A group a sightseers got closer than expected to an enormous fin whale during a recent whale-watching excursion. This delightful sighting took place on the St. Lawrence River in Québec, when the animal passed beneath the group’s inflatable boat.
See Mashable
Olympic swimmer Lilly King talks about making the best of her swimming.
https://youtu.be/xgPuAZRP3I4
Olympic swimmer and Rio medal hopeful Christopher Walker-Hebborn talks to the Evening Standard about hitting “the plateau” – spending a lot of time not improving as a swimmer – and how he got back on track, plus his hopes for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.
Caught on camera by wildlife tour company Sea Wild Scotland, the film shows the gentle giants swimming in clear shallow water between Coll and Mull in the Hebrides. And the crystal clear waters look more reminiscent of the Seychelles than chilly Scotland. James Fairbairns, skipper and owner of Sea Wild, said: “The sharks are a little bit later than usual but it’s pretty normal to have them here by now. “It’s unusual that we would see on in shallow waters like that. It’s the first time we’ve seen it in 20 odd years.†The drone footage was captured last Thursday during a wildlife trip, and James, 37, said tours to see basking sharks were steadily becoming more popular. They spend their summers in Scottish and northern waters before heading south for winter.
UPDATE – FINA denies this story
The International Swimming Federation has given the go-ahead to Russian swimmers Nikita Lobintsev and Vladimir Morozov to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which kick off on Friday in Brazil, Artyom Patsev, a Russian sports attorney told TASS on Tuesday.
“Yes, Morozov and Lobintsev were granted permission from FINA to take part in the Olympics,” Patsev said in an interview with TASS.
Swimming’s global governing body announced last month it was likely to ban the two Russian swimmers from taking part in the upcoming Olympics since they had been mentioned in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Independent Commission report on the alleged widespread doping abuse and manipulation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia’s Sochi.
However, having studied all of the details stated in the Commission’s report, FINA decided to clear Lobintsev and Morozov for Rio 2016. FINA’s decision does not mean that the two swimmers will go to Brazil.
The final decision is yet to be made by the recently formed Panel of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which lists three members only and they are: Ugur Erdener, the head of the IOC Medical Commission; Claudia Bokel, an IOC Executive Board Member and the Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission; and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, an IOC Executive Board Member.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne will also have its say on the admission of the Russian swimmers to the global quadrennial summer sport event in Latin America. That is because the court is currently reviewing a pending lawsuit from the Russian Swimming Federation against a potential ban on Lobintsev and Morozov from the 2016 Summer Games.
Read TASS
https://youtu.be/dcHB8UhfjV4
People living in a Broadmoor neighborhood have quite a laugh Thursday evening when they see two men swimming in a large hole in the ground at Milan and South Rocheblave Streets.
Water safety instructors say babies as young as 6 months old can learn basic swimming skills that could possibly save their lives. CBS News’ Marlie Hall reports.
Meet Leah Smith, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Leah will compete in the 400m and 800m freestyle as well as the 800m freestyle relay.
