As he swam against the current in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean among leopard seals and icebergs, Ryan Stramrood’s body went numb.
He looked down, pulling his arms one stroke at a time through the -1 C water, and he thought about how clear the ocean was that day.
“You don’t want to see very far down. It can be quite eerie,†he said.
Read Toronto Star
The IOC has decided against a complete ban on Russian athletes from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The International Olympic Committee says it is leaving it up to global federations to decide which Russian athletes to accept in their sports.
The IOC says it will deny entry of Russian athletes who do not meet the requirements set out for the federations.
The IOC says the federations have the authority, under their own rules, to exclude Russian teams as a whole from their sports.
Read for instance WTOP
https://youtu.be/P6RMgpxkPEk
Of course, setting a new swimming World Record is something really special. But how does it feel to be the new no.1 of the world? Enjoy some pure emotions by Michael Phelps, Katinka Hosszú, Sarah Sjöström, Florent Manaudou and more.
I play my flute for the whales, and they come! I was paddle boarding in Half Moon Bay, CA when all of the sudden a juvenile humpback leaped out of the water and lunge fed RIGHT NEXT TO ME!
Lee Lin Chin is known for her quirky style and sense of humour and now she’s roped swimming champion Ian Thorpe into the mix as the two star in a hilarious new ad for the Rio Olympics.
See Starts At 60
https://youtu.be/8ytqr7ojFq8
In August, the world’s gaze will fall on Rio de Janeiro for the start of the 2016 Olympics. But a very different kind of games were just held at the 12th annual Chap Olympiad, in the Bloomsbury district of London. Hundreds gathered to celebrate British eccentricity. And show an undying love of tweed and tea.
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This is a video of David Salmon riding a private waterslide at a residence in Austin, Texas when he flies out of the slide and 10 feet down to rocks below. Pfft, and I thought you were a Salmon — you should have just swam back up the slide! David had to go to the hospital with a broken arm and several ribs, but is otherwise fine except for his incredible fear of waterslides.
See Geekologie
https://youtu.be/a4YkcEMiUHM
