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Navy men’s swimming team recreates classic Iwa Jima photo underwater

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Wow

See for instance examiner.com

One of the most iconic photos of all time is that of “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” by Joe Rosenthal. Everyone knows it or has seen it at least one time in their life, and have tried to recreate it on numerous occasions. Well, as revealed by Bleacher Report on Sept. 26, 2013, the Navy men’s swimming and diving team recreated the image in epic fashion, underwater.

@USNavy @USA_Swimming @USMC Navy Men's Swimming and Diving at its finest. #GoNavy pic.twitter.com/NkX8ch7h5u

— Navy Men's Swimming (@NavyMSwim) September 25, 2013
Father, daughter swim to shore, walk 5 miles after boat capsizes on Indian River

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water, Safety

See wftv.com

A father and daughter were found safe Friday after swimming to shore and walking 5 miles after their boat capsized on the Indian River near Titusville.

Wallace Schroder, 53, and his 10-year-old daughter were found walking along NASA Causeway about 5:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said. The pair flagged down a driver, who called for help.

Schroder said their boat capsized late Thursday night after they left the Parrish Park ramp, and they had to hold onto the boat as it floated. He said his daughter had a life vest and they swam to shore. Â […]

“It got pretty cool last night and you’re also fighting the current and the wind,” said Lenny Salberg of Florida Fish and Wildlife. “When you have a vessel that’s capsizing, going under so quick, you really don’t have time to grab anything.”
Visually impaired Valley swimmers to take on Alcatraz

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water

See ABC15

Three Valley swimmers are getting ready for a swim that would be considered a major undertaking for anyone. But their swim is about a lot more and may just prove inspiring.

They will swim to Alcatraz on Sunday for the Annual Alcatraz Invitational in San Francisco.

The three though are visually impaired and make up the first blind team to compete in the event.

“To be honest it is about bragging rights,” said 17-year old Max Ashton. Ashton only has minimal peripheral vision.
Swimming New Zealand’s bad boy Daniel Bell diving back in deep end

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Training

Read stuff.co.nz

Rightly or wrongly, Daniel Bell has been tagged as Swimming New Zealand’s bad boy. The 23-year-old admits he did a few things wrong when he was younger, but he has matured and is keen to resurrect his career in the pool. He talks to Murray Hills about his goals. […]

“People have a perception of me as a bad boy. There’s been lots of negative articles written about me and in some cases I’ve been quoted when I didn’t even talk to the reporter,” he said this week as he prepares to get back into competition mode at the New Zealand short course championships, starting in Wellington on Sunday. […]

Bell’s immediate goal is making the New Zealand team for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Mysterion

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Freediving, Nature, Wow

A Deeper Blue video of the week: “This weekâ€™s video is an almost abstract personal freediving video featuring Japanese Freediver Tomoka Fukuda and filmed by Freediving Photographer Igor Liberti.”

Mysterion from Igor Liberti on Vimeo.
Biba Turnbull, the Bondi-bred surfing snowboarder

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Wow

“Biba Turnbull grew up on Bondi Beach in Sydney and started surfing when she was five years old, representing NSW at the State Surfing Titles. She took to snowboarding at age 10 and has also represented NSW in soccer in 2007 and 2008.” – see sochi2014.olympics.com.au
Coach David Marsh Backstroke Turning Tip

Sep 28, 2013

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rokur

in Technique

“Here’s a great way to work on staying connected into your backstroke turn.”
Dark and Lonely Water

Sep 27, 2013

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rokur

in Safety, WTF

1973 UK Public Information Film aimed at scaring children away from water. Creepy.
Ryan Lochte to introduce new yogurt flavors to support charities

Sep 27, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

See The Gainesville Sun

Former Gator, Olympic swimmer and reality TV star Ryan Lochte will be at Yogurtology in Butler Plaza Saturday to launch new flavors to benefit charities of his choice.

Sales of Lochteâ€™s Lemon Drop through Oct. 5 and Champion Chocolate Fudge Brownie for six months will benefit Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and the Mac Crutchfield Foundation for Special and Paralympic kids.

Post by Yogurtology Gainesville.

http://youtu.be/3BXXQqZWiyw