‘Morsowanie’ – Polish for ‘walruses’
http://youtu.be/lED1lC5i30Y
Quite stoic here, but I found this way more lively video from last year
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Tips from GBR Olympic Athlete Michael Jamieson
“Olympic athlete, Michael Jamieson (GBR) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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2014 New Year’s Swim in Lake Bled, Slovenia
“Group of friends went for a swim on 1.1.2014 in very cold water (6°c).”
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Florida Swimming: “Gators Out of the Water” #1
“Learn a little bit more about your Florida Gators Swim Teams with this “Gators Out of the Water” series!”
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Swim Wales welcomes national pool deal
“A deal to secure the future of elite-level swimming at the Wales National Pool in Swansea has been welcomed by the governing body of swimming in Wales.”
http://youtu.be/38D-BiqURYc
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Swimming Mad Huey fends off 10-foot tiger shark with a bird cage
Right, so ‘Aussie adrenaline junkies‘ Shaun and twin brother Dean Harrington had decided to go cage diving with sharks for an extreme video shoot for the surfing and fishing clothing label The Mad Hueys, when this happened.
“We were just having fun but it turned crazy.”
Not using a proper shark cage, but a AUS$50 bird cage that Shaun fitted over his head. Story on for instance 7News and New York Post.
See also The Mad Hueys on Facebook
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Passenger captures fatal plane crash into ocean, wild selfie
See PetaPixel
On December 11th, Ferdinand Puentes captured many people’s worst nightmare on video: his plane making an emergency water landing.
Puentes enjoys capturing takeoffs and landings, and so his GoPro was already rolling on that fateful day when something very bad happened to the single engine of the small plane in which he was a passenger.
Puentes shares the tale of the crash, which killed one passenger while seven others survived, on his Facebook page, complete with dramatic stills grabbed from his GoPro. Among the more amazing details: Puentes almost got smacked by a humpback whale while trying to swim to shore!
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Art of the Cap: Natalie Coughlin x Adhemas Batista
Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin collaborated with artist Adhemas Batista to design a vibrant, limited-edition swim cap for Speedo USA’s Art of the Cap. All proceeds from this cap will go toward Right To Play, a global organization that uses sports to educate and empower children facing adversity. Every cap sold will raise awareness, raise money, and make a difference.
http://youtu.be/K2lcxeV_l_U
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Jazz Carlin reveals her emotions about coach Bud McAllister leaving Swansea
Read WalesOnlineSwansea swimmer Jazz Carlin has admitted she cried when coach Bud McAllister told his protégé he was leaving for a new role in Australia.
Carlin has worked with the American guru for the last seven years in Swansea but McAllister will now move to Perth for a new challenge next month.
McAllister told Carlin the news on Sunday and the 23-year-old revealed she was overcome by emotion.
“It is upsetting that Bud will not be here anymore and I cried when he told me,†said Carlin.
“It’s difficult because I came to Swansea when I was 16 and just a young girl.
“Now I am 23 and I have been with him seven years.
“But it’s an exciting new job for him and I wish him well.â€