Author: rokur

That is about US$91,500. Incredible numbers, but Athens 2004 security ended up costing £90,000 per athlete, so it might actually be a bargain. There will be more British troops stationed in London than in Afghanistan, with police also stepping in after most G4S security guards fail to turn up for work. Read The Guardian It is important to remember that all this is ostensibly designed to secure the spectacle of 17,000 athletes competing for 17 days. Even if London’s overall security budget remains similar to that of Athens, that works out at the startling figure of £59,000 of public money…

Debrecen 2012 European Champion in the women’s 800 freestyle, Hungary’s Boglárka Kapas in 8:26.49 (see result list here). Hungary also took bronze with Eva Risztov posting 8:27.87, szép volt lányok!.

Not for us Europeans, but awesome nonetheless. And to make totally sure that it was awesomely awesome, they added a whole lot of water :-)

Courtesy of Keri-Anne Payne and Speedo UK, via the17thman

45-year-old Paraic Casey was only half a mile from the French shore when he took ill early this morning, having swum more than 20 miles from Dover in England, raising money for two charities. Michael Oram, chairman of the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation, said: “Attempts were made by crew to resuscitate him before a French rescue helicopter arrived with medics who tried further resuscitation.” Read for instance The Guardian and Mail Online

Olympic sponsors are so adamant at protecting their rights that spectators wearing competing brands or clothes that promote competing brands can expect to be turned away. Games boss Sebation Coe warned anyone wearing a Pepsi T-shirt is likely to be booted out because it would upset sponsors Coca-Cola. And he only said spectators in Nike trainers “could probably” be allowed in although Adidas are also backing the event. Read The Daily Record, via Neatorama Image courtesy of Andrew Tseng, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Off The Courier Mail: But The Sunday Telegraph understands Alley is unlikely to be charged with any offence. Buckets and Spades owner Zlata Relin said the store had spoken to Alley’s lawyers, who had promised to send a cheque for the cost of the items. Ms Relin said she had asked police not to charge the mother-of-two. “We don’t want any publicity and if she goes to court this will go on and on,” Ms Relin said.

Matt Targett and Eamon Sullivan doing some kind of semi-dryland or shallow water training in the Manchester Aquatics Centre :-P See FoxSports

Straight facts on our favorite superhero, courtesy of Southern Fried Science, for instance on how Aquaman couldn’t survive the temperature even in the hottest ocean because he is way too thin: Aquaman is not just a human, he is an incredibly buff human. Look at his picture. If the man has more than 2% body fat, I’d be shocked. In contrast, warm-water bottlenose dolphins have at least 18 to 20% body fat. Anyone who SCUBA dives knows that, even with a 12 millimeter neoprene wet suit, after a few hours in 80°F water, you get cold. Aquaman, lacking any visible…

Nice Momentum documentary on surf photographer Zak Noyle, via PetaPixel Part 1 Part 2