“Blair’s Charity Swim in Scotland”
Blair’s Big Charity Swim from Tim Martin on Vimeo.
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The BreakDown (8/28/13) – Olympic medalist & coach Sergio Lopez
“Sport of Discussion: Swimming – Special Guest, Sergio Lopez, former olympic & collegiate swimmer, college coach (Northwestern and West Virginia) and current Head Swimming Coach / Aquatics Director, shares great information regarding swimming, what it takes to get to the collegiate level and VERY useful recruiting assistance!” See also sergiolopezmiro.com -
CC photo #605: Martina Grimaldi on top of the BCN2013 women’s 25K medal podium
Italy’s Martina Grimaldi winner of the women’s 25 kilometer open water swim at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Silver winner Angela Maurer from Germany, and bronze winner Eva Mariel Fabian from USA. See the result list here.
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Record high participation at 2013 Round Christiansborg OWS event in Copenhagen
The Danish Swimming Federation announces today that the 2013 Round Christiansborg open water swimming event in Copenhagen this Saturday 31 August is sold out, as well as the Krüger Relay that follows the same afternoon. A total of 2040 swimmers have registered for the 2K swim in the channels around Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish parliament in the heart of Copenhagen, including 2013 World Championships silver winner Lotte Friis, plus a total of 82 relay teams for the Krüger Relay where each of the four team member swims 500 meters. See time schedule and press release (in Danish) here on svoem.org.
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The Longest Swim – Ben Lecomte to Swim Across the Pacific Ocean
“Ben Lecomte will swim across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, Ca. as a symbol of motivation, inspiration and endurance in the hopes to inspire others to never give up and to face their fears, and overcome their struggles and any obstacles they face in life.”Date is apparently not set yet, as they are looking for additional funding. A few months before the definite date, see The Longest Swim
http://youtu.be/xPeoRCthWh4
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USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program
See NPRThe sport of swimming is back in the news, with new questions being raised about whether swimming has effectively confronted a sexual abuse problem, a problem that’s been revealed in recent years. USA Swimming – the sport’s governing body in this country – announced an independent review of Safe Sport, their organization’s program to protect athletes from sexual abuse. NPR’s Tom Goldman reports.
See also Safe Sport
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Swim coach found dead hours after child porn arrest
Read Today’s TMJ4 and Leader-TelegramA man who drowned in Lake Wissota was the same man who was arrested just hours earlier for child porn, 32-year-old Daniel Weggel who was a high school swimming coach in the Eau Claire school district. Police says evidence seized shows Weggel hid cameras in his home, in the homes of his victims and in other places in order to secretly capture images of the underage girls. He left a suicide note.
See also NBC15
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CC photo #604: Matt Grevers on top of the BCN2013 men’s 100 back medal podium
USA’s Matt Grevers gold winner in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. USA’s silver winner David Plummer also in picture, while French bronze winner Jeremy Stravius is hidden behind Grevers. See the result list here.
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18-year-old Dineka Maguire sets new bog snorkelling world record
See Nothing To Do With ArbroathDozens of swimmers braved murky waters on Sunday as an 18-year-old woman smashed the world record time for bog snorkelling. The 28th World Bog Snorkelling Championships saw 130 competitors from around the world, some in fancy dress, descend on Waen Rhydd Bog on the outskirts of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, mid Wales.
See also the official results on Green Events. Maguire’s record is apparently ‘men and women’.
The current World Champion is 18 year old Dineka Maguire from Northern Ireland in a time of 1 minute 23.13 seconds, which is a new World Record beating the previous record time held by Andrew Holmes of 1 minute 24.22 seconds by over a second.