Source: Porto Biomechanics Laboratory http://www.labiomep.up.pt
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Indiana Men’s Swimming Weight Room: Oct. 29, 2013
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Robbins
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Sea swimming helps English Channel swimmer Rob Starr with his Crohn’s disease
Read ExpressWhen Rob Starr decided to swim the English Channel in memory of his father Edward, who had passed away from cancer, he knew he had set himself an enormous challenge.
The 21-mile swim through the freezing waters of one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes would be enough to daunt even someone at the peak of physical fitness.
However Rob had another hurdle to overcome – the 44-year-old businessman suffers from Crohn’s disease and assumed that the cold temperatures would exacerbate the crippling abdominal pains he regularly suffered. What he did not expect was that the icy seawater would actually relieve his agony.
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Berlingske first major Danish newspaper to launch Swim section
As spotted by SwimNews.dk, Denmark’s oldest newspaper Berlingske has launched a dedicated swimming sports section, as the first of the “big three” broadsheet-quality national daily newspapers, the other two being Jyllands-Posten and Politiken. It is somewhat a surprise that Berlingske beat Politiken to this honor, as Politiken with journalist Allan Nielsen for many years has dominated in reports about swimming among Danish newspapers, although not with its own dedicated section.
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CC photo #667: Olivia Smoliga on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
USA’s Olivia Smoliga world champion in the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. In red Denmark’s silver winning Mie Ø. Nielsen and in the bottom right corner bronze winner Simona Baumrtova from the Czech Republic. Also, hyperflexible elbow. See the result list here.
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Herning 2013 en route to a new record of participation for European SC with 42 nations
Read Politiken (in Danish)
After a late registration from Azerbaijan, the number of registered participating countries for the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships is now 42, which if all show up will mean that Herning 2013 will break the record of 41, held by the Istanbul 2009 Europeans. Albania, Andorra, Armenia, FYR Macedonia, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Romania and San Marino are the 9 countries of LEN’s 51 member nations that haven’t registered for these European championships.
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Ziphius the app-controlled aquatic drone now available to pre-order
Ziphius™, the first app-controlled aquatic drone, which won both the judges’ and readers’ choice 1st place awards at this year’s Engadget Insert Coin Award competition and successfully reached its Kickstarter funding goal in July 2013, is now available for limited pre-order sales via its website: http://myziphius.com.
Azorean, the company behind Ziphius, will officially be launching its online store for ZiphiusTM pre-orders during the Dublin Web Summit ongoing the 30th & 31st of October 2013.
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“From Battles to Bubbles”: SCUBA Therapy Program boosts mind and body of injured veterans
See for instance wistv.com and vaanswers.org
An IED explosion left a soldier with PTSD along with brain and back injuries. It also cost him his career in the military. Today, he is getting a second chance.
Through the Veterans Benefits Foundation, medically retired Staff Sergeant Cliff Goble is the first disabled veteran to take part in a SCUBA Therapy Program on the East Coast.
He says being underwater is an escape from the pain and stress he suffers from every day.
“You didn’t have the weight of walking or sitting or anything. I have really bad back problems and problems with my head, it was nice not to think about anything. You have other stuff to worry about, like checking my gear,” he described after taking the first plunge into the dive tank at NU Horizons Dive Shop.
This program is being called “From Battles to Bubbles,” and allows veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and physical disabilities to be able to learn and be licensed in SCUBA diving.
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Buggy sinks through frozen lake
Wow, close call
http://youtu.be/yZs93CD26Yc