“Inspired by the John Cheever short story and Burt Lancaster film, ‘The Swimmer’ is a relaxed 6-mile or half-marathon journey through London’s finest outdoor pools, parks and ponds. The Swimmer takes place the second Saturday of every month throughout the autumn, winter and spring. Why not start your weekend with a little bit of an adventure?”
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Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson has his heart restarted
Read SwimmingWorld
Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson took to Twitter today to explain how he had to go into the hospital and have his heart restarted after an irregular heartbeat. […]
Jamieson is due to compete for the European All-Stars as part of the Duel in the Pool next month.
Long week! My heart was restarted on Wednesday AM, pushing bit too hard at training on Tuesday haha. Docs & nursing staff at RUH/EIS…
— Michael Jamieson (@mj88live) November 30, 2013
…have been amazing. I’m back home & cleared to train! Specialist said he’s only seen this 3 times, all Olympic medallists – pretty cool! 😊
— Michael Jamieson (@mj88live) November 30, 2013
…not really sure the reasons behind it happening but I went into an irregular beat after reaching 203 heart rate in a session (max is 193)
— Michael Jamieson (@mj88live) November 30, 2013
Image courtesy of Marc, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Kalev Open 2013
There it is again, the Kalev Spa in Tallinn, Estonia, here during the 2013 Kalev Open.
Kalev Open 2013 from A4 Media on Vimeo.
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EUSwim.org Interview with Toni Meijel, Coach at Keila & Kalev Swim Clubs
EUSwim.org‘s Julia Galan speaks with Toni Meijel, Head Coach at Keila Swim Club and coach at Kalevi Ujumiskool
http://youtu.be/V15nxg3vb7w
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Swim to Save Whaleback Lighthouse
Gary Sredzienski, a local musician and swimmer known as “Creekman,” will swim five miles in frigid waters on December 7, 2013, to raise awareness and funds for the restoration of Whaleback Lighthouse in Kittery, Maine.
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Swimming Canada Swimmers of the Year 2013: Ryan Cochrane and Hilary Caldwell
“Ryan Cochrane’s outstanding performance at FINA World Championships received more recognition Wednesday as he was named OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year.” (link)
“Caldwell was one of the fastest rising stars in Canadian swimming in 2013. Every time she got in the pool in Barcelona, she set a new Canadian record, capping her week with a bronze medal in the 200-metre backstroke.” (link)
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Bahamas authorities say freediver Nicholas Mevoli showed signs of drowning
See StarTribune
An autopsy has found that the death of a 32-year-old New York City man during a freediving competition in the Bahamas was consistent with a drowning, authorities said Friday.
Nicholas Mevoli died Nov. 17 after he surfaced from a 72-meter (236- foot) dive with breathing problems and lost consciousness.
Police Superintendent Stephen Dean declined to provide details and said officials would not release the autopsy report.
Officials with the Switzerland-based Association Internationale pour le Developpement de l’Apnee, or AIDA, have said they believe Mevoli suffered a depth-related injury to his lungs. The AIDA is the worldwide federation for breath-holding diving.
Mevoli had been trying to break a record at Dean’s Blue Hole, which is considered the world’s deepest underwater ocean sinkhole at 663 feet (202 meters). It is located off the coast of Long Island, about 164 miles (265 kilometers) southeast of the capital of Nassau.
http://youtu.be/XXlnvZnCIZo
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(Polar) Bears can do backstroke too
‘Bears Acting Like Humans Compilation’.
Amazed that they can even imitate ‘coach in a lawn chair’ :-P
http://youtu.be/n_syweDS2AA
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I’m A Celebrity 2013: Rebecca Adlington in first Bushtucker Trial Drown Under
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Swimming champ Rebecca Adlington is taking on her first Bushtucker Trial tonight for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of here! 2013.
The trial sees Rebecca encased in a tank that is slowly filling up with water as she is joined by a bunch of jungle critters – including yabbies and crocodiles.
Should be the perfect task, right? She’s totally used to water and she no doubt trained in pools with crocodiles all of the time. No? No.