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  • The 2014 Nordic Swim Champs have just started in Upplands Väsby near Stockholm in Sweden, with start lists here, live video streaming here on livetiming.se, live results here and listed results here. See also the event landing page here.

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  • Ocean Gravity is a short film that rewrite the rules of the underwater world and takes us this time into the world of the weightlessness.

  • World (25m) Champion & two-time European 1500m Freestyle Champion, Gregorio Paltrinieri puts the new arena Cobra Ultra goggles through their paces.

  • Chinese swimming star Sun Yang’s Australian coach said he felt sorry for the double Olympic champion after it emerged he had served a doping ban, telling media Thursday the athlete was “let down”.

    Denis Cotterell made his comments after Australian swimming authorities barred the 1,500 metres world record-holder from training in the country’s pools in the wake of the high-profile drugs case.

    Sun served a three-month penalty after testing positive for the banned stimulant trimetazidine in May. He completed his ban on August 17, but it was only revealed by Chinese authorities last month.

    Cotterell told Chinese state news agency Xinhua that he was disappointed for Sun and that he “feel(s) for him personally”.

    “His situation is most unfortunate, and I definitely don’t hold him to any blame,” he said.

    “While only knowing the circumstances as outlined in the various press and media outlets, I feel he’s been let down.”

    Read SBS

  • On Christmas Day 1885 a few hardy souls hobbled across Brighton’s pebbly beach and into the chilly English Channel.

    That first Brighton Christmas Day swim has become a much-copied ritual around the world. But this year it’s been called off. And it seems unlikely the event, which has always been run by the Brighton Swimming Club, will ever be coming back.

    Brighton & Hove City Council – supported by the swimming club – says it’s become too dangerous. It will close off the beach around the Palace Pier to dissuade people from entering the water on Christmas Day.

    “Sea swimming takes skill, stamina and knowledge of the physical dangers and should only be for the very experienced, using suitable wetsuits, in very calm conditions and with a friend,” says the council’s seafront manager Chris Ingall. The council says it has no plans to bring the swim back in future years.

    Read BBC News

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    Photo by frvherreweghe

  • The Christmas Day swim on Brighton beach, a tradition for 150 years, is cancelled over health and safety fears.

    A traditional Christmas Day swim on Brighton beach has been cancelled over health and safety fears, following increasing levels of drunkenness in recent years.

    In the past, the “Santa swim” has been called off due to particularly harsh weather conditions or high tides.

    This year, however, Brighton and Hove city council has taken the decision to cancel the event regardless of sea conditions, after growing increasingly concerned for the safety of members of the public, many of them in fancy dress, who join seasoned swimmers for the annual dip.

    The council said it would be closing parts of the beach on Dec 25 to deter people from taking part.

    Health and safety officials fear a repeat of an incident in October, when a swimmer had to be rescued after getting into difficulty near the pier.

    They also cited the death of a Hastings woman who died during a Christmas Day swim in 2012.

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  • The Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival course is a grueling training evolution that requires Marines to swim a total of 59 miles over three weeks. The course that graduated on Nov. 25 started with nine participants, but only six were able to complete the challenge. One of those six had the deck stacked against him from the beginning but overcame adversity and graduated with his classmates.

    Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks, company gunnery sergeant for Headquarters and Service Company at The Basic School, is a motivated, extremely fit, infantry Marine who said he quickly volunteered to attend the course when approached by the chief instructor trainer, Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Marshall. The fact that Jacks’s right leg was amputated at the mid-thigh in 2011 did not faze either Marine.

    Read Marines

    Photo By: Maj. Eve Baker / Marines

  • Olympic 50m Freestyle Champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo talks to us following her 50m free win during the FINA World Swimming (SC) Championships in Doha.

  • Press Release from SwimOutlet.com

    SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, has partnered with the sport’s national governing body, USA Swimming, to become the exclusive Official Online Store of USA Swimming (http://www.usaswimming.org).

    Launching in January 2015 at shop.usaswimming.org and SwimOutlet.com/USASwimming, the new USA Swimming store will leverage SwimOutlet.com’s award-winning service levels, 24/7 phone customer support, live chat assistance, free shipping on orders of $49 or more, and no-hassle returns.

    “Swimming is so much more than just a sport. It’s a lifestyle, so we want to promote that culture in lifestyle apparel, where swimming families will proudly showcase their association outside the pool deck,” said Matt Farrell, CMO of USA Swimming. “Partnering with the leading online aquatics retailer is the best way to bring that fresh look to our product assortment, market the sport in innovative ways and creatively bring Arena, Speedo and TYR lifestyle apparel to life.”

    The agreement runs beyond the 2016 Rio Games and into 2017.

    “We’re pleased to have the opportunity to develop a USA Swimming brand store within our site and become the exclusive Online Store of USA Swimming over the next few years,” said Alexander Sienkiewicz, CMO of Spiraledge, the parent company of SwimOutlet.com. “We have an enthusiastic customer base, industry-leading customer service and already feature a great selection of USA Swimming partner gear from Arena, Speedo and TYR. We look forward to providing a great retail experience around the USA Swimming brand.”

    The USA Swimming Official Store on SwimOutlet.com will introduce a new assortment of graphic tees and hoodies for teens and parents. Along with licensed-USA Swimming gear and accessories, it will also carry performance, fitness and lifestyle product from USA Swimming partners.

    The two entities will also work on co-promotions around the retail store including digital and social cross-promotions, print ads, sales initiatives and on-site activation at key events. SwimOutlet.com will feature USA Swimming promotions in select shipments and promote USA Swimming events and the USA Swimming National Team during the year on its website.

    “It’s a natural synergy to have the leading retailer in the aquatics category and the most-successful NGB in the country working together as retail partners,” said Rob Penner, VP, Sports Marketing & PR at SwimOutlet.com. “With the 2015 World Championships on tap next year and the sprint to Rio already underway, this is a great time to be working with USA Swimming on building the best possible shopping experience for their members and fans.”