Month: August 2015
-
“It’s Pretty Hard to Keep Me Away From the Pool”: Katie Ledecky Talks About Her Path to the 2016 Olympics
Sure, she’s an 18-year-old with three world records and five gold medals from the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. But there’s a lot more to Washington’s prized swimmer Katie Ledecky. She’s also a recent high school grad with a strong network of family and friends… and she’s still waiting on her driver’s license.…
-
Danny Huston: Filming new underwater movie Pressure was like torture
The American Horror Story actor stars alongside Matthew Goode and Joe Cole in the film about three oil rig workers trapped in a diving bell at the bottom of the ocean. Stunt scenes for the movie also involved donning heavy diving equipment to film in a water tank at Pinewood Studios. Danny revealed: “Everything I…
-
Swimming with Seals (Wilder)
Swimming With Seals is a short documentary profiling wild swimmer Gill as she swims with seals near her home on the Isle of Skye, and deeply connects with nature. The poetic film details her introduction to wild swimming and the sensations and emotions of this sunset swim filmed in May. Comprised of conversational dialogue and images…
-
-
Swimming for the Cooks Islands – 2015 World Championships
This film was produced by The Reporters’ Academy, a media production company run by young people, tasked with the mission of telling the stories of Oceania’s swimmers at the World Championships in Kazan. The Reporters’ Academy is integrated into the world of media, education and employment, dedicated to changing the lives of young people across…
-
The dangers of swimming in restricted areas
If you’re looking to cool off from the hot weather, you need to know what waters are safe to swim in, which ones you should stay away from.
-
Synchronized swimming for boys
A group of boys from Beaconsfield Heights pool boys perform a synchronized swimming routine Wednesday, August 15, 2015 at the pool in the Beaconsfield area of Montreal. Their coach, Chris Callard, always wanted to do synchronized swimming when he was younger, but was told it was only for girls.
-
Kosovo makes its world swimming titles debut
Seven years after declaring independence from Serbia, Kosovo has competed in the World Swimming Championships for the first time in Russia. Despite not recognising the country’s passports, Russian authorities made an exception for this event. The country has never previously participated in swimming at a World Championships or Olympic Games. In February, Kosovo officially joined…
-
Glass-bottomed swimming pool to be suspended 10 storeys above south London
A glass “sky pool” is planned to be suspended between apartment blocks in London’s new Nine Elms quarter, close to Battersea Power Station. The 25-metre-long pool will link two blocks of apartments that form part of the 2,000-home Embassy Gardens development by London architects HAL, now in its second stage. At five metres wide and three…