Month: November 2016
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Project Sky Canvas plans shooting stars from space for Tokyo 2020
When the 2020 Olympics gets underway in Tokyo, Project Sky Canvas hopes to paint the sky above with shooting stars. The plan is to put a micro-satellite in orbit that will fire tiny particles into the atmosphere. As they fall to Earth they will burn up and become on-demand shooting stars that can be directed…
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This Italian hotel has a 25-meter-tall glass-bottom swimming pool
If you don’t like heights we suggest you avoid swimming at The Hotel Hubertus. This terrifying infinity pool is suspended 40 feet above the ground and has a glass window to give brave bathers the sensation of swimming through the sky. Overlooking the Dolomites, the 82-feet-long-pool is part of a new extension at Hotel Hubertus,…
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TritonWear Tech Provides Real-Time Tracking for Competitive Swimmers
Competitive swimmers are looking to improve their performance with a new piece of tech from TritonWear. This new piece of wearable tech analyzes nearly every aspect of their swim and records it in real time to a tablet or computer. The device itself is rather unobtrusive and attaches to the strap of your goggles. After…
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Katinka Hosszú now owns all Hungarian SC records
This is crazy Katinka Hosszu Now Owns All of the Hungarian SC National Records
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Kenya official found ‘hiding under bed’ before Rio 2016 corruption arrest
The head of Kenya’s swimming federation, Ben Ekumbo, was reportedly found hiding under a bed before being arrested as part of the country’s inquiry into missing money and equipment following Rio 2016. Ekumbo, who is also the vice-president of Kenya’s Olympic committee, is the fifth senior official to be arrested as part of the inquiry.…
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Park accuses former Government official of blackmailing him to not compete at Rio 2016
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has claimed he was offered lucrative sponsorship contracts and a high-profile role at a university in Seoul by a Government official in return for not competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Park, the Beijing 2008 400 metres freestyle gold medallist, was only cleared to take part at…
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Paralympic body sets doping rules for Russia’s return
The International Paralympic Committee has detailed anti-doping standards Russia must meet to regain membership after a state-backed doping program was exposed. The IPC says Russia’s Paralympic body must also “publicly distance itself from all political/propaganda-type statements issued by Russian authorities.” Read CBC Photo by The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Gregorio Paltrinieri commentates the Rio 2016 men’s 1500 final
‘Anyways, an Olympic final, Gregorio Paltrinieri, last lap, everyone is getting crazy, it’s amazing, amazing, unbelievable, look at him, look at him, oh my god, last ten meters, he is going to die in that water, look at the stroke, he’s awful, now, but I mean, he’s perfect, perfect!’ :-)