Check out James Jones and the Miami Heat helping kids in South Florida learn swim safety
“But then they get to connect with one of their own, Miami’s own James Jones, two-time NBA champion. So wonderful watching their little faces light up knowing this isn’t just another swim lesson we’re getting today, our favorite team is here to help us with one of the most important things, to keep us safe during the summer time.”
Sam Stewart and Kelly Smith dive with curious Sea Lions in South Australia.
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The most decorated Spanish swimmer of all time Mireia Belmonte Garcia has launched a stinging attack on the coverage of the sport in her homeland after breaking two world records at the World Cup meet in Berlin last weekend.
“I am the first woman to go under eight minutes in the history of swimming, but a rumour about a (football) signing or the colour of Sergio Ramos’ hair is more important,” she said.
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“With rumors of a Michael Phelps comeback, there’s one American who thinks MP should STAY OUT of the pool when the 2016 Olympics roll around — Bruce Jenner.”
Following the champion’s scathing attack on twitter over the 2009 World Championships prize money, the Italian swimming federation, FIN have responded with a depth charge and made public the earnings of the Italian swimmer between 2006 and 2012. “The athlete Federica Pellegrini has personally received a total of around 750.000 euro, for her ranking in European competitions and study grants; this excludes prizes relating to the Olympic Club and the contributions from CONI for the Olympic medals.”
147,000 euro for the Rome championships alone.
Fede hits back at the FIN: “I am shocked at the statements made by the president of my sport. It would be all to easy to respond to the mathematical calculation of the prizes by looking at the long list of medals and records achieved between 2004 and today. And all of this becaause I criticised them.”
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Australian radio/tv duo Hamish & Andy peer pressuring each other into jumping off the Stari Most bridge in Mostar, Herzegovina, into the Neretva river 24 meters below. A tradition in the city, first dive way back in 1664,
Here is an awesome photo of a dive off the bridge, courtesy of Sven Wolter, CC BY-SA 3.0
A very hot photographer on the open water medal podium platform at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, waiting (and waiting) for the 25K medal ceremony to begin.
Hot as in high temperature.
Read for instance this blog on Slate
On Monday, the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed what other Russian officials have been saying for weeks: Openly gay people attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including athletes, will be arrested under the country’s draconian new anti-gay law. That law, you might recall, prohibits “homosexual propaganda†and is designed to discourage any kind of support for gay rights or even gay people.
The International Olympic Committee’s response to gay people? We mean it: Stay in the closet.
According to an IOC spokesperson, the Olympics aren’t the place for “proactive political or religious demonstration,†anyway. Just read the fine print: Rule 50 of the Olympic charter declares that “no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.†By the IOC’s logic, gay people should be keeping quiet about their sexuality no matter what, in accordance with Rule 50. If they speak out and get arrested under Russian law—well, it’s not the IOC’s fault that they just couldn’t keep their mouths shut.
The British Athletes Commission expresses concern for athletes aiming for Sochi 2014.
Stephen Fry has a ‘brainchild’, but I guess you could be arrested for that
George Takei has an idea also
Perhaps the US team should enter the stadium doing the YMCA. http://t.co/Nqeg4Y5JDb
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 14, 2013
That is one tame Beluga Whale
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