Month: February 2017
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IOC should have seen Rio wasteland coming
The legacy of the Rio Olympics is a farce. The closing ceremony was six months ago Tuesday, and already several of the venues are abandoned and falling apart. The Olympic Park is a ghost town, the lights have been turned off at the Maracana and the athlete village sits empty. “It’s not a good look…
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Afghanistan Swimming launches campaign to raise funds for female national team
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation (ANSF) was established in 2004 to provide leadership and management on all swimming activities and to represent Afghanistan on the international stage. It is affiliated with the All Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) and International Swimming Federation (FINA) internationally, as well Afghanistan National Olympic Committee domestically. Afghanistan, it goes without mention has…
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Former swimming star Grant Hackett found after disappearing from family home
Troubled Olympian Grant Hackett has been found “alive and sober” on the Gold Coast, according to his father Neville. Hackett, who was reported missing by his father on Thursday afternoon, made contact with police late in the day. “Grant’s been found alive and sober,” Mr Hackett said outside the family’s Mermaid Waters home. “He’s spoken…
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Why You Should Enroll Your Child with Asthma in Swimming Classes
If you’re the parent of a child with asthma, you know it can be a challenge to find ways to help him or her exercise safely and comfortably. But experts say there is one activity that can help keep your child fit, and actually improve asthma symptoms. “When it comes to cardiovascular activities that are…
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Grant Hackett released after ‘breakdown’ arrest
The family of Olympic champion Grant Hackett fear the swimmer is “dangerous†and are pleading for help to deal with his mental health issues. Hackett was arrested at his parents’ Gold Coast home today after becoming agitated and verbally abusive. His father Nev said calling police to help calm his son down was the only…
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Olympic ghost town: Bills due, venues empty after Rio Games
Rio de Janeiro pulled off last year’s Olympics, keeping crime at bay and fending off dire forecasts of corruption, environmental degradation, and cost overruns. Six months after South America’s first games, the floodgates have burst. Rio organizers still owe creditors about $40 million. Four of the new arenas in the main Olympic Park have failed…
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Beneath the Surface
A dark, comic tale that jumps between a psychiatrist’s office and the fast lane of a public swimming pool, Beneath the Surface is the story of Michael, a young man undergoing long-term psychiatric evaluation. During the film we see how perceived infringements of etiquette spiral out of control in a delusional mind and conclude with…
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Danish city council bans women-only swim classes, citing need for integration
Members of the Aarhus City Council voted overwhelmingly to end women-only swimming lessons at a popular pool in Denmark’s second-largest city, local media reports. Every Saturday over the past ten years, Gellerupbadet swimming hall in Aarhus has offered female-only swimming lessons, popular among immigrant women from nearby Gellerupparken, an area with a large Muslim population.…