Canadian swimmer Sinead Russell interviewed by Florida Swim Network at the 2014 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.
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Josephine Fitzgerald learning to swim – with alligators
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As a way of learning to swim, diving head-first into water has its merits. But when there are two hungry alligators awaiting your arrival, it could well have a downside.
Yet later today, 58-year-old Josephine Fitzgerald from Callan, Co Kilkenny, will learn the hard way whether the swimming lessons she has taken have worked or not.
The mother of one will dive into an alligator pool in Co Kilkenny in a bid to raise funds for Breast Cancer Ireland. Josephine is undertaking the feat as a tribute to her daughter Cathy, 35, who is battling cancer a second time.
“I can’t really swim at all,†says Josephine.
“I have been taking lessons. I’m not great, but I’ll tell you one thing — if those alligators don’t like me, I’ll set an Olympic record on my way out of their pool.
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BUTTERFLY – Short Film About A Swimmer’s Struggle With Epilepsy
Via SwimmingWorld
“Butterfly,” written by Alex Withers, tells the story of a teenage girl whose success in the sport is interrupted by a sudden epileptic episode. Using the popular crowdfunding website IndieGoGo, Withers and his team have raised 1,238 Pounds (US$2,060) in 12 days, and have expanded their objective to bring in 2,000 Pounds (US$3,328). It’s Withers’ most successful IndieGoGo campaign, having raised just 503 pounds for “Men of War” last year.
See also www.facebook.com/shortfilmbutterfly
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Ruta Meilutyte hits the books in big year
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Plymouth’s swimming superstar Ruta Meilutyte is hitting the books as well as the pool in a bid to safeguard her future.
The 16-year-old Olympic gold medallist and world record holder is concerned about what comes next should her meteoric swimming career come to a sudden end.
Image courtesy of Svoem.dk, CC BY 2.0 Lithuanian international Meilutyte, who swims for Plymouth Leander, won the Olympic gold in the 100m breast-stroke at the London Games in 2012.
The Plymouth College student is also the world record holder in the event.
The teenager, who has lived in Plymouth for four years, said: “I am taking GCSEs this year and they are really important to me.
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Evan Holm’s Art Installation ‘Submerged Turntable’ Plays Music Underwater
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While Evan Holm seems to be destroying a record player in his latest installation, rest assured that Submerged Turntables is actually Holm’s way of paying homage to all of the greatest musicians in history. The California-based artist constructed a forest-themed installation inside his studio, which Holm then took apart and re-installed inside SFMOMA. Consisting of tree limbs and a small expanse of water, the entire piece centers around a record player that has been immersed in water.
See also ‘the making of’ video
The Making Of the submerged turntables……….at the SFMOMA from Evan Holm on Vimeo.
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Polar Bear Swim 2013 at Gonzales Beach
Perfect conditions for the Polar Bear Swim 2013 at Gonzales Beach, Victoria BC
Polar Bear Swim 2013 at Gonzales Beach from Neil Barman on Vimeo.
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POWERBREATHER – ‘The Future in swimming’
The Powerbreather is a snorkel made from elastic material. It is ring-shaped, sits around the head and is adjustable to different head sizes and so comfortably fits any head size.
With the Powerbreather, air is inhaled through the upper section behind the head which is equipped with a check valve and is fully exhaled through a check valve located in the mouthpiece.
http://youtu.be/VxXBFCNsp2I
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Midmar Mile swimmer drowned
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A post-mortem carried out on Midmar Mile swimmer Herman “Thabo†van Straten, who died competing in the race on February 8, has shown he drowned.
Police spokesman Captain Lolly Moodley said on Thursday there were no injuries to his body.
Van Straten, a 43-year-old businessman from Joburg, disappeared while swimming in the race’s business relay event two weeks ago.
His body surfaced about 800m from the start of the 1 600m race late last week.
This after a six-day search by the police search and rescue team and Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife.
Van Straten was said to be extremely fit and had trained extensively. He completed last year’s swim in 34 minutes.
His death has seen the safety of the race brought into question.
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Mitch D’Arrigo – SEC Swim Championships 2014
Italian swimmer Andrea Mitchell D’Arrigo interviewed by Florida Swim Network at the 2014 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.