Month: June 2017
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Behind the scenes GQ magazine shoot | Calvyn Justus
GQ invited me to Cape town this weekend for a photoshoot and Interview.
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Swim gear stolen from Hawaii military compound
Loads of swim gear belonging to U.S. soldiers have been stolen from a military compound on Hawaii’s Big Island. West Hawaii Today reports the soldiers woke up last week to find two kayaks, 10 to 20 snorkel sets, all of their fishing poles, two tackle boxes and two paddleboards stolen from the military compound. Food, a ukulele…
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Rio State Governor at time of Olympic bid sentenced to 14 years in prison
Former Rio de Janeiro State Governor Sérgio Cabral has been sentenced to 14 years in prison today after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering charges. Some of the allegations involve construction projects connected with Brazil’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and then the Olympic and Paralympic Games two years later.…
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Lakewood lifeguard saves toddler first day on the job
It’s a lifeguard’s job to keep swimmers safe at the beach or pool, but they don’t usually have to save people on their first day at work! Meet Jack Viglianco, 15. This teenage lifeguard put his life-saving skills to the test, just 20 minutes into his first shift at the Foster Pool in Lakewood, Ohio.…
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Where is Tomba? – Swimming the coast of Albania
Right, as a friend of his pointed out, there is this adventurer called Tomba, now well into swimming the 400 km coast of Albania, and vlogging pretty impressively all the way. He originally planned to swim a 1200 km route across some Indonesian islands but had to change plans because of strong seasonal currents in the area. https://youtu.be/N7-tKWXc1OU
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Kiev 2017 European Diving Championships, Day 2
A day of surprises Great Britain’s Lois Toulson stunned many by winning the women’s platform title and few would have guessed that the Italian pair of Elena Bertocchi and Maicol Verzotto would claim the gold medal in the mixed 3m synchro.
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Inside NSWIS – Swimming – James Magnussen
NSWIS swimmer James Magnussen is off to Europe in a bid to be ready for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.
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Young U.S. tourist drowns trying to swim German river
Berlin police say a 20-year-old American tourist has drowned after trying to swim across a river in the heart of the German capital. Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakubowski says the man from Texas had jumped into the Spree river early Sunday with a 21-year-old friend. The older man managed to swim the short distance across the…