Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszu confirms her desire to set more records at the FINA Swimming World Cup meet at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.
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Thank You, Diana Nyad! – 48 Hour “Swim for Relief” Benefitting Hurricane Sandy Relief
“The people of New York City thank Diana Nyad during her 48-hour swim for the Americares Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund! It’s not too late to give — visit http://swimforrelief.com/”
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Marine scientist finds 18 ft Oarfish while swimming off Catalina Island
Impressive, read for instance the Register
Marine science instructor Jasmine Santana was swimming along the coast of Catalina Island when she came across the huge beast, which was actually a rare oarfish, but nonetheless the “discovery of a lifetime”, according to local news network KTLA.
The oarfish, a type of elongated lampriform fish, looks like a giant snake. It was dead when Santana found it, having apparently succumbed to natural causes.
“It took 15 or 20 of us to pick it up,†said Jeff Chace, a programme director at the Catalina Island Marine Institute, where Santana works.
http://youtu.be/1DXS5dVU58c
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Gay US swimmer writes letter to ‘buff, hot, proud’ Putin
Read for instance Gay Star NewsA US gay swimmer has written a flirtatious letter to the Russian president in hopes to persuade him to treat LGBT people with ‘grace, compassion, and respect.’
‘As much as a world leader, you are an international celebrity as a proud, buff dude. Millions who admire sportsmen have seen photos of you shirtless.’
This is how four-time gold medalist Richard Alther began his letter to Putin, published in the Huffington Post.
Image of ‘downright hot’ Putin courtesy of Jedimentat44, CC BY 2.0
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Anthony Ervin Speaks at 2013 ASCA World Clinic
Anthony Ervin participated in a Q&A at the 2013 American Swim Coaches Association’s world clinic, talking about training and life lessons learned in the past 10 years.
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Coach Jacco Verhaeren leaves Dutch swimming for job in Australia
Dutch media is abuzz, see for instance nos.nl, nieuws.nl, omroep brabantOn January 1st 2014, Jacco Verhaeren will leave his job as technical director of the Dutch Swimming Federation KNZB, for a possible head coach job in the Australian Swimming Federation.
44-year-old Verhaeren garnered fame as coach of Olympic champions Inge de Bruijn, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Ranomi Kromowidjojo, among others.
He worked for years as head coach of the National Swimming Institute of Eindhoven (NZE), since 2006 combining that with being also the technical director at the KNZB. Late last year he decided to quit as swim coach to concentrate on the job at KNZB, having extended his contract until Rio 2016.
The KNZB has announced a press conference Thursday morning, waiting until to explain the departure of Verhaeren.
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CC photo #654: The Istanbul 2012 women’s 50 back medal podium
Medal winners in the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right USA’s silver winner Olivia Smoliga, China’s gold winner Jing Zhao and Poland’s bronze winner Aleksandra Urbanczyk. See the result list here.
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250 Feet Below 3 Feet of Ice In Speedos – Stig Severinsen Sets New Guinness World Record
Breaking news – Today on a single breath of air, Stig Severinsen sets a new official Guinness World Record by swimming 250 feet (76.2m) below the ice in a frozen lake in East Greenland. The previous Guinness World Record for the same stunt was 236 feet (set by Stig March 2010).
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Grandview swim team ex-officials plead guilty to theft
Read YakimaHerald
The former president of a Grandview youth swim program and his wife, accused of embezzling from the team, pleaded guilty Monday in Yakima County Superior Court.
Paul and Yvonne Renee VanPelt were charged in December with first-degree theft after Grandview investigators accused them of using more than $8,000 of Grandview Neptunes swim team funds for personal purchases at places such as Wal-Mart, Hotels.com and Victoria’s Secret.
Yvonne Renee VanPelt, 41, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring, also known as home detention.
Paul VanPelt, 36, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, a gross misdemeanor. He, too, was sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring.