Triathlon, yes, but still also open water, and an awesome video ! https://youtu.be/hXFIKyYyQHY
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Two British holidaymakers have told of the moment they narrowly escaped death when a 40-ton humpback whale crash-landed on their kayak. Tom Mustill and Charlotte Kinloch were paddling off Monterey Bay in California when the whale suddenly breached and dragged them under water. Onlookers feared the worst as the pair disappeared from view. Yet, remarkably, they were left without a scratch and the only damage was a small dent to the kayak’s bow. The extraordinary incident was captured on film by a passenger on a whale-watching boat. Speaking to the Telegraph, Ms Kinloch, 30, described the moment the whale hit…
Hesham Modamani looked out at the sea separating him and his dream of getting to Europe, the continent that could finally free him from the horrors back at home in Syria. The 24-year old felt nervous. Modamani couldn’t afford to pay the $1,350 ticket for a smuggler to ferry him across the channel between the coast of Turkey and the nearest Greek island. Swimming, he decided, was his best chance. The one-time college student had traveled all the way from the Damascus suburb of Daraya to Turkey’s west coast. He couldn’t give up now. Modamani turned to his new friend…
Words from the translator: I don’t know if you know about Sun Yang I don’t know if you have read about him on the news But if you would like to take some time to watch this video, I’m sure he will leave you an impression He is a big boy, he is very simple His emotions are very straightforward He laughs when he is happy He cries when he is sad, when he is too happy, when he is winning or when he is losing (yes he cries a lot) Somehow the media made him seem very…‘evil’ Yes he…
On this episode we’re talking about 3 ways to keep your pool water warm to make the season just a little longer. https://youtu.be/s89my76GoG0
Chinese Olympic swimmer Sun Yang revealed his expectations for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. https://youtu.be/cFTt-GatkIo
Watch 2016 Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller, Australian Swimming Team Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren and swim team members Bronte Campbell, Emily Seebohm and Grant Hackett talk about the Swimming Australia Rio protocol camp. https://youtu.be/gUg6NGN53rM
Olympic and world champion Ruta Meilutyte had surgery on a broken elbow after falling off her bicycle. The Plymouth-based Lithuanian, 18, suffered the injury on Friday and had the operation on Monday. “It’s going to be a four-week process before she’s back in the water doing regular-type swimming,” her coach Jon Rudd told BBC Sport. “It’s not too desperate at all with us being well over 40 weeks away from the Olympic Games.” Read BBC https://youtu.be/6_mfkw5OFR4
On the Morning Swim Show, Craig Lord, leading journalist and authority on political issues in competitive swimming, sits down with Brent Rutemiller, Publisher of Swimming World Magazine to discuss the 11 grievances against FINA and why the American Swim Coaches Association voted to replace FINA rather than reform it. See Swimmming World https://youtu.be/JkjGpqFjLgw
“CBS This Morning†is kicking off a new series, “Pushing the Limits,” where we profile seemingly ordinary people doing remarkable things. Katie Ledecky is called “the best swimmer on the planet.” She started building her legacy at age 15, winning her first gold medal at the London Olympics. She’s broken 10 world records, one of them, almost by accident. Norah O’Donnell spoke to Ledecky on how she sets — and beats — her personal bests. http://youtu.be/vubMuQ4VP54