“River otter mother Tilly teaches her second pup Ziggy to swim at the Oregon Zoo’s Cascade Stream and Pond habitat. As Ziggy demonstrates, the second child tends to be wild.”
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Sean Conway to ‘swim for the rhino’ at Midmar Mile
Read southafrica.infoSean Conway, the first and only man in history to swim the length of Great Britain, was in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on Wednesday to attend the official press launch of the 2014 aQuelle Midmar Mile, and to lend his support to Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife‘s efforts to save the rhino.
Conway’s love of endurance events began with his participation as a schoolboy in the Midmar Mile and he has since gone on to cycle around the world and climb Mount Kilimanjaro in a penguin suit for charity.
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Swim Tips from USA Olympic athlete Scott Tyler Clary
“Olympic athlete, Scott Tyler Clary (USA) shares his swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals.”
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Ian Thorpe’s management denies swimmer is in rehab
Read The Sydney Morning HeraldIan Thorpe’s management has denied that the Olympian is in rehab battling depression and alcohol abuse, saying instead he was in hospital for a shoulder operation.
The 31-year-old was injured in a fall earlier in the week, according to media reports on Friday, and was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night.
But his management, SEL, said the report he had been admitted to a rehabilitation facility was incorrect.
“Ian is not in rehab,” an SEL representative said. “Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend.”
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Behold Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović ice swimming in this Volvo commercial
The soundtrack is him reading the lyrics to a remix of the Swedish national anthem “Du gamla, Du fria“, while the video shows Zlatan in beautiful Sweden, driving a Volvo and hunting reindeer and stuff. And to show true manliness, he goes ice swimming.
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Breaststroke World Champion Christian Sprenger ahead of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series
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Alicia Coutts set to swim on to Rio 2016
Read The Age
Australian swim star Alicia Coutts is set to swim on to the Rio Olympics, and it’s all thanks to her wedding venue being booked out.
Coutts had initially planned to marry her fiance Steve this year, with the pair floating the prospect of having kids next year.
But after failing to secure their preferred wedding venue for this year, Coutts will tie the knot in September 2015.
And given the Rio Olympics is less than 11 months after that, Coutts says she’s likely to put off kids until after the Games.
“I’m not 100 per cent saying I’m going to Rio. But seeing as my wedding is now in September 2015, there is a good chance I’ll swim on to Rio,” Coutts said on Thursday.
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Can you swim as fast in syrup as in water ?
“Can you swim as fast in 12,000 gallons of syrup as you can in water? Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage swim for science.”
See also The Physics of Swimming in Syrup