China’s Sun Yang pointing a finger to the sky after winning the men’s 400 meter freestyle at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Beside him, Japan’s Kosuke Hagino and USA’s Connor Jaeger. See the result list here.
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Rescued Sea Otter Munches His Clams
“This is Walter, a sea otter with a hearty appetite. He was rescued in Tofino, British Columbia in October 2013 after being shot. Walter currently resides at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre where he is undergoing rehabilitation.
Here, he’s getting fed clams and shrimp. They also eat mussels, chitons, snails, prawns, crabs, abalone, sea urchins, squid, sea star arms and sometimes fishes.”
Mmmmhhh!
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2013 Bush Schools Swimming and Lifestyle Clinic – Alice Springs
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Mireia Belmonte blasts 1500 meter Short Course World Record, now 15:26.95
See SwimmingWorld and rfen.es
According to the Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN), Mireia Belmonte Garcia has smashed the short course world record in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle.
Belmote Garcia raced to a 15:26.95 to demolish Lotte Friis’ world record of 15:28.65. That gives Belmonte Garcia a sweep of the 400-800-1500 freestyle world records currently.
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Fun Visit Estonia ad featuring the Kalev Spa in Tallinn
Targeted for Russian tourists. I remember that swimming pool well, from back in 2009 when we visited kinesiology professor Rein Haljand in Tallinn for a swim analysis of Pál Joensen. Coach hit that black water slide so hard, that water sprayed over the side and landed right next to a woman swimming breaststroke below :-P -
CC photo #693: USA win the BCN2013 men’s 4×200 free
Americans celebrating their victory in the men’s 4×200 meter freestyle at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Last man in their relay is Ricky Berens, now retired. See the result list here
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Five-year-old swimmer aiming to raise £600 for victims of typhoon in the Philippines
Read EDP24When little Anghelina Bulman heard about the devastation Typhoon Haiyan has caused to millions of people in the Philippines, the country of her mother’s birth, she was determined to help.
So the five-year-old, who lives in Fakenham, is to attempt to swim 250 metres to help three Filipino families try to rebuild their lives.
She wants to raise at least £600 to help her aunt’s partner’s family, whose home has been destroyed.
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‘No doubt Phelps could win in Rio’, says coach Bowman
See BBC
Bob Bowman, the man who coached Michael Phelps to 18 Olympic gold medals, says it is too soon to say if the swimmer will return to competition but added that if he does he could win gold at the 2016 Games.
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Sean Conway | I did it! #SwimmingBritain
“Sean Conway has become the first man to swim the entire length of Britain! See his exclusive interview with Speedo after completing his epic swimming adventure.”