Saturday 30 August 2014, a record number of 3000 swimmers will participate in the 2014 Round Christiansborg and optional Krüger Relay, in the canals around the seat of the Danish Parliament, in the heart of Copenhagen. See svoem.org, Facebook and this nice promo below.
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Diana Nyad pulling a Forest Gump: ‘I’m Gonna Walk Across USA’
She already swam from Cuba to Florida and now super athlete Diana Nyad tells TMZ Sports she has brand new goal, she wants to pull a Forrest Gump and trek across the USA by foot! Nyad was out in L.A. on Monday where she’s getting ready to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of her historic swim, when she told TMZ all about her big plans. Nyad said “I just decided that two years from now, I’m going to walk across America and get 1 million people to do it with me!” And what’s her motivation? Diana says she wants to whip America’s fat butts into shape!
http://youtu.be/ulfyDp0A_fI
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Human Water Catapult – 55 Foot Launch In 4k
Huge thanks to our friends at Boardco for making this video happen, without them it would not have been possible! Boardco specializes in everything water sports related!
Courtesy of devinsupertramp on YouTube
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FINA/MASTBANK Swimming World Cup Dubai 2014 Promo
August 31 – September 1 at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai, see FINA
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Ye Shiwen enrolls in top China college
China’s two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ye Shiwen has a new title: College freshman.
The 2012 London Games champion in the women’s 200- and 400-metre medleys registered this week at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University under a government program waiving the grueling entrance exam for outstanding athletes.
The 18-year-old Ye told local media she plans to study law, but will have to balance classes with training for next month’s Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea.
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Ross Murdoch traces boy who wrote him ‘amazing’ fan letter
A five-year-old boy who wrote an “amazing” fan letter to Scottish Commonwealth swimming champion Ross Murdoch has been traced.Brian Fitzpatrick’s note reached the swimmer despite being addressed simply to “Ross Murdoch, Commonwealth Champion, Balloch”.
The 200m Breaststroke gold medal winner asked Twitter users to help him get back in touch with the youngster.
Ross Murdoch now plans to meet Brian and show him where he trains.
Read BBC
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Doggy Daycare in Michigan Throws Pool Party for Their Canine Clients
Our Lucky Puppies Delight in Swimming Pool Pawty
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Italian explorer plans to live on an iceberg for up to a year
Italian explorer Alex Bellini has conceived an extraordinary plan to live alone on a drifting iceberg in northwest Greenland for up to a year, or until it melts away – whichever happens first. He aims to stay alive during this time in a tiny survival pod, and hopes his experience will encourage further discourse on climate change and the environment in general.
Read Gizmag
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Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 4:20.83 and New 400 IM Short Course World Record
At the FINA/Mastbank Swimming World Cup leg in Doha tonight, Hungary’s “Iron Lady” clipped the short course world record, clocking 4:20.83 in the 400 meters individual medley where her own world record from the Berlin leg of the 2013 World Cup series was 2:20.85. In the 100 meter IM later in the session, she was close to breaking the world record again, clocking 57.34 where her world record from this morning is 57.25. See the result list here
Image courtesy of Doha Stadium Plus Qatar, CC BY 2.0
