Swim Across America is a collection of open water and pool related swimming events, that raise millions of dollars every year for a variety of cancer treatment and cancer research programs. They are now getting ready to make waves against cancer with their 7th Annual Greenwich-Stamford Swim.
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Hollywood star and swim champ Esther Williams died today at age 91
Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.
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Sports broadcasts might soon feature Matrix-style replays
Uh oh, read Gizmag
Along with its nihilistic cyberpunk style, the film The Matrix is famous for popularizing what’s known as “bullet time†photography. You know the shots where someone would run and jump, then they’d freeze and the camera would appear to track around them as they were frozen in mid-air? That’s bullet-time. Now, that same technology may be coming to live televised sporting events.
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Vital Breath
“This documentary provides an atmospheric snapshot of long-distance, river swimmer Jim Alabiso, with a focus on the swimmer’s rhythms and philosophies. Shot (and edited) by Jesse Hanson on the St Johns River, Jacksonville, Florida in the spring of 2013.”
Vital Breath from AfterImage Documentary on Vimeo.
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CC photo #523: Preparing himself for Jóansøkusvimjingin 2010
A young boy making himself ready for the Jóansøkusvimjingin 2010 open water swim in the lake Vatnið, seen here between him and the town Vágur in the background.
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SwimBritain – Breaststroke Technique
Courtesy of SwimBritain
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Blue Your Mind – Free diving with whale sharks
“This video shows a unique experience of 2 weeks of free diving with the whale sharks in their natural habitat in the Philippine waters.”
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SwimBritain – Freestyle Technique Tips
Courtesy of SwimBritain
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SwimBritian – Nutrition Advice
“Carbs are not the Enemy” :-)