Zumba is so different to my usual form of exercising! Check me out…not my greatest performance haha.
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Bering Strait Swim through the Eyes of Nuala Moore
With the seeds planted by American Lynne Cox, a team of hardened swimmers expanded upon her 1987 swim from Little Diomede to Big Diomede. Many of the world’s best ice swimmers from 16 countries realized years of planning in swimming from Russia to the U.S.A. It was the history’s most dangerous swim with large ocean swells, heavy fog, stiff winds, relentless whitecaps, currents, and water temperatures under 5ºC (41ºF). Escorted by a large ship, everything about the Bering Strait Swim was oversized. Doubts and fears were packed away and replaced by optimism and energy.
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Firefighters Rescue Horse From Pool
Firefighters in Mesa, Arizona were in for a big surprise Saturday when they had to rescue a horse from a back yard pool. It’s unclear how the horse got in, but after using a tranquilizer to keep it calm crews used straps to pull the horse out.
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Caught On Camera: Curious Sea Lion Attacks Diver
A tranquil diving trip turned into a nightmare during a sea lion attack. The rare moment was captured on tape as freediver Chris Okamoto enjoyed the silence of the blue ocean on the Californian coast. He had been swimming near the Santa Barbara island on October 10 when an adult sea lion rushed towards him with it mouth open. Quick-thinking Chris brandished the butt of his speargun and the angry mammal retreated.
http://youtu.be/e2uTdQo1gog
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Ariana Kukors teams up with Komen Puget Sound
Former Olympic swimmer and world record holder Ariana Kukors has been busy training in California since she came out of retirement to take a shot at one more Summer Olympics. She returned to Seattle this week to support a cause that’s very close to her heart.
See King5
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Goran Colak 288m Dynamic Freediving World Record (CMAS)
At the recent CMAS European Apnea World Championships in Tenerife, Croatian Freediver Goran Colak set a new CMAS Dynamic World Record by swimming 288m with fins in one breath.
Via DeeperBlue
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Dawn Fraser on the feeling of competing in her first Olympics | Words of Olympians
Australia’s Dawn Fraser recalls how she felt taking part in the Olympic games for the first time and describes how it felt winning gold at the Melbourne 1956 games. The four time Olympic gold medalist still considers 1956 as her most enjoyable Olympic games and explains the pride she felt swimming for her country at the Olympics for the first time.
Courtesy of Olympics on YouTube
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Alexander Dale Oen Arena opens in Bergen
Today in Bergen, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg officially opened the impressive AdO arena svimming facility, named after Alexander Dale Oen.
Solberg mentioned Alex in her opening speech: ‘A person is missing here today. Norway’s undisputed top swimmer who passed away far too early, barely 27 years old. A great athlete, arguably one of the greatest.’
Images courtesy of Sander Englund Smørdal / simma.nu/no
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Freediving to 54′ / 16m in Jacob’s Well
Jacob’s Well, Wimberley, Texas, see for instance Wikipedia and visitwimberley.com