On June 20th 2017, Avram Iancu, the Romanian librarian who established a national record in 2016 by swimming the English Channel without a neoprene suit, takes up a new challenge. His dream is to swim along the entire Danube. 2860 km, 60 days, 10 hours of swimming per day, no thermal protection.
Week five
Dangerous ships, two capitals and a surprise await Avram in his journey.
Commuters in Taipei made a splash on Tuesday by “swimming” inside the subway trains on Friday.
The last day of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest ended with two new World Records, both from US swimmers. Lilly King was associated to these achievements, with her 50m breast global mark of 29.40, and then as member of the North American quartet establishing a new world standard (3:51.55) in the women’s 4x100m medley relay. Farida Osman became the first African female to earn a medal — and the only Egyptian ever to medal in a world championship meet. She came in third in the 50m butterfly, in 25.39.
The eighth and final session of the swimming competition at the FINA World Championships in Budapest (HUN) produced some more fine performances, namely two new World Records, both from US swimmers. Lilly King was associated to these achievements, with her 50m breast global mark of 29.40, and then as member of the North American quartet establishing a new world standard (3:51.55) in the women’s 4x100m medley relay.
On day 16 of the FINA World Championships in Budapest, phenomenal Dressel shines in golden session for USA in swimming, Iffland wins first title for Australia in high diving and Croatia spoils Hungary’s night with second crown in water polo.
After two consecutive wins from US athletes, Rhiannan Iffland, from Australia, became the 2017 high diving world champion, following a spectacular performance today in Budapest (HUN).
United States of America stormed to a record fifth FINA World Championship women’s water polo crown, defeating Spain 13-6 in the gold-medal final at the Alfred Hajos Pool here tonight.
On day 15 of the FINA World Championships in Budapest, the women’s water polo team of the USA took the fifth world crown by beating Spain in the final 13:6 and the high divers had their first competition day.
Jeff Cable shares his favorite tips for photographing sporting events. Even though Jeff is a 5-time Olympic photographer, he has advice for photographers of all levels. Jeff recommends camera gear, camera settings, and ways to grab unique sports photos. His casual and fun style of teaching has made him one of the most popular speakers at B&H for the last 5 years.
