Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte silver winner in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
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Forbes: Why You Should Fill Your Company With ‘Athletes’
A very interesting read here on Forbes
When I advise people to seek and hire athletes, what I am really referring to is the athlete traits (akin to leadership traits) that make any individual an exceptional hire. […]
1. They have the drive to practice a task rigorously, relentlessly, and even in the midst of failure until they succeed.
2. Athletes achieve their goals.
3. Athletes develop new skills.
4. Athletes are exceptional entrepreneurs.
5. Athletes strive for balance.
6. Athletes work well with partners and in teams.Read the full article on Forbes. It is worth it.
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CC photo #641: Eriksdalsbadet ready for the 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm
Just a photo from the 2010 FINA World Cup leg in Stockholm, Sweden. Too bad that there is no World Cup meet in Sweden this year.
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In the Game: Diana Nyad
Legendary endurance swimmer, Diana Nyad reveals who motivates her and more during her sit-down with Robin Roberts in Season 2 of “In The Game.”
http://youtu.be/V7r9LXA17fgq
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Family sues Hilton after man dies from electrocution in hotel swimming pool
Read KHOU
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, a Missouri City family alleges “gross negligence of epic proportions†for the swimming pool electrocution death of a young man at a Hilton Hotel swimming pool.
Raul Hernandez Martinez, 27, and his family spent the Labor Day weekend at the Hilton Houston Westchase hotel at 9999 Westheimer in West Houston.
They were at the swimming pool at dusk when the lights came on automatically. Eyewitness accounts, and now a civil lawsuit, detail how an electrical current immediately surged through the water.
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CC photo #640: I guess some synchro stuff left at BCN2013
A cup with some kind of sticky goo and a comb left in the pre-call room at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
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Are we there yet ?
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Berkeley High School shut down swimming pool after swimmers start losing body hair
Read for instance Fox News and Huffington Post
A California high school pool was closed by the city after students reported symptoms including burning eyes, bleached hair and a loss of body hair.
Berkeleyside reported that parents of the Berkeley High School water polo team sent a letter to the principal expressing concern over their children’s alleged symptoms.
One parent told Berkeleyside that her son had lost all of the hair on his arms and legs and that the his eyes were continuously watering and stinging due to irritation from the pool.
During a voluntary water test, the City of Berkeley reportedly found the levels of chlorine and chloramine were ten times the recommended level, and the pH reading was above the accepted level.
(Image courtesy of AG Gilmore, CC BY-ND 2.0)