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Early morning hours at Curl Curl sea pool on Sydney’s northern beaches. Soundtrack is “The Swimming Song” by Loudon Wainwright III. Love it. Curl curl from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo. Via Gold Medal Mel on Facebook.

I like the morale in this video, via the17thman

One-year-old Lucky, a penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo, had one leg that wasn’t growing right, making him walk with a limp. Zookeepers tried a splint first, but that interfered with his ability to swim, and they therefore contacted local shoe company Teva. Read more here on Nothing To Do With Arbroath

The divers were the only ones (other than the open water swimmers out at the beach) to compete outside at the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships – Shanghai 2011. China won all events.

Wyatt Cenac speaks to whale freedom rider Lisa Lange about PETA’s SeaWorld slavery lawsuit and finds out why civil rights activist Elaine Brown won’t get on the freedom train. Funny. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook

Since the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Eric Shanteau has undergone surgery for his condition, been declared cancer free, lost his father to lung cancer, and found renewed focus for swimming and Olympic goals. Source FSMidwest via the17thman. Video: Shanteau on lessons from cancer recovery

LOL – “If swimmer Geoff Huegill thought losing 45kg for his comeback was tough, yesterday’s challenge really put him to the test. Huegill barely survived a 50m charity swim – while wearing jeans, a dress, a trenchcoat and leather shoes. The man they call Skippy was racing against 12-year-old Maddy Harley, who was swimming for her good friend Julz Free who suffers from cystic fibrosis. The race – which Maddy won – helped raise money for Cystic Fibrosis NSW after the girls put the idea to 2GB’s Ben Fordham, who asked Huegill to come on board.” Source The Telegraph via…

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced that Nick D’Arcy will still remain as an eligible athlete to be chosen for its London 2012 Olympic roster. Read The Australian via SwimmingWorld Magazine

One of the (at least) three additional 14th FINA World Aquatic Championship – Shanghai 2011 training venues, the Yuan Shen Natatorium in the Pudong district. In walking distance from our hotel, so we used it a lot.

Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Olympic swimmer George Bovell III has also become a world class freediver and spearfisherman. In this video he shares some tips on freediving, including most importantly on safety, courtesy of The Race Club.