FINA goes to Bollywood!!! Today is the official release of Khwaabb, a Bollywood romance movie about two athletes and their struggles in life, featuring images from the World Swimming Championships 2010 in Dubai!
http://youtu.be/JxFP_Fp4Y3I
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NISD swim coach fabricated military record, resigns amid I-Team investigation
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A swim coach and lifeguard instructor with the Northside Independent School District resigned last week, hours after the I-Team asked the district to examine his background.
Chris Mullikin, 39, was hired as a clerk for the district’s natatorium in 2011.
He was promoted to swim coach in 2012 and became certified to instruct lifeguards, according to documents released to the I-Team.
But recently, Mullikin boasted to fellow natatorium staff members he was a one-star general in the United States Air Force, a graduate of the Air Force’s Combat Rescue Officer School and a medical doctor certified to train EMT’s.
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Swansea fan bets ‘I’ll swim the channel if Garry Monk is not sacked!’
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We’ve all made our fair share of stupid bets but this one could be right up there with the best.
Football fan James Hammett-Burke is convinced Garry Monk won’t see out his three-year contract at Swansea and decided to put a wager on it.
But rather than a cheeky £5 gamble, he is promising to SWIM the English Channel!
So this has just happened.. #SWFC #GaryMonk #Channel @JamesHB_ pic.twitter.com/5Kuw296dHj
— Aaron Ramsey (@AlxDnvn) May 7, 2014
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Groomsmen rescue stricken fisherman off Australian coast
See BBC
Groomsmen Dougal Grey and Clayton Deane rushed to rescue a fisherman in trouble, during the wedding of a friend of theirs.
Bride and groom Jo-Anne and Aaron Easterbrook were taking part in a photoshoot off the coast of Queensland when they spotted the man in trouble.
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NBC extends Olympic deal through 2032 for $7.75B
NBC secured the U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2032 on Wednesday in a record six-games agreement worth $7.75 billion, a surprise deal that shuts out rival American networks and provides further long-term financial security to the IOC.
In a deal negotiated secretly over six months, the International Olympic Committee awarded the exclusive rights to NBC on all media platforms for three Summer Games and three Winter Games — a potential boost for a U.S. bid to host the games.
NBC already holds the rights through the 2020 Olympics in a four-games deal signed in 2011 for a then-record $4.38 billion.
Photo by gfairchild
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Susie O’Neill to steer Aussie youths to success
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Two-time Olympic champion Susie O’Neill plans on instilling some old-fashioned values in the next generation of Australian swimmers.
The Atlanta and Sydney gold medallist is chef de mission of the team of 90 young Australians competing at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, from August 16.
“I’m going to try and instil some values that I was brought up with, which is competing as hard as you can, and representing your country well outside the arena, too,” she said.
“I want to get a great team culture, get all the athletes supporting the others and great team spirit.”
O’Neill’s comments come as her former Olympic teammates Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Geoff Huegill and Scott Miller try to conquer their own personal demons.
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Aussie Surfers Save French Girl (and a guy)
From back in 2013. Wait for it! :-)
http://youtu.be/evzSZKQLYAc
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What do swim coaches do when everyone has gone home?
#FalconFlock
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Four National Zoo lion cubs pass swim test
See USA Today
Move over Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Four African lion cubs at the National Zoo passed their swim reliability test Tuesday.
The four cubs, three males and one female, took a brisk paddle at the zoo and proved that they’re ready to be on exhibit.
