Right, if there is a just God of Soccer, he will at least let them beat France on Sunday ! :-)
Si les islandais gagnent l'Euro, je fais le tour de l'Islande à la nage. #ANGISL
— Yannick Agnel (@YannickAgnel) June 27, 2016
@YannickAgnel 28 jours à 3km/h, désolé si j'ai pris un peu large pic.twitter.com/RuOKUSMvl0
— ninotna_so (@epitomz) June 28, 2016
Rio is hiding poor people.
Swimmers at a popular bathing spot in Angus have again suffered the indignity of having their underwear removed while they are in the water, the thieves literally trying to line their own nest.
The birds of prey have a record of stealing some of the more personal items of clothing swimmers leave on the rocks beside the gorge.
Gamekeeper Dave Clement last year found that a pair of red kites on his estate at Gannochy in Glen Esk near Edzell had stolen pants and socks from a popular local wild swimming spot, to to use in the building of their nest.
The discovery was unearthed after he called RSPB officials to have the kites’ young ringed and recorded and the garments were spotted in the nest, perched high in a larch tree.
Now, following another successful ringing operation in 2016, more socks and pants have been found in the kites’ nest, along with four chicks.
Dave Clement, member of the Angus Glens Moorland Group, said it appeared that the Kites had become more discerning in 2016, choosing branded undergarments.
“The licences ringer who went up the tree to the nest said there were Armani pants and another brand as well as socks, which they must have pinched off the swimmers at the local gorge.
“It seems they will take anything to line the nest, then lay the eggs on top, and someone must have gone home minus some underwear.
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This was epic! After weeks of buying thousands of Coke bottles and many more hours of opening and pouring, the magnificent Coca-Cola pool was created.
The man who swims like a fish has the memory of an elephant.
Michael Phelps never forgets. But until 2015, when he moved from Baltimore to Arizona to train with coach Bob Bowman, the most decorated Olympian of all time had never looked at all his medals together.
“I could remember back to every single thought I had on the medal stand, after the race, every single one of them,†Phelps said in March. “I could remember my facial expression after getting third in 2004 in the 200 free. Every little tiny thing.â€
To most swimming fans, Phelps’ races are harder to distinguish from one another. Which race produced his first gold medal? In what two events has Phelps won three golds? Which relay featured Jason Lezak’s heroic anchor leg? What’s more amazing than seeing Phelps’ 22 medals in one place? Knowing he isn’t done.
Ryan Lochte powered out to a big lead in the event he won four years ago at the London Olympics, his powerful arms churning through the water, looking very much like a lock for another trip to the games.
Actually, he was trying to hide the pain.
By the end, it was apparent to everyone.
In a stunner on the very first night of the U.S. swimming trials, an ailing Lochte was denied a chance to defend his Olympic title in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing third Sunday behind a pair of college teammates who raced right by him on the closing laps.
“I went out there and did my best,” Lochte said. “It wasn’t enough.”
Lochte appeared to be swimming in molasses on the breaststroke and freestyle legs, allowing Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland to claim the two spots on the U.S. team for Rio.
Actually, the 11-time Olympic medalist was hindered by a groin injury sustained in the morning preliminaries.
“I thought about … scratching,” Lochte said. “But, I mean, it’s the Olympic trials. If I had a broken leg, I’d still go out there and swim.”
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In Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, local authorities and organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games have been striving to assure the world that it’s safe for athletes and tourists. The World Health Organization has issued a series of guidelines for those traveling to Rio, but some worry warnings could stigmatize struggling communities. Special correspondent Lulu Garcia-Navarro of NPR reports.
In the first of a three-part series on national swimmers, Singapore’s best Olympic medal hopeful Joseph Schooling opens up about his initial struggles in the United States, why beating childhood idol Michael Phelps meant nothing to him, and why he believes he is going to make history by becoming the first Singaporean to win an Olympic swimming gold.
Katie Wood was last in the ocean when she was 2. The 21-year-old told a friend she wanted to swim in the ocean as part of her bucket list. An online fundraising effort made it all possible. Kristine Lazar reports.
