James Magnussen is pissed off, giant killer Cameron McEvoy is now the hunted and 16-year-old wunderkind Kyle Chalmers is the new hunter. Welcome to the new world order of Australian sprinting. McEvoy extended his recent dominance over the two-times world champion Magnussen by gunning down the sprint king in the final strokes of the 100m freestyle on Wednesday night. It is the third time in their last four bouts that McEvoy has delivered the knockout blow, but interestingly it was the first time the younger 200m specialist had done so by coming from behind. McEvoy hit the wall in 48.06s to…
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rokur
Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)
Swim.com, the world’s most advanced swim workout and training platform, launched its mobile app today, allowing swimmers to access advanced feedback and analytics for their swims without needing to access a computer. With the new Swim.com app, swimmers will be able to instantly view workouts they have swum with compatible wearable devices from manufacturers such as Garmin and that have automatically synced to the Swim.com platform. It will also allow Pebble smartwatch users to swim with the waterproof Pebble, sync and view their workouts through a single app, right from the pool deck. “The biggest feedback we’ve gotten from users during our beta-phase is that they…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. took his training for his upcoming megafight against Manny Pacquiao to the pool. Mayweather posted an Instagram video of himself doing boxing exercises in the pool before going for laps to swim with his strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, a former member of Pacquiao’s corner, overseeing his training. The WBA and WBC welterweight titleholder has been trying different training methods as part of his preparations for the May 2 showdown. Just last month Mayweather made news after he showed another video of himself chopping wood as part of his training. See Inquirer #SwimTraining Follow @moneyyaya www.themoneyteam.com…
It’s a life-saving skill many people learn as kids, but an alarming number of Americans say they don’t know how to swim. CBS2’s Alex Denis speaks with some people who are overcoming their fears and finding out the water is just fine. https://youtu.be/9cKOA6mfi14
A man posing for a picture Sunday while holding his “trophy fish†was attacked by a sea lion which hauled him over the side of a boat into the water, a San Diego Fire-Rescue official said. The 62-year-old victim, who was not identified, was holding a fish posing for a picture near the Hyatt Mission Bay Marina at 2:40 p.m. being taken by a friend when the marine mammal attacked. “The man was bitten by a sea lion and pulled into the water,†San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Lee Swanson said. A 300-pound sea lion grabbed the fish and pulled the…
Pool deck? Or dance floor? You be the judge… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRN0XHv0yuY #AusChamps15 #TeamGreenAndGoldPosted by Australian Dolphins Swim Team on Monday, April 6, 2015 https://youtu.be/xRN0XHv0yuY
A Japanese woman has become the first 100-year-old to complete a 1,500m freestyle swim in a 25m pool. Mieko Nagaoka, who only took up swimming at the age of 82, already holds the record in her age category for the same distance in a 50m pool. She completed the latest feat in just over one hour and 15 minutes, using backstroke all the way. She was the only person taking part in her age range – 100 to 104 – at the competition in Matsuyama on Saturday. Nagaoka already dominates the world record board for her age group, as awarded…
Beyond the Black Line is a program for our young female & male swimmers, teaching them the importance of a young persons journey through their teenage year growing up on pool deck. https://youtu.be/Wo5x8xFf7O8
Highlights from Day 2 of the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships. https://youtu.be/3oFLsQAuzUg
Swimming legend Michael Phelps’ return to the sport is clearly not going as per plan, with the 29-year-old currently excluded from the USA swim team for the World Championships in Russia and the Pan-American Games in Toronto later this year after he was found guilty for a drunken-driving offence in September last year. However, Cathy Bennett, Phelps’ first swim instructor, has no doubt he can make it to the team for the 2016 Olympics to be held at Rio de Janeiro. “He will give his 150 per cent. If the past proves true, he can achieve great things. He’ll be…