Author: rokur
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Giant Pyrosome caught on video, looks like that thing in ‘The Abyss’
Pyrosomes are pelagic (free-swimming) tunicates or sea squirts that live in the open ocean, as colonies of tiny animals that form hollow tubes sealed at one end. Divers off the Tasman Peninsula caught this giant Pyrostremma spinosum on video in 2011 or earlier (judging by the YouTube video upload date), a colony that can reach…
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FinaTV and zwemsport.tv live stream from Eindhoven 2013 World Cup
FINA announces that the events of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Eindhoven (NED) on August 7-8 will be streamed live and free of charge here on FINAtv. Streaming of morning heats will also be available here on zwemsport.tv’s YouTube channel. Start lists and results can be seen here on omegatiming.com. The competition times for the…
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YouTube expands Live Stream availability to all channels with 100+ subscribers
Check out YouTube Creators, before this it was 1000+ subscribers. This bodes well for future live streams also in swimming. Start live streaming if you have 100+ subscribers: All channels in good standing with at least a hundred subscribers will be able to live stream, within the next few weeks. Check your Account Features page for an “Enable†button,…
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Swimming Britain | A quick update from Sean on his epic swim adventure
Sean Conway is the first person to ever attempt to swim the length of Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Follow Sean’s swimming adventure here - http://bit.ly/15hZXm8
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Star Reporter Takes Swim To Survive Test
Windsor Star reporter, Emma Loop, takes the Swim to Survive test at Lanspeary Park in Windsor, Ont., Saturday, August 3, 2013.
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Michigan Man Begins 22-mile ‘Ton of Bricks Swim’
A Michigan man has begun a swim that he hopes will take him 22 miles across Lake St. Clair. Long-distance swimmer Jim Dreyer’s latest feat of aquatic endurance got underway Monday. This time around, he’s also towing a ton of bricks.
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Swimming is a worthy investment, says Van der Burgh
Read Sport Live Swimming world champion Cameron van der Burgh believes South Africa’s performances at the Fina World Championships in Barcelona last week was enough to prove themselves worthy of corporate sponsorship. “We do perform and bring it to the table, like we brought ammunition after the Olympics,†Van der Burgh at OR Tambo International…
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GB head coach Bill Furniss questions Sheffield’s ‘too fast’ pool
Read BBC British Swimming’s head coach has called for the ending of selection trials at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge after claiming the pool is “too fast”. Bill Furniss said he wanted qualifying events for the Olympics and other competitions switched to other venues. His comments came after the Great Britain team won just one medal at…