“Ryan Lochte jumping into Barcelona’s Olympic Montjuïc pool from the top diving board. Keep watching to see what happens after he hits the water….”
http://youtu.be/EhvfRBJ4rao
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FINA OWS Grand Prix 2014: Geijo and Afanevich take gold in 88km race
Read the press release on fina.org
A total 25 swimmers from 11 countries took the plunge in the second and longest leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2014, organised in Hernandarias-Parana (ARG) on February 9.
Home favourite Pilar Geijo turned the 88km demanding effort in a class of her own, winning the women’s event with a comfortable margin in 9h27m28s. The standout swimmer remains unbeaten in this race since 2010. Silvie Rybarova (CZE), who finished first in Race 1 a week earlier, picked up silver in 9h48m07s while Vicenia Navarro from Venezuela made her Grand Prix podium debut with the bronze, clocking 9h51m48s.
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70-year-old Baldock planning to become oldest to swim English Channel again
Read for instance Business Standard and
 his fundraiser hereCyril Baldock, 70, who swam the English Channel in 1985, has taken the challenge up again.
At that time, Baldock swam the English Channel from France to England in just 10 hours and 44 minutes under the guidance of the legendary long-distance swimmer Des Renford, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
In August, when the conditions are going to be appropriate, Baldock is going to take a plunge again into the frigid Channel waters – this time trying to swim from Shakespeare Beach, near Dover, to Cap Gris Nez.
Baldock is aiming to be the oldest person to swim the Channel, and wants to beat the record set in 2011 by Englishman Roger Allsopp when he was 70 years and four months.
However, apart from the swim marathon; finding a sponsor for his swim, who will raise money for the Melanoma Institute of Australia, is also in his mind
Baldock is hoping to swim the Channel in about 11 hours.
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The importance of self esteem – Should Ian Thorpe just ‘cheer up’?
Listen to ABC BrisbaneWas the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman a tragedy or was he just a foolish junkie who had far too much going for him to do something as stupid as take heroin?
Should the successful swimmer Ian Thorpejust cheer up or is he suffering from serious clinical depression?
Does success automatically give good self esteem? Does that judgemental little voice in the head always bring a sense of peace or is hard to silence the sound of criticism?
Elizabeth Vanvin is the CEO of Mind Shift: The National Self Esteem Initiative. You can find out more about Mind Shift by clicking here.
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Instructional videos are an invaluable tool for swimming instructors
Guest post by learn-to-swim.com
When it comes to teaching people how to learn to swim, instructors obviously rely on the practical work that they do in the pool. As multimedia technology continues to develop, though, it is wise for instructors to make use of other tools in their teaching such as online videos and DVDs.
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2014 aQuellé Midmar Mile Day 1 Highlights
“Andrew Martens of RC Helicam provides outstanding aerial footage of the aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Day 1 shows the first 4 heats of the 2014 edition with over 15,000 competitors.”
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The swimming pigs of Exuma
“A friendly group of swimming pigs off of one of the Exuma Cays” (Bahamas)
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Swimming Holiday British Virgin Islands | SwimTrek Adventure Holidays
Swimming Adventures in the British Virgin Islands.
Swimtrek is the go-to swimming adventure holidays.For more information visit:Â http://www.swimtrek.com.
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Growing up Swimming with Sharks
“For the Rumneys, John and Linda, and daughters Jenna, Nikki and Shannon, the Low Isles is part of their home. Linda says ‘the kids’ have been coming here to swim and snorkel for over 20 years. For the Rumneys, it’s the closest they have to a local park and they’ve been instrumental in its protection – its one of the few forested islands on the inner reef that doesn’t have a resort.”