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2018-19 Pride of the Pac: Cal’s Andrew Seliskar
Elite swimmer Andrew Seliskar is Cal’s male recipient of the 2018-19 Tom Hansen Medal. Seliskar was named the CSCAA Swimmer of the Year for 2019 after winning all three of his individual events and scored the most individual points of any Pac-12 swimmer at the 2018 NCAA Championships with 47.
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Hip Displaysia to Collegiate Swimming – Meadow’s Comeback Story
Gilmour Academy Swimmer, Meadow Hynd almost gave up on a successful swimming career due to hip dysplasia. University Hospitals’ unique team approach to treating this condition helped her get back to the sport she loves along with a spot on a college roster.
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Slow Motion Camera INSIDE Giant 6ft Water Balloon – The Slow Mo Guys
It’s June! Time for an annual Giant Balloon June video. This time Gav challenges Dan to live in a balloon for a bit while a water proof lens is shoved inside. Balloon pops, 1000fps, job done.
To avoid being known as “the plum who drowned/suffocated inside a balloon”, please don’t try this at home unless you have a mate who can get you out. -
Easter Lake is cleaned up and back open for swimming, fishing and boating
It’s taken six years to dredge, drain and clean Easter Lake on Des Moines’ south side. It’s now open for recreation like swimming and boating.
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Bacteria from your gut may be the key to running (and swimming?) farther
The researchers found the bacteria after examining the poop of 10 Boston Marathon runners. To generate energy for itself, Veillonella breaks down lactic acid, which is produced at a higher level when athletes perform particularly strenuous activities. To determine if the bacteria was making a difference, the researchers isolated a strain of it and inserted it into 16 mice, then placed them on a treadmill. The mice with the bacteria in their stomachs were able to run for 13 percent longer than mice who didn’t get the benefit of Veillonella — a small difference, but one that could make a huge difference in an athletic competition in which every little advantage counts.
Read Engadget
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River Severn swimmer hospitalised after ‘swallowing sewage’
A nurse in a 220-mile challenge to swim the length of the River Severn is in hospital after “swallowing sewage”.
Melissa Compton, who had suffered hypothermia and fatigue during the swim, said the sickness bug was a blip and she was determined to finish.
The 39-year-old was taken ill in Gloucester on Sunday and is in the city’s hospital.
She was just 20 miles short of her finish at Severn Beach in the Bristol Channel.
Read BBC
Photo by Jim Roberts Gallery
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Dutch swimmer raises nearly 4 million Euros to fight cancer
For more than a century – the Eleven Cities Race has been part of Dutch sporting folklore. Ice skaters would travel along frozen waterways – over a course that’s nearly two-hundred kilometres long. It hasn’t taken place since the late nineties – with some blaming global warming. Now – one competitor has decided to resurrect it – but in a slightly different form. The BBC’s Tim Allman explains.
Read for instance The Guardian and Dutch News
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The Mind of a Freediver, Is It Healthy? || DEEP WEEK in Amed, Bali
Interviewing world famous free divers in Bali! A deeper understanding to free diving.
Deep week is hosted by Australian record holder, Adam Stern and his wife Erin Stern. They bring together free diving instructors from around the world to help and teach nearly 100 learning free divers how to grow within the craft. This deep week took place in Amed, Bali. While attending, I interviewed professional and award winning free divers and instructors from Australia, France, and New Zealand asking them how mental and physical health has played a part in their free diving careers.