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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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.
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.
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.
Wow, close call
http://youtu.be/yZs93CD26Yc
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Mark Healey, a big-wave surfer and passionate freediver, is seen stiff-arming a tiger shark in the accompanying photo and video (video posted below).
What’s not shown is Healey riding the same tiger shark 30 minutes before he issued the football move to the advancing predator.
A handful of freedivers have recently taken to riding sharks by gently grabbing onto their dorsal fins, and Healey was asked by Surfing magazine why he does this and whether it’s a smart idea. He answered: “The whole point of doing it is to make people think about how they perceive sharks. If more people are feeling comfortable with sharks and seeing them in different ways, then that’s a good thing.”
Mark Healey And A Tiger Shark from SURFING Magazine on Vimeo.
“A man on a fishing boat has been filmed jumping into the water as a marlin propels itself onto the deck, threatening to impale the fishermen with its long pointy snout.”
http://youtu.be/jZLQkunQACg
“This footage provides a touching glimpse into a unique and special friendship between a human and a bottlenose dolphin. Lasting two decades, it is the longest relationship between a dolphin and human in recorded history.”
http://youtu.be/IBCqSRcpmFA
“Dedicated to the greatest swimmer Melani Costa. Cos we love the way you are”
