Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is considered the ultimate triathlon on the planet, and the race that any hard core triathlete should do at least once.
“The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain.â€
― Samuel Beckett
Miami-Dade County Public Schools introduced a swim program Friday to honor the legacy of a toddler who drowned last year.
The program, called iSwim, is turning the tragedy of baby Kyan Quintana’s death into a life lesson for other children. It was launched Friday at Greenglade Elementary in Southwest Miami-Dade.
M-DCPS Superintendent Alberto said iSwim is geared toward keeping South Florida kids safe in the water. “It’s an opportunity to teach all of the children in Miami-Dade how to swim,” he said.
According to Carvalho, 19 kids in South Florida drowned in the last two years.
“Eleven of those children were younger than 4 years of age,” Carvalho said.
Kyan drowned in his family’s backyard pool before his second birthday last summer. Dr. Marta Perez, a school board member, initiated the swim program in his honor. “It’s a wonderful community opportunity to improve the lives of children,” Perez said.
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The Fazza Freediving champion, Branko Petrovic, has set a new Guinness World Record in Static Apnea also known as the longest breath hold under water on a single breath of air.
The previous freediving world record was set in 2009 by Stephane Mifsude in France with a time of 11 minutes and 35 seconds.
Branko Petrovic broke the Guinness World Record on October 7 in Dubai setting the new world record at 11 minutes and 54 seconds.
Upon his attempt to break his own world record three days later at the SPEARO Extreme Sports Expo and in front of a large crowd of spectators, Branko surfaced at exactly 11 minutes and 35 seconds.
The crowd reacted with shocked disbelief when on his expo attempt at Skydive Dubai he missed a new record by one second.
“I tested the water earlier in the day and it was too hot, so I asked them to put some ice in the water. That was my mistake. I miscalculated that and then it was too cold,†said Petrovic.
Just when the crowd thought Petrovic had failed in his bid, Guinness World Records judge Pravin Patel announced that the freediver had already set a new world record in Dubai three days before.
“The new Guinness World Record for Static Apnea (holding your breath) is 11 minutes 54 seconds set by Branko Petrovic on October 7, under the supervision of the Guinness adjudicators.â€
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(Petrovic at the Serbian Championships)
The FINA Order has been awarded to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on October 9, 2014 with the occasion of the international conference “Russia – A Sport Power†in Cheboksary (RUS). The highest FINA recognition was presented by the FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione.
The FINA Order is granted to Head of States or individuals of high dignity, who have achieved remarkable merit in the world of Aquatics. In the case of President Vladimir Putin, FINA recognised his important support in the organisation of major FINA events in Russian soil, thus bringing additional development to the FINA disciplines and providing increased value to Aquatics within the Russian society and worldwide.
“Russia is undoubtedly one of the most important and major powers in world sport. These achievements are only possible thanks to the active support from the Russian authorities to Aquatics. The personal involvement of President Putin in this area greatly contributes to strengthen the fraternity between nations, improve the lifestyle and education of the youth in Russia and promote a healthier society, in a spirit of peace and friendshipâ€, considered the FINA President during the ceremony.
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Double Olympic finallist Jemma Lowe has had her funding cut by British Swimming.
The governing body has announced its 2015 performance squads for Podium and Podium Potential athletes who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme.
Sixty-four athletes across Podium (21) and Podium Potential (43) will receive targeted financial assistance through an Athlete Personal Award (APA) in addition to training camp and competition opportunities, sports science and medicine services, and the support of British Swimming World Class Programme staff.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jazz Carlin and Georgia Davies are joined by Glasgow medallists Daniel Jervis and Callum Jarvis in the podium squad, while Chloe Tutton, Ellena Jones and Tom Allen are the Welsh trio in the podium potential band.
But there will be no help for Lowe who has reached Olympic finals at Beijing and London. The butterfly expert used to be based in Swansea but has now relocated to Bath.
Lowe failed to win a Commonwealth medal in Glasgow but was part of the Great Britain 4x100m mixed medley team who won a European gold and set a world record in Berlin in August.
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes yesterday urged British businesses to “dig deep” and support a man’s historic attempt to swim across the Atlantic Ocean.
The celebrated adventurer said West Country swimmer Ben Hooper’s 2,000-mile challenge would be “tough beyond imagination” and that it deserved the backing of major organisations.
Sir Ranulph, widely regarded as the world’s greatest living explorer and the only man to have travelled around the earth’s circumpolar surface, said the gruelling feat is among “one of the last great bastions of exploration to remain unconquered”.
Sir Ranulph, who is patron of Mr Hooper’s “Swim the Big Blue” expedition, fears the record-breaking journey may be scuppered before it has begun unless more sponsors come forward.
Speaking from his home in Somerset, he said: “Make no mistake that this swim is, in my view, one of the last great bastions of exploration to remain unconquered.
“But sadly, even the best-laid plans, training regimes and meticulous planning can come unstuck if they lack ongoing, monetary support from the outset.
“It’s my sincere hope that businesses large and small dig deep to safeguard the future of this remarkable challenge.”
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Swimming Australia have called a crisis meeting with their athletes because the sport has blown their budget and can’t afford to pay the swimmers up to $300,000 worth of performance bonus entitlements.
Australia’s success in the pool in 2014, where they finished as virtual world No.1, exceeded the expectations of their own bosses so much that they can’t afford to deliver the financial rewards promised in team agreements.
In a revelation that will shock the lowly paid swimmers, high-performance boss Michael Scott will tell them in the next week his high-performance budget has been exhausted and they can’t afford to pay their full entitlement of bonuses for a breakout year in the pool.
The outstanding bonus debts equate to about $288,000, which is a small drop in the ocean for SAL’s annual revenue of $26m, but raises questions about how money was spent in the past 12 months given last year’s annual report showed almost $4m in cash reserves in the bank.
Leading Brisbane sprinter Cate Campbell could be left $40,000 out of pocket with the top 10 leading swimmers in the team all facing five figure shortfalls in bonuses.
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Commonwealth and European champion Jazz Carlin has yet to decide on her future coaching set-up.
Carlin’s success in Glasgow and Berlin was achieved despite coach Bud McAllister moving to Australia.
The 24-year-old, who said it has been ‘tough’ without a coach, had been expected to have settled things last month.
“I haven’t 100% decided what I’ll be doing in the next couple of months,” she said.
“I’ll be competing in the World Short Course Championships in December and I’ll make a decision in the next few weeks.”
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