Category: Wow
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The Diving Response Explained – Stig Severinsen on Superhuman Showdown
Breath-holding world record holder Stig Severinsen demonstrates the diving reflex on Superhuman Showdown on Discovery Channel.
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Speedo photographer Michael Muller swims with Great Whites to get the best shot
Photographer Michael Muller has among other things been working with Speedo for several years, but has this personal passion also, to swim freely among sharks in order to get the best possible photos. See PetaPixel Michael Muller on “Last Call With Carson Daly” from Stockland Martel on Vimeo. Here is an example of his work…
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Divers rescue a tangled whale shark
Last week, divers off the coast of Mexico came across a pregnant whale shark who had been tangled so badly in rope, that it had cut into its fins and body. Seems to have ended happily, though. Via Buzzfeed
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Camille Muffat 8:01.06 and huge world record in the 800 SCM free
Olympic Nice Natation is having a ball at the French Nationals – Yesterday Yannick Agnel set that world record in the 400 freestyle, this morning he set a new European record in the 800 freestyle, and now Camille Muffat demolished the women’s 800 meter short course freestyle world record, with a time of 8:01.06, more…
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Danish club asks best swimmer not to compete at club champs, because he is too good
Wow, a story for our wtf-category: Varde Svømmeklub has asked 17-year old Christian Larsen to not compete at the club championships this Saturday, because he is too good. The board believes that he will be a better role model if he stays away and lets younger, slower swimmers take the club championships honors. He and…
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Yannick Agnel 7:29.17 and a new European Record in the 800 freestyle
Oh my, Yannick Agnel is on fire – The morning after breaking Paul Biedermann’s 2009 world record in the 400 freestyle, Agnel takes down the European short course 800 meter freestyle record, with a blazing 7:29.17 in the prelims, second fastest ever in textile after Grant Hackett’s 7:25.28 from 2001, Agnel of course qualifying for…
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Video: Yannick Agnel 3:32.25 and world record in the 400 SCM free
Update 2: Video below replaced with a YouTube version Update: In case the videos below are geoblocked, it might work to try the direct link: http://video.eurosport.fr/natation/championnats-de-france/2012/le-record-du-monde-de-yannick-agnel_vid254572/video.shtml Courtesy of Eurosport The interview, afterwards (in French, of course)
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Yannich Agnel 3:32.25 and a new short course world record in the 400 meter freestyle !!
At the French National Championships today, Yannick Agnel blazed the men’s 400 short course meters freestyle in a new world record of 3:32.25, eclipsing Paul Biederman’s 3:32.77 from the Berlin 2009 World Cup meet back in the supersuited days. Amazing, read Speed Endurance and see full result list here
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Night Swim With Jarvis Cocker
A synchronized underwater ballet unfolds in this Jarvis Cocker-helmed video for harpist and singer Serafina Steer’s ethereal new single, “Night Before Mutiny”. Featuring Asha Randall and Olivia Federici, both members of the UK’s Olympic team and known as Aquabatix, see Nowness. Night Swim With Jarvis Cocker on Nowness.com.