Author: rokur

When two young dads meet, what do they talk about? Their kids, of course — even when the two dads in question are Prince William and gold medal Olympian Michael Phelps. After Phelps cemented his title as history’s greatest Olympian this year, collecting five more gold medals (for a grand total of 23!) in Rio, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Birmingham, England. Presenting the honor was none other than Prince William and fellow swimmer Ian Thorpe. On stage, the royal lauded Phelps’s accomplishments in the pool. Read…

An Iraqi refugee convicted of raping a 10-year-old boy at a Vienna swimming pool has had his sentence increased from six to seven years in prison as the result of a retrial. A Vienna court slapped 21-year-old Amir A. with the longer prison sentence on Tuesday, after finding him guilty of serious sexual assault and rape of a minor. The retrial came after a previous sentence of six years was overturned in October after a defense lawyer argued that the lower court had not done enough to determine whether the rapist had realized that the boy was saying no. Read RT

According to Princeton University, the season for the school’s men’s swimming and diving team has been suspended. The decision stems from alleged misogynistic and racist content that appeared on the team’s listserv. Read CBS Philly and The Daily Pennsylvanian Photo by Harshil.Shah

Next to the whole race action at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Windsor, we also had some backstage chatter in a very relaxed atmosphere with Chad Le Clos, Katinka Hosszu, Mitch Larkin, Taehwan Park and much more! https://youtu.be/yoOHPaGuPVg

High in the mountains of southern Africa, 15 swimmers compete in one of the most extreme—and chilling—races on earth. With no wet suits or protection, they swim one kilometer in water that is cold enough to kill them. For these athletes, it’s not just a battle to the finish, every stroke is a battle to stay alive. https://youtu.be/DCjQ1Eqp7CI

In exactly one year, the LEN European Short Course Championships will be staged in the brand new multi-purpose arena, Royal Arena in Copenhagen. The championships will be the first sporting event of the arena, which will serve as home ground for Olympic gold medal-winner Pernille Blume. – It does not get any bigger than this. To have the opportunity to jump in the pool right here in Royal Arena at the European Championships, says Olympic champion Pernille Blume. Along with the Danish World Championship squad, she participated in Danish Swimming Federation’s kick off-event right in the middle of the arena,…

We’ve heard a lot in recent years about the dangers of head trauma in sports, especially football, soccer and ice hockey. But swimming? You wouldn’t think so, but just ask avid swimmers Kate and Maria (who asked that their last names or other identifying details not be used to protect their privacy), both of whom suffered concussions recently at a Washington area pool, each apparently the result of inappropriate behavior by other swimmers. Maria’s injury was so serious that she missed nearly three weeks of work. “I’ve had headaches and I am sensitive to sound,” she says, and, even after…

Pools for All is a FINA Project that offers standardized tools for the worldwide design, construction and operation of a complete range of sustainable aquatic facilities compliant with the regulations of its different aquatic disciplines. The project suggests five categories of Aquatic Centres, able to host events, competitions and championships at different levels and age groups in accordance with FINA and National Federation requirements, while at the same time being capable of other purposes also. A very interesting project, presented at the 2016 FINA World Aquatics Convention See http://fina-poolsforall.com/ and PoolsForAll_Brochure.pdf https://vimeo.com/193590168

Michael Phelps was elected as the FINA Best Male Swimmer 2016 at the FINA/Alisports World Aquatics Gala. https://youtu.be/dzDLzLg5YY8

Adam Peaty was elected as the FINA Male Top Olympic Performer 2016 at the FINA/Alisports World Aquatics Gala. https://youtu.be/A3rtRjhvFls