Germany’s Angela Alexandra Maurer happy with her silver medal in the women’s 25 km open water swim at the FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, Italy’s gold medal winner Martina Grimaldi. See the result list here.
-
Paradise Cliff Jumping
Cliff Jumping in Paradise, California. Wow.
-
Swimming Britain | Sean’s Top Open Water Swimming Tips
“Fancy doing a long distance swim? Here are Sean’s top open water swim tips. Follow Sean on his epic journey to be the first person to swim from Lands End to John O’Groats here –http://bit.ly/15hZXm8”
-
Diana Nyad Speaks Out Against Critics of Historic Swim
Nyad credits powerful current in final stretch of swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida.
Here is Chloe McCardel commenting on the case
See also NBC Today
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
-
CC photo #619: Planet Water Village tokens
The official currency of the BCN2013 Planet Water Village at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. These two were complimentary and enough to buy two sodas or beers or something. Still got them; with interest they might be worth a lot at Kazan 2015 !! :-P
-
German court rules you can not skip swimming lessons on religious grounds
Read The LocalMuslim schoolgirls can not skip swimming lessons on religious grounds, one of Germany’s top courts ruled on Wednesday.
The ruling was sparked by a case involving a Muslim girl who argued she should not have to take part in swimming classes because she would see bare-chested boys in their swimming trunks.
The 13-year-old from Frankfurt am Main took the case to Germany’s top administrative court – The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig – after losing the case at a court in Kassel, west Germany last year.
Judges in Leipzig said the girl could wear a full-body swimsuit known as a burkini to help maintain her religious beliefs.
It argued that in the summer, outside of school, men also went about bare-chested and school could not suppress the “social reality”.
-
Triple Deca Ironman: Thea Henriksen out with the flu, Kim Greisen with a fractured femur
Turns out that Thea Storm Henriksen’s 30 Ironman events in 30 days is only her part of an actual (crazy) Triple Deca Ironman competition in Northern Italy, where 50 athletes ‘attempt the impossible’. Thea managed to complete one before sitting out two with the flu, hoping to start again Friday to attempt at the world record of 20 completed Ironman events in 30 days, or the female world record of 11, or at least a ‘Thea-record’. Compatriot Kim Greisen crashed on the second day, suffering a splintered femur, so he is out. Leading the race is Czech endurance athlete Kamil Suran, who yesterday had won the three first (daily, consecutive) Ironmans in 11:25.48.20, 11:46.40.60 and 12:19.52.44. See all results here.
-
Ryan Lochte’s Epic Pizza Delivery
“Ryan Lochte swam the Hudson to bring COMBOS® Pizzeria Pretzel to hungry, adoring fans in what could be considered the Most Epic Pizza Delivery of all time.”
http://youtu.be/gqB4QjFMfuc
-
Michael Phelps X Steve Aoki
“SOL REPUBLIC Saviors of Sound Michael Phelps and Steve Aoki swap places! Can Aoki swim? Can Phelps spin? Why are they throwing so much cake? Watch the video to find out!”