Month: March 2016
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Dara Torres – Malibu Library Speaker Series
The Library Speaker Series featured Dara Torres, author of the best-sellers “Age is Just a Number” and “Gold Medal Fitness,” on March 16, 2016. Torres is arguably the fastest female swimmer in America. Dara spoke about what it takes to be a world champion, staying graceful in defeat, and staying fit into the fifties. She…
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Marathon Swim Tips with Keri-anne Payne | GREAT SWIM
Olympic Silver Medallist, Double World Champion and Great Swim ambassador Keri-anne Payne shares her top suggestions to help you tackle the impressive 10k marathon swim at the 2016 Great North Swim, Great East Swim and Great Scottish Swim!
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“Artificial Gills” to Breathe Underwater Are Being Crowdfunded — but They Might Not Work
A crowdfunding campaign for a product that claims to allow humans to breathe underwater without the use of scuba equipment has raised over a half million dollars so far. The Triton — “artificial gills” that will work similarly to gills on fish — supposedly allows swimmers to breathe underwater. The project is listed on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo.…
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The mystery and danger of Jacob’s Well
Summers in central Texas can be a struggle between being really hot and being really just too damn hot. Relief is wherever you can find it — your air-conditioned car, your air-conditioned office or an ice-cold Lone Star or three. For some cold-blooded Texans, though — and even some adventure-seeking outsiders — relief from the…
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China names 3 of 6 swimmers who failed drug tests in 2015-2016
Six Chinese swimmers failed their doping tests during the year 2015-2016, announced the China Swimming Association (CSA) here on late Thursday. Three of the six swimmers were tested positive for Clenbuterol in out-competition tests, namely Zhao Ying, Wang Lizhuo and An Jiabao. Zhao and Wang, both from Chinese Navy, were tested last August, and An,…
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What would it take to make Lake Merritt swimmable | Bay Curious, KQED News
Today, Lake Merritt is known as the Crown Jewel of Oakland, but it used to be called by a different name: the Lake of 1,000 Smells. To figure how to make it a swimming lake, it’d be good to know how it became un-swimmable in the first place.
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Keeping Kids Safe around Water | Dolfin Swim School
Pool season is here and our little Dolfin Swim School Swimmer, Rylan, alongside Texas Drowning Prevention Alliance has four quick tips for water safety!
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Meet IU Freshman Swimmer Lilly King
IU swimmer Lilly King was named the Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Year on Tuesday after winning NCAA titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. The freshman becomes the seventh Hoosier to earn the honor.