Author: rokur
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Portrait of Hannah Miley unveiled in Aberdeen
Read for instance BBC and RGU Robert Gordon University (RGU) commissioned the portrait to mark Hannah’s success in the pool and invited Aberdeen painter and Gray’s School of Art graduate Stuart Allan to work on the project. The painting, measuring almost two metres square, captures Hannah poised to dive into a swimming pool. It was unveiled…
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TedEd on the physics of fluids and why the size of a swimmer matters
Because I didn’t want to use their title. Interesting.
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Behold these Faroese guys herding sheep on a steep, steep cliff terrace
Who needs extreme sports when you’ve got sheep to tend to.
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Forbes: Why You Should Fill Your Company With ‘Athletes’
A very interesting read here on Forbes When I advise people to seek and hire athletes, what I am really referring to is the athlete traits (akin to leadership traits) that make any individual an exceptional hire. […] 1. They have the drive to practice a task rigorously, relentlessly, and even in the midst of…
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Swimming on Tonga, Team Tonga at the Barcelona 2013 World Championships
The 2013 World Swimming team from Tonga talk about swimming at home in the Pacific.
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CC photo #641: Eriksdalsbadet ready for the 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm
Just a photo from the 2010 FINA World Cup leg in Stockholm, Sweden. Too bad that there is no World Cup meet in Sweden this year.
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In the Game: Diana Nyad
Legendary endurance swimmer, Diana Nyad reveals who motivates her and more during her sit-down with Robin Roberts in Season 2 of “In The Game.” http://youtu.be/V7r9LXA17fgq
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Family sues Hilton after man dies from electrocution in hotel swimming pool
Read KHOU In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, a Missouri City family alleges “gross negligence of epic proportions†for the swimming pool electrocution death of a young man at a Hilton Hotel swimming pool. Raul Hernandez Martinez, 27, and his family spent the Labor Day weekend at the Hilton Houston Westchase hotel at 9999 Westheimer in…