At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Cameron Van Der Burgh won the men’s 100m breaststroke gold medal, become the first South African to win an individual swimming title. Trans World Sport travelled to Pretoria to meet the great man.
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The Great Pier Swim 2014
Our fantastic open water swim is one of the most unique in the event calendar. The iconic 3.3k route takes you right through the famous Southend Pier. Book now at www.havenshospices.org.uk/greatpierswim
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Swim safely this summer
Laurie Lawrence goes through the five rules for safe swimming as Summer begins.
http://youtu.be/JO50QpmWgV8
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Rebecca Soni – US Swim Star
Profile of now retired American swimmer Rebecca Soni on Trans World Sport
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The Navy’s New Robot Looks and Swims Just Like a Shark
The American military does a lot of work in the field of biomimicry, stealing designs from nature for use in new technology. After all, if you’re going to design a robot, where better to draw inspiration than from billions of years of evolution? The latest result of these efforts is the GhostSwimmer: The Navy’s underwater drone designed to look and swim like a real fish, and a liability to spook the bejeezus out of any beach goer who’s familiar with Jaws.
Read Wired
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Elephant breaks sprinkler and makes their own fountain
Because she can
Faa Sai at Elephant Nature Park thinks that sprinkler pressure in the field is not strong enough. She break the pipe and makes their own fountain and enjoy her dancing.
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Registrations for OCEANMAN Palamós now open
Special early-bird registration fees for the first 50 registered participants, December 15-21
On Sunday, May, 25, Palamós will see the second out of 5 competitions comprising the Oceanman circuit, 2015 international open water swimming series to be held in Spain and Italy.
The biggest novelty and a definite highlight of the second running of the Oceanman Palamós is its 9.5km (Oceanman distance) coastal course down the waters of Morro del Vedell, La Fosca beach and the Formigues Islands, framed by a landscape of unique natural charm and a vibrant sea front. The event as well features half-distance course (4.5.km Half-Oceanman) along with a non-competitive popular race  (2km) ideally suitable for the novice open water swimmers.
In Palamós, as in the rest of the Oceanman competitions, the organization reserves  10 slots for the  top ranking  competitors in each category for the European Oceanman Championship to be staged in Benidorm (Spain) on October, 25, 2015.
For more information and registrations visit: http://oceanman-openwater.com/en/oceanman-palamos/
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The Arena Team get Down & Funky! #ArenaBOOM
Featuring Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Sarah Sjöström, Katinka Hosszu, Ruta Meilutyte, Daniel Gyurta and Gregorio Paltrinieri.
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Dispatches: Olympic Swimmer Natalie Coughlin
Jealous? We jump into the pool for some intense training with swimmer Natalie Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic medalist. Watch Dispatches Mondays at 9:30pm ET: http://www.outsidetelevision.com/show/dispatches
