Year: 2019
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‘We couldn’t breathe:’ Fresno Pacific swimmers sue university over ‘toxic’ chlorine exposure
Three Fresno Pacific swimmers say they’re feeling long-lasting effects of a toxic chlorine exposure the university tried to minimize. “It was a very frightening and horrible experience we all had to go through,” said Dakota Loew-Garrelts, a former swimmer who quit the team after the exposure sickened him. “Thirteen of us were sent to the…
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CAS Will Live Stream Wada vs. Sun Yang Hearing on November 15
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says it will live-stream the Nov. 15 hearing for Chinese distance star Sun Yang over a 2018 incident with anti-doping agents. The hearing will take place on November 15, as we reported yesterday. CAS reports that the hearing will take place in Montreaux, Switzerland at the Conference Centre of the Fairmont…
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Canadian national team Artistic swimmers walk on water
A little artistic video I made called Fluide. It was a long time coming but, here it is. It is quite amazing to see such young people be such masters at what they do. These former and actual members of the Canadian National team of artistic swimmers (formerly called synchronized swimmers) are just great at…
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This Olympic Swimmer Ran in a Bubble of Hydrogen Car Emissions
One of Hyundai’s latest eco-friendly cars, the Nexo, is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered SUV that the company claims only emits water and oxygen. To prove this fact, Hyundai España’s YouTube page has posted a video where Olympic swimmer and brand ambassador Mireia Belmonte runs in a bubble filled with the car’s emissions. See Interesting Engineering
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Day 2 Highlights | Dressel’s On 🔥 | ISL Naples
Day 2 of ISL Naples capped off eye-watering debut weekend from Cali Condors’ Caeleb Dressel. Day Two of ISL Naples sees both Energy Standard teammates Femke Heemskerk and Sarah Sjostrom go against each other in the Women’s Skins Race final. Day Two of ISL Naples which pits Florent Manaudou v Caeleb Dressel once again in…
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Berlin #SWC19 FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 | Day 3
Perseverance pays off – just ask Michael Andrew who finally claimed Gold in the Men’s 50m Butterfly. It was a nail-biting fight with Szebasztián Szabó closing in but the American held on to continue a great weekend during the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019. Australian awesomeness in Berlin from Cate Campbell who powered ahead then…
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Swimming with Basking Sharks | Documentary
We go in search of the second largest Shark on the planet the Basking shark! Along the way we learn all about the basking shark, from how big it can grow to what it feeds upon. Did you know that these gentle giants of the sea are very closely related to Great White sharks?
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Crazy North Korea Water Park
I can’t believe it was busier in a water park than it is in Pyongyang the capital of North Korea! It’s also the biggest water park I’ve been too!