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If blue is your favorite colour you are in luck as everything on this new OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean “Michael Phelps” is done to remind the wearer of water and swimming pools, even going so far as calling their colour scheme “pool-blue”. See Hong Kong Tatler The Seamaster Planet Ocean “Michael Phelps” is limited to just 280 pieces. A salute to the great aquatic athlete’s 28 Olympic Games medals – 23 of them gold. Though Phelps is famous for racing ahead, the watch’s chronograph function stays right on the beat. See OMEGA

Over the summer, it appeared Ryan Lochte had been cleared of criminal charges in Brazil after he was accused of fabricating a story about getting robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympics. Not so fast. On Friday, a decision made by an appeals court that originally ruled the case should be dismissed was reversed, according to USA Today, which cited Brazilian newspaper O Globo. The ruling came after Rio’s prosecutor’s office filed its own appeal. “I’m disappointed that they’re trying to take another shot at it,” Lochte’s attorney Jeff Ostrow told USA Today. “I think they should just…

Tokyo marked 1,000 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, with countdown events held to set the mood for the games. Preparation for the Olympics, to be held July 24-Aug 9, 2020, is making progress, with its main stadium currently being built in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward with its completion set for November 2019. Tokyo’s second Olympics will feature a record 33 sports and 339 events. The capital hosted the Olympics in 1964. Read Japan Times https://youtu.be/pRGsvnB-Wjc

Terry Laughlin could make anyone fall in love with swimming. He talked about his sport as if it were art, like poetry or dance. The Total Immersion training method that he developed over his 45-year coaching career didn’t just hone swimmers’ technique; it also encouraged a way of thinking, an approach to life, whose basic principle was to move in harmony with the water, rather than fight it. Read Outside Online https://youtu.be/hC8ZZZhabp4

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American reporters claimed French and Austrians, among others, were too quick to oblige Hitler, including dipping their flags to the ruler and giving the Nazi salute as they passed. The German people returned the salute, cheering loudly at each country’s obedience. When the Americans marched, they turned to face Hitler. But instead of outstretching their arms, they removed their straw hats, and pulled them close to their hearts. The flag bearer refused to dip the flag in Hitler’s direction. A hissing sound rose from the crowd. The sound of vibrating lips pursed together. The Nazis blew raspberries. A native Philadelphian…

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Water-converting device lets robot pop out of water with a spark Read more: http://scim.ag/2gDCFmE https://youtu.be/dEbLeuUIaHI

n 2016, a big mama bear and her two little cubs enjoyed a refreshing dip in the big, beautiful backyard pool of Gatlinburg, Tennessee resident Cindy Dorrow. Dorrow was surprised to see her ursine visitors so close to home, but she kept her wits about her enough to keep filming as much as she could. See Laughing Squid https://youtu.be/PjRnPFl00FA

How do you behave in a swimming pool? Do you respect other swimmers or do you end up in their way? Rob and Neil talk about ‘wetiquette’ and teach you other new vocabulary. https://youtu.be/GOcZ6w1S9-U