s one of only six people to have ever completed the Ocean’s Seven challenge: seven…
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Londoners will share their newest swimming pool with plants and animals
A new swimming pool in the heart of London is going to be no crystal-clear oasis or aquamarine infinity pool. It’s a pond, full of plants, probably some toads, maybe the occasional newt. And it looks amazing. See Quartz https://vimeo.com/106807452
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#AusChamps15: Mack on track for stellar week at SOPAC
The opening night of the 2015 Hancock Prosecting Australian Swimming Championships saw young-gun Mack Horton and David McKeon became the first swimmers to secure their place on the Australian Dolphins Swim Team for the upcoming FINA World Championships in Kazan, taking gold and silver respectively in the highly anticipated final of the men’s 400m freestyle.…