Author: rokur
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2014 New Year’s Swim in Lake Bled, Slovenia
“Group of friends went for a swim on 1.1.2014 in very cold water (6°c).”
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Florida Swimming: “Gators Out of the Water” #1
“Learn a little bit more about your Florida Gators Swim Teams with this “Gators Out of the Water” series!”
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Swim Wales welcomes national pool deal
“A deal to secure the future of elite-level swimming at the Wales National Pool in Swansea has been welcomed by the governing body of swimming in Wales.” http://youtu.be/38D-BiqURYc
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Swimming Mad Huey fends off 10-foot tiger shark with a bird cage
Right, so ‘Aussie adrenaline junkies‘ Shaun and twin brother Dean Harrington had decided to go cage diving with sharks for an extreme video shoot for the surfing and fishing clothing label The Mad Hueys, when this happened. “We were just having fun but it turned crazy.” Not using a proper shark cage, but a AUS$50…
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Passenger captures fatal plane crash into ocean, wild selfie
See PetaPixel On December 11th, Ferdinand Puentes captured many people’s worst nightmare on video: his plane making an emergency water landing. Puentes enjoys capturing takeoffs and landings, and so his GoPro was already rolling on that fateful day when something very bad happened to the single engine of the small plane in which he was…
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Art of the Cap: Natalie Coughlin x Adhemas Batista
Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin collaborated with artist Adhemas Batista to design a vibrant, limited-edition swim cap for Speedo USA’s Art of the Cap. All proceeds from this cap will go toward Right To Play, a global organization that uses sports to educate and empower children facing adversity. Every cap sold will raise awareness, raise money,…
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Jazz Carlin reveals her emotions about coach Bud McAllister leaving Swansea
Read WalesOnline Swansea swimmer Jazz Carlin has admitted she cried when coach Bud McAllister told his protégé he was leaving for a new role in Australia. Carlin has worked with the American guru for the last seven years in Swansea but McAllister will now move to Perth for a new challenge next month. McAllister told…
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Swimming coach Bud McAllister to leave Swansea for Australia
Read South Wales Evening Post and BBC Bud McAllister, the man who coached three of Britain’s finest swimming talents, is to leave Swansea. The American, who coached Jemma Lowe, Georgia Davies and Jazz Carlin, is leaving the Wales National Pool to take up a post in Australia. […] McAllister, who previously coached American sensation Janet…
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2014 GMHBA Lorne Pier to Pub Highlights
“Well it was a smashing effort by Sam Sheppard in taking out this years GMHBA Lorne SLSC Pier to Pub. As great day as the town had 20,000 visitors and over 5000 competitors, making it the world’s largest swim race!”