For the person who gets a sinking feeling every time they set foot inside a museum, at last the perfect destination.
Accessible only to snorkelers, divers and sea life, Europe’s first underwater museum is opening in waters off the Spanish island of Lanzarote.
The Atlantic Museum, based on the seafloor of Las Coloradas bay, has begun installing a set of sculptures by international artist Jason deCaires Taylor inspired by “the defense of the ocean.”
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What do you think is the best way to swim through a group of alligators?
If you said there isn’t a ‘best way’ to do such a crazy thing then you’re right.
But Charles Wieand doesn’t roll like that and he decided to take a dip with the creatures using an inflatable crocodile lilo.
A YouTube video, from Outdoor Adventure channel, showed the 34-year-old slaloming through eight foot alligators at Florida’s Everglades Outpost.
‘It’s definitely one of the craziest ideas I’ve ever had,’ the comedian (he would have to be) said.
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There were unfortunately a lot of no-shows at the FINA World Aquatics Gala “Soirée des Etoilesâ€, especially between the swimmers. But that just made 2015 best male diver He Chao rule even more.
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The International Swimming Federation has named Australia’s Mitch Larkin and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu as its best swimmers of 2015.
FINA also named China’s He Chao the best male diver and his compatriot Shi Tingmao best female diver at its Sunday gala event in Budapest with Serbia considered the best male water polo team and the United States best female team.
Other winners included American Jordan Wilimovsky and Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha in open water swimming, while Svetlana Romashina from Russia was best in women’s synchronized swimming. Bill May from the U.S. and Russia’s Alexandr Maltsev shared the honors as best male synchronized swimmers.
Britain’s Gary Hunt won the men’s high diving category, while Rachelle Simpson from Britain repeated as the best female high diver.
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Michael Phelps — male stripper??
The folks at Chippendales hope so … ’cause they were so impressed with the Olympian’s Speedo stunt at the ASU basketball game last week, they want him to shake it onstage!
We spoke with a rep for the legendary male review who tells us they’ve already reached out to Michael’s rep in the hopes he’ll be a special celeb guest host at their show at the Rio in Vegas.
“We know Michael will add a touch of gold to our already stellar, internationally acclaimed flagship production in the $10 million Chippendales Theatre at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.”
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The Mexican Swimming Federation has hit out at the sports world governing body FINA after being handed a multi-million dollar fine.
The fine is a result of last year’s decision by Mexico to pull out of hosting the 2017 world championships in Guadalajara.
FINA has also suspended all Mexican swimmers from competition.
President of the Mexican Swimming federation Kiril Todorov said: “(FINA) know that we cannot pay this amount. What do they gain from suspending us? Nothing. We cannot pay it. They are putting pressure on the Mexican government through Mexican athletes, this is what FINA is doing.â€
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To demonstrate the difference between air and water resistance, Andreas Wahl set up a video camera, a rifle and pull cord. And you have to admit, the video looks pretty frightening, despite the scientist’s striking resemblance to Superman’s Clark Kent.
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This week’s video is comes from World Champion Alexey Molchanov who filmed a very personal event recently in Nice, France where a global community of Freedivers came together to celebrate French Freediving Superstar Guillaume Nery retiring from competitive Freediving.
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San Jose, CA (January 27, 2016) – With the big year ahead for swimming and other aquatics sports, SwimOutlet.com has unveiled its first-ever Team SwimOutlet group of athletes. World silver medalist Cammile Adams, 2015 world champion Haley Anderson, teenage phenom Michael Andrew, four-time Olympian Tony Azevedo and the USA Synchro Olympic duet team are all part of Team SwimOutlet for 2016.
“We wanted to support a mix of swimmers and other stars from aquatics sports in this Olympic year and we’re incredibly excited to work with such a great group of talented athletes who will make up our Team SwimOutlet,†said Alexander Sienkiewicz, Chief Marketing Officer at Spiraledge, the parent company of SwimOutlet.com. “Each athlete has one big goal on their minds this year and we’re excited to be along for the ride in 2016.â€
As part of Team SwimOutlet, athletes will provide content and blogs to SwimOutlet and be featured on the SwimOutlet.com website. Several members of Team SwimOutlet will also appear on SwimOutlet.com’s new Snapchat (@swimoutlet) throughout the year, highlighting their training and preparations for Rio, while Michael Andrew will be part of a unique “Train for a Day with Michael Andrew†contest on Instagram this spring.
“Since our launch in mid-December, Snapchat has grown faster than any other social channel which we’ve debuted in recent years. It’s a great platform to highlight the unique personalities and daily routines of these stars,†added Sienkiewicz. Team SwimOutlet blogs, social media and contests will be featured on SwimOutlet.com starting in February.
Team SwimOutlet
Cammile Adams (@CammileAdams) – 2012 Olympian and world silver medalist in the 200m butterfly at 2015 World Championships. She trains with the elite team at SwimMAC in North Carolina and graduated from Texas A&M in 2014.
Haley Anderson (@SwimHaley) – 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2013 & 2015 FINA world champion in 10km open water swimming, Anderson switched from pool swimming to focus primarily on open water swimming the past few years. Anderson hails from a swimming family with sister Alyssa winning gold in London and her younger sister competing collegiately. Anderson trains out of Los Angeles, CA and qualified for Rio at the 2015 FINA World Championships 10km race in Kazan, Russia.
Michael Andrew (@SwimmerMichael)– World Jr. Champion at 50m backstroke, Andrew is a rising talent who was named “Male Swimmer of the Meet†at the 2015 World Jr. Championships. He has a unique workout regimen with his father/coach Peter in Lawrence, Kansas, as part of the Ultra Short Race Pace Training program. Age 16, Andrew has set over 80 national age group records and won the 200m IM at 2015 U.S. Jr. Nationals.
Tony Azevedo (@WaterPoloTony) – A four-time Olympian, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 5x Pan Am champion, Azevedo is one of the greatest water polo players in U.S. history and captain of the U.S. team. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1981, the 2016 Games will have special meaning for the Brazilian-born, American-raised Azevedo. The U.S. Men’s National Team qualified for Rio with their gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. Named by the Pac-12 as Water Polo Player of the Century in 2015.
Anita Alvarez/Mariya Koroleva (@anitaaalvarez / @mkoroleva) – Selected to represent the U.S. in the duet at 2016 Olympics, Alvarez and Koroleva will compete for qualification at the Olympic Test Event in Rio this March. They finished in the top 12 at the 2015 World Championships and top 6 at the prestigious French Open last year. Koroleva competed at the 2012 London Games. They train at SODA Aquatic Center in Moraga, CA.
About SwimOutlet.com
SwimOutlet.com is the largest online specialty store for aquatics in the United States. The online retail store grew out of a dedication to providing the best goods and services to anyone interested in aquatic activities and sports. SwimOutlet.com has the largest selection for swimming, water polo, fashion, beach and surf! In addition to having an extensive selection and the lowest prices, SwimOutlet.com offers best-in-class customer service and shipping. The company has won the hearts of over two million customers who’ve helped spread the word on where to find the best deals. SwimOutlet.com’s partners include the Fitter & Faster Swim Tour Presented by SwimOutlet.com, U.S. Masters Swimming, Swim Across America, National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association and Aquatics Division of the American Physical Therapy Association. SwimOutlet.com is also the official online retailer for USA Swimming.
For more information, visit www.swimoutlet.com, Facebook.com/swimoutlet, twitter/instagram/Snapchat @swimoutlet.
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