At the World Cup meet in Singapore today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke the world record twice, with a time of 1:38.02 in the final, beating their own 1:39.08 world record from the prelims the same morning, and before that the 1:39.54 of France from Doha last month. The swimmers were Robert Hurley (backstroke, 23.47), Christian Sprenger (breaststroke, 25.97), Alicia Coutts (butterfly 25.35) and Cate Campbell (crawl, 23.23). See the result list here.
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Scottish swimming instructor Craig Brown secretly filmed women
Read BBCA swimming instructor has been found guilty of secretly filming women in schools and leisure centres across eastern Scotland.
Craig Brown, 31, also admitted having child pornography at his Dundee home.
Brown admitted using his mobile phone to covertly take pictures and make videos of unsuspecting women in at least five locations.
Sentence was deferred for reports until next month and the 31-year-old was placed on the sex offenders register.
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China View: Olympic swimmer Sun Yang detained for illegal driving
“Sun Yang, a swimmer who took the gold at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, has been detained after local police found him driving without a license following a car accident.”
See also CCTV
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“Harvest Swim Classic 2013” dedicated to Theo St. Francis
Theo St. Francis was a member of the Napa Valley Swim Team and later on became the captain of the North Bay Aquatics while attending Marin Academy. He was a Junior National level swimmer who was to be a member of the MIT swim team. While conducting a robotics experiment in an island near Boston Harbor, Theo was involved in an accident that left him paralyzed. His motor functions have improved in a rehabilitation facility in Boston. To get updates and to send well wishes to Theo and his family visit: www.caringbridge.org
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Water balloons vs arrow
The most waterballoons burst with a single arrow is 33 and was achieved by Luigi Di Michele (Italy) on the set of a CCTV Guinness World Records Special, in Beijing, China, on 6 December 2012.
http://youtu.be/y2ucS6NorPE
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Sexiest Athlete Alive? Chad le Clos on Trans World Sport
Chad le Clos on Trans World Sport. Trans World Sport travelled to South Africa to meet up with Olympic swimming sensation, Chad le Clos and his Dad, Burt.
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Ryan Lochte visits the Sarasota YMCA Sharks
Three time Olympian and 11 time Olympic medalist, world record holder, and reality TV star, Ryan Lochte visited the Sharks Swim team on Thursday, October 24, 2013 to stress the importance of teamwork and setting goals. “Everyday, when I woke up, I would set a goal for myself and I wouldn’t stop until I reached that goal” explains Lochte. The Olympian spent several hours with the team swimming, answering questions, taking pictures and signing autographs.
http://youtu.be/MseuKqBQHlo
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CC photo #674: Qualified
Faroese young guns Alvi Hjelm and Eyðbjørn Joensen celebrating their qualification for challenges in December. Óli Mortensen on lane 4 the quy who actually won the (400 meter freestyle) event,. also qualified and everything, but you know, 400 freestyle :-)
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Chad Le Clos 1:48.56 and new World Record in the 200 SC butterfly
At the FINA Swimming World Cup leg in Singapore tonight, South Africa’s Chad Le Clos became the first ever swimmer under 1:49 in the 200 short course meter butterfly, clocking 1:48.56 where his own record from the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup leg was 1:49.04. See the result list here.