Read Japan Daily Press Multi-awarded swimmer Kosuke Kitajima shared his thoughts on Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The 30-year old athlete claims that it’d be a “dream come true†if Tokyo hosts the prestigious sports event following its loss to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 hosting. Born in Tokyo, Kitajima believes that the public’s support this time will be favourable for the capital’s bid. “Of course I remember what happened last time, but I don’t think that the public had as much interest in the Olympics coming to Tokyo then as they do now,†he said. Image courtesy of Wikimedia…
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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 :-)
Just a scene from the 2013 Seaman’s Day Swim in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands. The owners have gone swimming.
“Beautiful Blake, the successor of David Blaine, takes to the streets of Barcelona catching bystanders by surprise!” Does swimmer Blake Worsley have a future in street magic? Est-ce que @BlakeWorsley a un avenir comme magicien de rue? http://t.co/yMsby1irVA— Swimming Canada (@SwimmingCanada) August 20, 2013
Guest post by Natalia Wawrowska / Sports Direct Is Mark Foster one of your idols? On the 24th of August in Eton, West London you could race Mark Foster in a 1.25km open water swim. The aim of the race is to raise money for Level Water, a charity which provides free one to one swimming lessons for disabled children, until they can join mainstream classes.
Follow Sean as he swims along the Welsh coast http://youtu.be/9NUO8kyY7RE
Read for instance BBC and Mirror Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington has said thieves broke into her home and stole her medals. The gold medallist from the 2008 games in Beijing said on her Twitter page she was in “absolute pieces”. In absolute pieces. Some bastards have broken into my house and stolen my Olympic medals!!! Something I will never be able to replace! — Rebecca Adlington (@BeckAdlington) August 19, 2013 Within hours of the theft the medals were discovered, but a car belonging to her partner is still missing. Medals have been found. I’m so relieved. They’ve been in…
Video of the “Catapult” event by Mad Froggies http://youtu.be/Q-UvZ35QnnE
Read The Seattle Times A woman who lost her arm in a Maui shark attack kept repeating that she was going to die, the California high schoolteacher who jumped into the water to save her said. “As soon as we stand on the beach, we heard this bloodcurdling scream,†said Rick Moore, 57, of Laguna Niguel, Calif. “We look out and there was blood everywhere in the white water around her.†He put on flippers and swam to her, said Moore, who teaches physical education and health at Creekside High School in Irvine, Calif. “About 10 feet from her, I…
Read UPI New Zealand radio DJ Dom Harvey apologized for sending a Snapchat image of his genitals to paralympian swimmer Sophie Pascoe. The Edge morning radio host sent the image through the Snapchat social media took, which allows a user to send a photo for a set length of time before it disappears, The New Zealand Herald on Sunday reported. Harvey said he meant to send the image to radio producer Sophie Hallwright and immediately apologized to Pascoe after he realized his mistake. “So sorry about that Snapchat. I know you like beef and lamb … but nobody deserves a…
Read for instance forUm and AllAfrica The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine verifies information on detention of swimming world champion Oleg Lisogor and his business partner Mykola Chernyshev by the Liberian police on charges of kidnapping and long-term detention of a person. […] According to the newspaper [Liberian Heritage], the defendants kidnapped Slipchenko and kept him in one of the apartments locked up for 9 days after they learned that he had been associated in Ukraine with criminal circles, and intended to deport him to his homeland. Out of the Heritage story The charge sheet further disclosed that victim injured himself…