With local fishermen blaming the endangered Hawaiian monk seals for stealing their catch, government scientists plan to glue submersible cameras onto the seals’ backs, using the footage to prove to fishermen the animals are not harming their way of life, maybe even ending up on reality TV. With the image quality of rugged action cameras these days, I say ‘about time’ :-) Read KFVS 12
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Hungary’s Eva Risztov silver medalist in the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, see result list here.
Two kinds of side stroke, via the17thman
It is official, if these dogs can surf and you not, then you are a klutz. World record attempt apparently later today, via Arbroath
In related news (pointing to that intro), peer pressure is an evil evil thing. But nice video! Via Geekosystem
“I’m such a nerd. Oh my gosh, I am a klutz,†Franklin said. “I know that I was born to be in the water because I can’t walk on land at all–I trip and fall over flat surfaces.” Read more here on Denver Post.
The age-old question, Mythbusters to the rescue !
Tough call, Dan Sliwinksi has withdrawn from the Team GB swimming squad due to injury, which has ruled him out of competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read more here on swimming.org. “It is an athlete’s worst nightmare. I have had a couple of injuries and I need to go back and rebuild the foundations.”
Sweet camera system on deck at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, the Cineflex HiDEF with gyro-stabilization to provide smooth shots in the air, at sea and on rough terrain. Logo upside down because it is usually mounted on helicopters and stuff like that.
At the Seven Hills Trophy meet in Rome today, Japan’s Aya Terakawa set a new meet record in the women’s 100 backstroke, clocking 59.42 well under the Olympic Qualifying Time. Italy’s Luca Marin set an impressive new meet record in the men’s 400 IM, clocking 4:12.04 where the OQT is 4:16.46. The women’s 100 freestyle had two Swedes and two Dutch go under the OQT of 54.57. See all results here. Top 3 finishers today plus Nordic finalists Women’s 200 butterfly – OQT 2:08.95 (OST 2:13.46 ) Martina Granström (SWE) 2:08.85 Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) 2:09.73 Martina Van Berkel (SUI) 2:11.53…