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  • Nick Juba on Lotte Friis’ decision to move to Baltimore

    Sep 3, 2013

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    rokur
    in Training

    Nick JubaDanish Swimming Federation owned swim site SvømmeSporten has an interesting article here where they interview Danish National coach Nick Juba (in English) on Lotte Friis’ decision to move to Baltimore to train with Bob Bowman.

    Lotte Friis has left Nice and is going to start swimming in Baltimore in North Baltimore Aquatic Club. What do you think about her decision?

    “Lotte is taking a break from Nice. She may return after Christmas, she may not. It has been left open-ended. Fabrice Pellegrin, the Nice coach had indicated that he was going to focus in different training areas in the upcoming period. Lotte is keen to swim fast in the home-based European Short Course Championships in Herning in December and this influenced the decision. I think that it is a good one. I believe that she is at the stage in her career where she needs to embrace new challenges and where better than in the States.”

  • 6 boys killed by fishermen’s astray RPG while swimming in Afghanistan

    Sep 3, 2013

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    rokur
    in Safety, WTF

    afghani_fishingSad story on The New York Times

    Six boys aged 9 to 14 were killed on a swimming outing in Northern Afghanistan, apparently the victims of policemen gone fishing who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the river. Using explosives to stun or kill fish is not uncommon in Afghanistan, but this one went astray and exploded among a group of children bathing on the opposite shore, killing the six boys instantly and wounding two others.

     

  • Obama Congratulates Diana Nyad On Historic Swim

    Sep 3, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Wow

    Read The Huffington Post (and see Twitter)

    President Barack Obama tweeted his congratulations to Diana Nyad, who on Saturday became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.

    Congratulations to @DianaNyad. Never give up on your dreams.

    — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 2, 2013

  • Diana Nyad: I never knew I would suffer the way I did

    Sep 3, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    she-freaking-made-itCNN’s Sanjay Gupta talks with 64-year-old Diana Nyad about her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida.

    pic w/ @diananyad a few hrs after 53 hr swim. her mouth is swollen from device she wore to protect against jellyfish pic.twitter.com/BA0cZFmXFI

    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta (@drsanjaygupta) September 3, 2013

  • Diana Nyad Arrives in Key West After 111-Mile Swim From Cuba

    Sep 3, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Wow

    “Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked weakly ashore on Key West’s Smathers Beach about 1:30 p.m. Monday, becoming the first person to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys without a shark cage.”

  • She did it, Diana Nyad first person ever to swim from Cuba to USA without a shark cage

    Sep 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Wow

    Her fifth try. 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds. Amazing

    Our #FearlessNyad has at long last achieved her #XtremeDream and reached #TheOtherShore . An historic moment that proves #DreamsDoComeTrue

    — Diana Nyad (@diananyad) September 2, 2013

    diana-nyad-finished

  • CNN streaming LIVE from Diana Nyad’s Cuba-Florida swim

    Sep 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    An hour to go or so. Awesome

    cnn-live-stream

  • Diana Nyad ‘getting a little cranky’ with 6 miles to go

    Sep 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    See CNN

    Diana Nyad is just a few miles shy of a goal she’s been chasing for more than 35 years, but the strain of more than two days of swimming is showing.

    Nyad, 64, is on her fifth attempt to swim the 103 miles from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage or flippers.

    Only 6.5 miles from Key West around 7:30 a.m. ET Monday, Nyad had a swollen tongue and lips 46 hours into her swim, her support team reported on its website.

  • CC photo #610: Zhao Jing on top of the BCN2013 medal podium

    Sep 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    China’s Zhao Jing winner of the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, China’s silver winner Fu Yuanhui. See the result list here.

    Zhao Jing on top of the BCN2013 medal podium

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