Category: WTF
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Tom Daley hates being called a swimmer
The 18-year-old, who won bronze at 2012’s London Olympics and now stars in Splash! on STV, was asked on Twitter if he gets irritated when people call him a swimmer. He replied: “Yes!! its like calling a rugby player a footballer!” Nice Yes!! its like calling a rugby player a footballer! RT @my5_directions: #SplashAskTom do…
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Speedo-Clad Seton Hall Swim Team Takes Art Of Free Throw Distraction To New Level
Swimmers distract free throw shooters
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Sabadell staff income to be cut by 30-50% over the next 2 years
Wild numbers here on SwimNews, Barcelona’s Club Natación Sabadell (CNS) is reducing the income of more than 90% of its staff, or 208 people, by between 30 and 50% over the next two years. The measure affects swimmers and coaches, who in return apparently are expected to reduce their workload by 35% (?). Swimmers in…
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Swimming pool / trampoline jump fail
“The distance between the trampoline and the swimming pool is just a little further apart than you want it to be unfortunately.”
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Helicopter crashes at Copacabana Beach while trying to rescue swimmer
This shocking footage was caught on the mobile phone of a man on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, when a rescue helicopter plunged into the sea in front of horrified beachgoers, as it attempted to rescue a man caught in a dangerous current. Crew and swimmer were eventually rescued, thankfully. Venue of the Rio 2016…
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Cool Way To Put Out A Boat Fire
MacGyver to the rescue – “A boat caught on fire at Lake Lyndon in New Zealand with no fire extinguisher anywhere near. Then suddenly, out of nowhere….”
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Science says: It is okay to pee in the pool
OMG – Phelps, Lochte, Adlington et al. were right all along, via the17thman: Scientists are now confirming that Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s admission that they urinate in the swimming pool is really not such a big deal after all. ‘Urine is essentially sterile so there isn’t actually anything to kill in the first place.…