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Woman swims 500 yards to toast 100th birthday
Read NewsTimes
Most people likely wouldn’t want to attempt a quarter-mile swim. Then again, Margaret K. Wachs isn’t most people.
On Friday, to celebrate her 100th birthday, Wachs swam 10 laps in the Woodruff Family YMCA pool. That’s 500 yards — the equivalent of five football fields, and more than a quarter mile.
“I feel pretty good,” Wachs said just before she eased herself into the pool at the Orange Avenue facility. “I never was a top swimmer, but as a child I used to swim in the lakes of Vermont where I grew up — on a farm in North Bedford.” […]
As with most people who celebrates a 100th birthday, Wachs has a few health challenges. She’s nearly blind from glaucoma and she’s had foot problems for decades.
But in the water, those shortcomings seem to dissolve, according to Matt Loprino, the aquatics director at the Woodruff YMCA.
“Swimming is a wonderful activity for her,” he said. “There’s no stress on her joints because they’re weightless in the water.”
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CC photo #630: Rollason and Juba at the 2013 Aqua Clinic
Denmark’s national training center coach Shannon Rollason and national head coach Nick Juba on scene at the 2013 Aqua Clinic in Brønshøj, presenting their observations on Danish swimming, clubs and coaches. One main point was that the Danish coaches are skilled and well paid, but move around too much. There are too many clubs switching coaches (and coaches switching clubs), when people need to stick to a plan. Interesting.
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CC photo #629: Remember to always have spare goggles
A scene from the swim meet in Tórshavn, a week ago. I guess that is enough.
(And yes, I forgot my daily photo, yesterday. Will do two today)
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Leisel Jones reveals ‘psychotic pursuit’ of Olympic gold came at cost of mental health
Read Business Standard and The TelegraphFormer Australian Olympic gold-medallist swimmer Leisel Jones has revealed that a ‘psychotic pursuit’ of her gold medal came at the cost of her mental health.
Jones is one name in a list of Australia‘s finest sportspersons suffering mentally in the pursuit of success like Ian Thorpe, Petria Thomas, Libby Trickett, Greg Huegill, Ben Tune and many others.
According to Telegraph.com.au, Jones admitted that her entire self-worth was invested in winning in the lead up to the Beijing Games in 2008, adding that she felt that she could not live if she could not be known as an Olympic gold medallist.
Image courtesy of Sarah Ewart, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Former UA swimmer Martin Pepper lands Science Channel TV show
See azcentral.com
“He’s always been this goofy person and a showman,†said his older brother, Seth Pepper. “Martin is meant to be on television, he has that personality. It was a matter of when it’s going to happen.â€
If “How The Earth Works†is anywhere close to as successful as its predecessor, “How The Universe Works,†when is now for the 40-year-old Pepper.
The first of seven “How The Earth Works†episodes is scheduled to premiere Oct. 9 on the Science Channel (Cox Channel 102). Pepper co-hosts with Liz Bonnin, whose science-TV credits include the BBC series “Bang Goes The Theory.â€
Below is the promo reel that eventually got the attention of producers at The Discover Channel and National Geographic …
Tundra Love – Martin Pepper from Seth Pepper on Vimeo.
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Missy Franklin The double life of ‘swimming’s Hannah Montana’
Hannah Montana? Ahem, I guess they mean the Disney model
http://youtu.be/IKfGVidUV1I
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Travel in Chinese Lesson 16 – Swimming
Good to know for when the Chinese take over swimming completely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a-U9r0YtZU
Here on CNTV.com is the video in original and better quality
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This Dream (Napa Valley Swim Team)
“The Napa Valley Swim Team offers year round competitive swimming with high quality professional coaching and instruction for all ages and abilities. In addition to our year-round competitive team, the Napa Valley Swim Team offers a High School preseason training program, summer swim classes and pre-competitive swimming instruction.”
