See FINA, the events of the 1st FINA High Diving World Cup 2014 – Kazan (RUS) on August 8-10 will be streamed live and free of charge on FINAtv.
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Scottish Swimming would like to ensure that #everychildcanswim. Watch medallists from the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow talk about when they learned to swim and why it is important for every child to learn to swim.
At 7 am, Geeta Baria, age 16, is ready for school. She is neatly dressed in a white-coloured salwar kameez, her long hair is braided. Now, for her daily swim. Along with a hundred of her classmates, Geeta is waiting on the banks of the river that separates villages like hers in Central Gujarat from the only senior school in this tribal district.
Paralympic double gold medallist Ellie Simmonds OBE meets up with David Walliams to talk about their shared love for swimming, her interest in dance and Little Britain
David Walliams is taking part in SwimBritain this year, and anyone who signs up can be in with the chance to join his team at the London Aquatics Centre later this year and swim with him.
YOG ambassadors Michelle Wie and Chad Le Clos talk about their sporting heroes in the build up to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
Lifeguard Lab “Toyo” helps people get into the pool. I know one or two swimmers who could use a dog like that, especially before morning practice.
Seen on Google+
http://youtu.be/VVu4f5cl4n4
Guillaume Néry is a champion freediver, and his sport exposes practitioners to carbon dioxide narcosis, which can lead to, among other symptoms, powerful hallucinations. This short film is inspired by Néry’s experiences and the things he thinks he sees during a deep water dive.
See io9
Mathew Stanley captured this GoPro footage of a baby seal climbing on his board and playing with him and a friend in the water.
We caught up with Matt to get the low down on what happened:
“Me and my friend Andrew Flounders were out enjoying some summer waves when this little guy came along and scared the hell out of Andy because we didn’t know what it was! It nudged his foot from underneath,†he explained.
After an hour or so of playing around with the pup, the guys decided to head back to the shore, but the little guy hadn’t finished and tried to follow them up the beach. “When we got home Andy rang the local marine wildlife authority to make them aware of what occurred just in case the seal was unwell… He didn’t seem unwell when he was surfing in like a pro!â€
Toronto Zoo’s polar bear cub explores the zoo’s Big Polar Bear Habitat for the first time and gets ready for his summer swim. Humphrey, born in November, seems a little shy about jumping in off the rocks, but he wades in and chomps on some rushing water like a pro.
See USA Today
See also Toronto Zoo on YouTube
