Month: February 2016
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Fina 10k World Cup in Abu Dhabi – The Swim Course
A trip around the 2km lap of the elite 10k swim course in Abu Dhabi. Feb 2016.
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Could Big Dinosaurs Swim? Scientists Follow the Footprints
How far can you trust a footprint? Dinosaur footprints are fascinating but there’s a question over how reliable they are at providing information about the palaeobiology of the creatures that made them. While certain prints have been used as evidence that dinosaurs could swim, new research now suggests that the picture is not so clear.…
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Ledecky: Key to Best Performance is Always Rhythm
When Katie Ledecky gets ready to swim, people stop what they are doing. The clock becomes a central player in the event as people monitor it to see where she’s at in relation to her best time — which is a world record in most cases. The noise builds palpably from the start of the…
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Iceland creates PSA to help visitors avoid ‘hot tub awkwardness’
Iceland is doing everything it can to convince tourists to visit. Icelandair offered free Icelandic “stopover buddies” to give travelers a local experience, and now the official tourism board has created an entire curriculum to teach foreigners how to fit in. The first lesson: How not to be awkward at the public spa. Gudmundur, the…
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Desegregating the Swope Park Swimming Pool
Alvin Brooks explains what we can learn from such a pivotal point in KC’s history.
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10 Ways to Prepare for a Swimathon from the experts at Zoggs
With the 2016 Swimathon around the corner, we spoke to Zoggs ‘Learn to Swim’ Ambassador, Simone Benhayon to find out what advice she could offer to first time swimathoners. 1. Visit the Pool As simple as it may sound visiting your local is your first step, This is not to swim but more so to…
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Divers Come Face-To-Face With Giant Sunfish In Rare Encounter
It’s a monster from the deep. Divers came face-to-face with a rare sunfish, off the coast of Portugal.
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A Stroke of Genius | 15-year-old swimmer Ikee making push toward Rio Olympics
With veteran swimmers able to enjoy longevity in the sport in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for young hopefuls to make a major splash in Japan in the early stages of their careers. However, kicking that trend is Rikako Ikee, the 15-year-old “super middle schooler†who broke three national records over the past…
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Lithuania’s Ugne Mazutaityte Going for the Gold
Athletes around the world have their eye on the 2016 Olympics. Ugne Mazutaityte is a Lithuanian swimmer attending college in California who hopes to be on the Road to Rio. “Everyone goes to United States. If you’re good enough at swimming you go to the United States,” she says.”I like my country. It’s cold now…