Author: rokur
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David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?
See TED When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records, and…
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Until Fairly Recently, The YMCA Actually Required Swimmers To Be Nude
Read Vocativ Last week, I was eating lunch with a friend and her dad in Manhattan on 23rd Street, directly across from what used to be the McBurney YMCA, when my friend’s dad had a sudden recollection. Apparently, in 1968, as part of a freshman requirement for the city college he attended, all male students…
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3 Children ‘Shocked’ in Hialeah Swimming Pool
See NBC Miami A pool at a Hialeah apartment complex was drained Monday after three children were shocked as they swam on Sunday. “When they grabbed on to the metal railing, that’s when they felt the shock and they were paralyzed,†said Mayra Diaz, a cousin of one of the victims.
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Alabama swimmer John Servati killed by Tuscaloosa tornado
See ESPN University of Alabama officials confirmed Tuesday that a member of the school’s men’s swimming and diving team was killed Monday night when violent storms and a tornado struck the Tuscaloosa area. John Servati, 21, a junior swimmer and dean’s list student at Alabama, was killed, according to school officials. “John Servati was an…
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Chad Le Clos pushed down rankings by Michael Phelps
Read BusinessDay Michael Phelps might not have been good enough to win a comeback race in the US at the weekend, but he did shunt Chad le Clos down the world rankings. Ryan Lochte out-swam the American legend at a gala in Phoenix, Arizona, winning the 100m butterfly final in 51.93sec.
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Ian Thorpe expected to ‘leave hospital within days’
The Sydney Morning Herald Swimming great Ian Thorpe should leave hospital within days after successfully fighting a number of serious infections. The 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist fell ill after undergoing a series of surgeries on his shoulder at the start of 2014. The world record-holder has spent the past three weeks receiving treatment and…
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IOC Vice President: Rio 2016 Preparations ‘The Worst I Have Experienced’, And There’s No Plan B
See The Australian Olympic Committee The AOC President and IOC Vice President, John Coates, has described Rio’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics as “the worst I have experienced†and “worse than Athens†(2004). #185023593 / gettyimages.com http://youtu.be/95_u72XT0Mo
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Geoff Huegill suspended as AustSwim ambassador, apologizes following drugs charge
See for instance The Australian Former swimming star Geoff Huegill has made a public apology after being allegedly caught with cocaine at Sydney’s Randwick races on Saturday. Huegill and his wife, Sara, were charged with possession of a prohibited drug, believed to be cocaine, at the star-studded autumn racing carnival. “Some people feel that they…
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Teen drowns while swimming in lake
A teen who went for a swim in a residential lake drowned Sunday. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player